Re: 13-year-old conservation photographer

2015-07-11 Thread Knarf
She is awesome! Not just her photos but the fact that she's so articulate, well-spoken, respectful and has such a level head about things. Kudos to her. And thanks for the link. Cheers, frank On 10 July, 2015 9:05:41 AM EDT, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: 13-year-old conservation

Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything...

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: I assure you I enjoyed the oddly unique image, Frank. It certainly is unique! Unique and compelling. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Lens Woes

2015-07-11 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hello John. the Tamron 28-75 f2.8 is a work horse. It is brutally sharp. Worked well on my K-20D and now the K-5 K-3. I also find it diminutive in size and light weight too. I bought it brand new for $ 419 from BH when good pre-owened copies were selling for $ 300. You should be able to find a

Re: PESO ~ Green chair

2015-07-11 Thread P.J. Alling
Cramps you think? On 7/11/2015 9:08 AM, Jack Davis wrote: She doesn't look at all comfortable. J - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 5:34:29 AM Subject: PESO ~ Green chair ... with

Pentax K-3ii (and Nikon d750) Service Advisories Issued

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
http://www.slashgear.com/pentax-k-3-ii-and-nikon-d750-service-advisories-issued-10392563/ -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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 - Alleyway in the Market

2015-07-11 Thread Knarf
Thanks, Paul! I did notice the slight tilt when I was processing but I decided to leave it. Most of the buildings in Kensington are old (by Toronto standards) and the neighbourhood is populated by non-conformists, punks, neo-hippies and the like. Some of buildings are actually a bit tilted.

Re: PESO ~ Green chair

2015-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
She doesn't look at all comfortable. J - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 5:34:29 AM Subject: PESO ~ Green chair ... with a déshabillé woman languorously lounging in it. Just barely

PESO ~ Green chair

2015-07-11 Thread Bruce Walker
... with a déshabillé woman languorously lounging in it. Just barely Safe For Work, depending. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/123803152147 K-3, DA* 16-50/2.8, 26mm, f/11, 1/160th sec, ISO 100 Lighting: Einstein e640 with LiteMod 7 reflector + 20 degree grid + barn doors Comments

Re: PESO - Alleyway in the Market

2015-07-11 Thread Bob W-PDML
Garry Winogrand, when asked why he didn't keep the horizon level, replied something to them effect that it was because it's not level in the real world. Claude Chabrol, and indeed other film directors, often tilt it quite subtly to instil a sense of unease and a feeling that something is out of

Re: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Nicely caught, Ann. Like the conversion. Ashley; All right, you got your shot, now go away. J - Original Message - From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 11:19:00 AM Subject: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline

Re: PESO ~ Green chair

2015-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Could be or, maybe, severe gas. Sure hope Bruce doesn't see this, P.J.! He may think we're serious. Nice exposure, Bruce! J - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 7:36:29 AM Subject: Re:

Re: Geso 3 photos of a Summer visitor

2015-07-11 Thread Mark C
It looks like a Katydid to me. On 7/10/2015 11:22 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Thank you Ann, I thought it was a Katydid also, but someone on here may know better. On 7/10/15 2:05 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 23:26:56 -0400 From: ann sanfedele

Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Her birthday is next week. I grabbed this hand held with the K5 in TAV mode (the pleasures of which I'm just now discovering, oddly) ON click wsa all I got before she closed her eyes - always being concerned I'll use the flash though I seldom do.

Re: 13-year-old conservation photographer

2015-07-11 Thread Eric Weir
On Jul 11, 2015, at 1:52 AM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Stunning work for any age! Thanks for the link! I agree, Darren. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net Imagining the

Re: PESO - Alleyway in the Market

2015-07-11 Thread Knarf
Thanks, Darren, Your thoughts are most appreciated! And I agree with everything you said. Bottom line (if I might be immodest for a moment) I think the photo works as is, tilt or no. Thanks again! Cheers, frank On 11 July, 2015 7:00:40 PM EDT, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Another website

2015-07-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Looks good, Jostein. Photos load just fine! Cheers, Christine On Jul 11, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Comments much appreciated on layout, functionality and content alike. http://alunfoto.no Some of you may struggle with the language, I apologise for that.

