Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

P.s. I think that in 10-15 years time we'll be seeing moves to make it illegal for humans to drive cars. When self-driving cars start appearing on our roads they will be so much safer than human-driven ones that it will be difficult to argue against. For example, why would a boy-racer ever

Re: Woo Hoo!

Fuel here has gone down (in very approximate figures) by maybe 40% of the raw material component of the retail price. Maybe 15% of the total. Still falling, too. On 31 August 2015 at 01:43, John Coyle wrote: > Not really-our Excise Duty on fuel has been 38.5c per litre for

Re: Buddies (Wrap up)

Thanks, Paul, Bob W, Jack, Bill, Dan, Ann & any others who looked & commented. In the next couple of months, thousands of Zebras (& Wildebeest) will congregate on the "plains" in the middle of Kruger north & south of Satara Camp for the annual breeding orgy. Alan C -Original Message-

Re: PESO Mixed Emotions & Sof' Shoulder Portrait

Wonderful family treasures so well captured. Amazing how the strong female features have carried down the generations. Alan C -Original Message- From: paul stenquist Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 2:27 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO Mixed Emotions Another 1983 Lake

RE: OT: Woo Hoo!

Bob W wrote: > If you think digital cameras have been revolutionary, you ain't seen > nothin' yet. In 30+ years of motoring with all the so called improvements in technology to cars and the infrastructure, the one thing that is shameful is the standard of the road surface. If anything, this has

PESOs: Two composites, one day

Usually I don't rely on the motor drive, or Photoshop, quite so much. Saturday morning, I shot a solar transit of the International Space Station. The transit lasted 0.8 seconds, and the K-5 II fires at full speed for about 3 seconds when shooting raw, so it was important to start at the right

Re: PESO ~ new life

Excellent! Paul via phone > On Aug 31, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 31/8/15, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Anonymous by request. Teensy bit nsfw. >>> >>>

Re: PESOs: Two composites, one day

Those are fun- looks like it is fun to do too! ann On 8/31/2015 10:22 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: Usually I don't rely on the motor drive, or Photoshop, quite so much. Saturday morning, I shot a solar transit of the International Space Station. The transit lasted 0.8 seconds, and the K-5 II fires

Re: PESOs: Two composites, one day

Each is quite spectacular. Cheers, frank On 31 August, 2015 10:22:37 PM EDT, Matthew Hunt wrote: >Usually I don't rely on the motor drive, or Photoshop, quite so much. > >Saturday morning, I shot a solar transit of the International Space >Station. The transit lasted 0.8

Re: PESO - Mike Gets Good Air

I agree, Frank! Especially nice timing! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2015, at 7:21 PM, Knarf wrote: > > Not entirely happy with this one. That sky: yuck! > > But I think I caught Mike nicely: > >

Re: PESO ~ new life

Not objectifying in the least. It's gorgeous. She's gorgeous! I have no objection to nudity whatsoever. And I don't want to get into it right now; I just want to enjoy your lovely photo. Cheers, frank On 31 August, 2015 4:35:38 PM EDT, Bruce Walker wrote:

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

US Steel, Ford, General Motors and IBM were all investors in Germany in the 20s & 30s. With Germany essentially bankrupted by the Treaty of Versailles, there was a lot of money to be made there. I'm not sure how much actual control an American headquarters was able to exercise over German

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 8/31/2015 7:46 PM, Bill wrote: On 31/08/2015 8:01 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: On the whole, that's an exceedingly bad idea. Whose time is coming. I'm likely won't be around to see it. With computer controlled anti lock breaks, and computer controlled cruse control, and most every modern car

Enablement of an older kind.

I recently got a nearly new camera for very little money. Embarrassingly little money. Camera with a couple of hundred shutter activations, all boxed as new, with all the original packing. Still works perfectly. I'll tell you that it takes a CF card and you'll know it is an *ist D. I still have a

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On Aug 31, 2015, at 7:29 AM, Knarf wrote: > > ... So far nothing has persuaded us out of our cars. Either we'll be > legislated out of them or we'll hit peak oil and then it'll all be over. ... It is sometimes comforting to realize that cars aren't even as old as

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 Aug 2015, at 14:11, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> I like driving. The last car I owned was an MG B Roadster, but the times I >> got to actually enjoy it were so few and far between that the

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Do you think the hackers will be killing 1.24 million people per year? http://www.who.int/gho/road_safety/mortality/en/ B > On 31 Aug 2015, at 15:10, P.J. Alling wrote: > > > On the whole, that's an exceedingly bad idea. Whose time is coming. I'm > likely won't

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

I think if I was going to do that much Photoshop on her, I'd have gone ahead & cloned out the end of her bangs where it obscures her eyebrow & fixed the rest of her hair to stream out behind her or cloned out the part hanging down behind her back entirely. On 8/31/2015 9:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

I thought very hard about trying to drive to NYC for the opening of Ann's exhibition, but I couldn't figure out where I could safely park, where "safely" means paid parking so I can be sure I wouldn't get "toad away". That wasn't what kept me from going. I wasn't able to make arrangements for

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

They've still got a ways to go yet. http://www.businessinsider.com/google-self-driving-cars-get-confused-by-hipster-bicycles-2015-8 On 8/31/2015 2:07 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: P.s. I think that in 10-15 years time we'll be seeing moves to make it illegal for humans to drive cars. When