Re: 13-year-old conservation photographer

2015-07-11 Thread Eric Weir
On Jul 10, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote: Nice photos.. But the thought I had, - despite the desire, I didn't have access to any fancy lens beyond the standard prime, until I could buy it myself, being a graduate student. It isn't jealousy, on opposite:

Re: Another website

2015-07-11 Thread Knarf
Works for me. Gorgeous photos! Cheers, frank On 11 July, 2015 5:16:47 PM EDT, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Comments much appreciated on layout, functionality and content alike. http://alunfoto.no Some of you may struggle with the language, I apologise for that. Jostein -- Sent

Re: PESO - Alleyway in the Market

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
Frank, Glad you found my comments useful. They were correct, of course, whether you agreed with them or not. :) :) :) I also wanted to comment on your if I may be immodest for a moment. I believe that to be(come) a decent, if not Good photographer, one MUST become a good curator of one's own

Photographer's portfolio web sites...

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
Many of you have photographer's portfolio websites or use an online site for the same purpose. I thought I would draw your attention to an article about that subject and a few of the comments posted, which proved (rather than the norm) to be surprisingly useful. First, here is the article listing

Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything...

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
I've never used the stuff either (let alone inhale) but I was entertained by one comedians take on the subject of medical marijuana. He went to his doctor to obtain a perscription and the doctor asked him why he needed it. I get these terrible headaches! he told the doctor. To which the doctor

Re: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
Nice BW rendering. If I had that negative in the darkroom, I would be tempted to try solarization on it. Anybody remember the Sabattier Effect? http://digital-photography-school.com/the-sabattier-effect/ I loved playing with that in my early days of darkroom work. On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 6:51 PM,

PBS Video - Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning

2015-07-11 Thread John
It's available to watch on line for free. http://video.pbs.org/video/2365316335/ You'll have to watch closely to catch the Pentax content. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything...

2015-07-11 Thread Knarf
Just to be clear, I didn't say I never used it. I said I don't like using it. I could only come to that conclusion by trying it. In fact I did a bit more than just try it. But that was long ago. I realized that I really didn't enjoy it as much as other, legal intoxicants. Beer won. ;-)

OT: VESO Cardboard Recycling

2015-07-11 Thread Bill
This is 2:30 that you will never get back. OT for Fuji Content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtKkQjm-yX0feature=youtube_gdata bill -- 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

Re: OT: VESO Cardboard Recycling

2015-07-11 Thread P.J. Alling
So you clean it up with a dustpan afterwards? On 7/11/2015 5:10 PM, Bill wrote: This is 2:30 that you will never get back. OT for Fuji Content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtKkQjm-yX0feature=youtube_gdata bill -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve

Re: OT: VESO Cardboard Recycling

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nanuk + Nanook? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: This is 2:30 that you will never get back. OT for Fuji Content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtKkQjm-yX0feature=youtube_gdata bill --

Re: Another website

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice, and it functions smoothly and promptly. I really love the Svalbard images! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: Comments much appreciated on layout, functionality and content alike.

Re: PESO: Amaryllis

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ann. I like the complexity of the Amaryllis blossom. There are many different angles one can use, and many different field of view that change its entire appearance Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 6:17 PM, ann sanfedele

Re: PESO - Alleyway in the Market

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
Frank, I *love* this image and the inclusion of the person in the frame really makes it more than it would have been without him. Love the colors and the mix of light, the odd round reflections in the alleyway shadows. Just a lot for the eye to move around with. As for the tilt, you know me... it

Re: PESO ~ Green chair

2015-07-11 Thread Darren Addy
Everyone might think that this suggestion is ludicrous, but I think that making a square or vertical crop out of this image that makes the floor shadow more prominent really works. The right hand edge of the cropped image would eliminate the extreme right side of the hat and the 2nd hand (just).

Re: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-11 Thread Knarf
That is a cat with ~attitude~! Beautifully rendered. Love it! Cheers, frank On 11 July, 2015 2:19:00 PM EDT, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Her birthday is next week. I grabbed this hand held with the K5 in TAV mode (the pleasures of which I'm just now discovering, oddly) ON click

Re: PESO - Mike and the Kid

2015-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
We @@ timed, nice capture! -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Jul 3, 2015 1:44 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Mike and the Kid He probably didn't even know he had a fan:

Another website

2015-07-11 Thread Jostein Øksne
Comments much appreciated on layout, functionality and content alike. http://alunfoto.no Some of you may struggle with the language, I apologise for that. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Exactly ann On 7/11/2015 2:41 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Nicely caught, Ann. Like the conversion. Ashley; All right, you got your shot, now go away. J - Original Message - From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015

Re: PESO: Amaryllis

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Like how you turned the flower into aprocession of little creatures... More intersting than many very tight closeups of blossoms ann On 7/10/2015 11:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18052267size=lg K-5 II S, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are invited. Dan

Re: PESO - You Can Buy Almost Anything...

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
That sign would keep me from entering! ann On 7/10/2015 10:29 PM, frank theriault wrote: ...in Kensington Market: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/you-can-buy-almost-anything.html And on a slightly political note, I wish they'd just legalize the stuff. Rather than this silly for

Re: 13-year-old conservation photographer

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Oh Eric, thanks soo much for posting that! she's terrific! ann On 7/10/2015 9:05 AM, Eric Weir wrote: 13-year-old conservation photographer is changing minds, one animal photo at a time

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
Well Custer did wear an Arrow shirt! -Original Message- From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: Jul 4, 2015 2:26 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians Ya think? .. unless we can make it into a pun thread..

Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians

2015-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
And a Pentax was never spotted! -Original Message- From: Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Jul 5, 2015 9:22 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: UN Resolution for Return of Native Lands to the Indians Bipin, it was shit-stirring because your post, and the

Re: Another website

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Lovely, as previously mentioned! and I had not yet seen the Bristlecones! ann On 7/11/2015 5:16 PM, Jostein Øksne wrote: Comments much appreciated on layout, functionality and content alike. http://alunfoto.no Some of you may struggle with the language, I apologise for that. Jostein --

Re: OT: VESO Cardboard Recycling

2015-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
so - you don't need to invest in a shredder... Chez Ashley one isn't permitted to dispose of cardboard boxes ann On 7/11/2015 5:10 PM, Bill wrote: This is 2:30 that you will never get back. OT for Fuji Content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtKkQjm-yX0feature=youtube_gdata bill --

Re: Peso - Ashley at 10 (warning, feline content)

2015-07-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Pretty pic. Perfectly sharp. She's studying you! Paul via phone On Jul 11, 2015, at 6:13 PM, ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Exactly ann On 7/11/2015 2:41 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Nicely caught, Ann. Like the conversion. Ashley; All right, you got your shot, now go away. J

PESO: Too Cold!

2015-07-11 Thread David Mann
We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the spiders got a bit sick of the cold weather and gave up on their webs halfway through. The frost made them look quite pretty. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/922/#peso K10D, FA100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave -- PDML

PESO: Frost

2015-07-11 Thread David Mann
Another pic from the frost this morning. I was looking for more spider webs when I decided to have a go at photographing a feijoa (“vitamin F”) leaf. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/923/#peso K10D, FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Frost

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Verty nicely captured! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 12:53 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: Another pic from the frost this morning. I was looking for more spider webs when I decided to have a go at photographing a feijoa

PESO: The Impressive Clergyman

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I was working in the yard today, while my wife was at the pool listening to a podcast. She called to me said I should bring my camera to the pool. She had placed a flowery table cloth on one of the picnic tables on the pool patio, and a small Praying Mantis had flown on to one of the flowers.

Re: PESO: Too Cold!

2015-07-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Quite interesting. I was in the high 80s here today. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 12:51 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: We had a -5C frost this morning (second in a row). I think the spiders got a bit sick of the cold weather