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Obviously once they've ironed the bugs out self-driving cars will be allowed to kill hipsters. In fact, they'll be encouraged. B > On 31 Aug 2015, at 18:08, John wrote: > > They've still got a ways to go yet. > >

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Bob W-PDML wrote: >Obviously once they've ironed the bugs out self-driving cars will be allowed >to kill hipsters. In fact, they'll be encouraged. I'm not so sure about that. A lot of programmers I know are hipsters... -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

They're either not real programmers, or not real hipsters. Real hipsters work in media. I should know. I'm an ex-programmer who works in London's media/hipster hub. (Although not, thank God, actually in media). B > On 31 Aug 2015, at 18:33, Mark Roberts wrote:

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

With a targeted attack that's quite possible. It would probably take a government, but then, there are governments that are quite adept at cyber warfare. What would you think would happen if people got into their cars, the doors lock and won't open and the car is immobilized? Call

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

It's only ever going to happen in a Bruce Willis film. They'll all press the enormous red emergency stop button, and get out of the cars. B > On 31 Aug 2015, at 18:55, P.J. Alling wrote: > > With a targeted attack that's quite possible. It would probably take

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Actually I did the same thing with my Karrmann Ghia, it would have worked with any Type 1 VW, but my accelerator cable broke at a stop light. A friendly policeman, yes they were friendly back then, helped me push it to the side of the road. On examination the break was luckily at the

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

The real fun will begin when the liability lawsuits start emerging with autonomous vehicles having accidents with other similar vehicles - who do you sue? The maker of your autonomous vehicle, the maker of the other autonomous vehicle, the owner of the other vehicle etc? -Original

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

Ah - yeah this is terrific, Dan - much better, not that it wasn't good before ann On 8/31/2015 9:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I posted an earlier version of this Chinese woman with red hair taking smartphone images in the forbidden city, but the background was cluttered and distracting. I

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

Thanks, John. Your suggestion is interesting. Generally I have no problem cloning out distractions, but usually I leave the main subject pretty much the way I saw it. I shall give it a bit more thought. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

According to some, a homicide by remote vehicle control already happened in the death of Michael Hastings. Hastings was killed when he lost control & crashed a 2013 Mercedes C250 at high speed. I don't know if I accept that or not, but certainly recent demonstrations have proved those who deny

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

I get far more enjoyment from cycling and walking in the countryside than I ever did from driving in it I also enjoy walking and biking, especially on mostly empty/bike only/walk only paths/trails but for longer distances and where parcels are involved you have to rely on mass transport which

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 8/31/2015 10:29 AM, Knarf wrote: Well something has to be done. People driving cars kill tens of thousands each year. If it was a disease it would be a pandemic. And that's not even considering the thousands and thousands of premature deaths caused by pollution from the actual driving of

Re: PESO - Mackerel Sunset

Beautiful photo, but you need to agitate the developer. Otherwise you get unevenly developed emulsion ... ;) Now, I understand the origin of the phrase "holy mackerel!". Igor Sent from mobile phone On 30 Aug 2015, at 19:44, Steve Cottrell wrote: Keeping the current surge going - here's

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

If the hackers can figure out a way for corporations to make a profit from it, yeah I believe they would. On 8/31/2015 12:08 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Do you think the hackers will be killing 1.24 million people per year? http://www.who.int/gho/road_safety/mortality/en/ B On 31 Aug 2015, at

Re: Woo Hoo!

The mind boggles. At least my 1993 Isuzu KB260 is safe. Alan C -Original Message- From: John Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 9:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Woo Hoo! According to some, a homicide by remote vehicle control already happened in the death of Michael

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 Aug 2015, at 20:10, John wrote: > > According to some, [...] those who deny that it is possible are wrong. > > http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/ > > [...] The conspiracy folks [...] > Do you really, really think that the people who

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Probably best if we don't even try then. I'll phone Sergei Brin and tell him to stop the programme. B > On 31 Aug 2015, at 20:22, John wrote: > > If the hackers can figure out a way for corporations to make a profit > from it, yeah I believe they would. > >> On

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

From what I've read, the issue is with some vehicle manufacturers including internet connection features built into their vehicles - like Chrysler did. Others including Ford require the use of your smart phone to achieve that internet connection. Kenneth Waller

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Corporations that kill their customers don't make much profit in the long run, but Rogue Governments, are perfectly willing to kill millions to make a point. Based on your statement WWII was a fight between US Steel and Krup with Germany and the US as proxies. On 8/31/2015 3:22 PM, John

Re: PESO Sof' Shoulder Portrait

Lovely portrait. Apparently, that gadget you described did its job nicely... in the hands of a competent photographer, that is! Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/

GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the owl to leave - theowl never flew away! A sequence of 7 images - click on each to enlarge. K3, 300mm f4.5 FA handheld

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Having worked on large software projects, the answer is, yes. I doubt very much the people designing this have taken the risks into account. As with Blue Tooth security will be added on after the fact. In fact that seems to be the model that Chrysler is following. On 8/31/2015 3:25 PM, Bob

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Superb! B > On 31 Aug 2015, at 20:38, Ken Waller wrote: > > Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a > plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the owl to > leave - theowl never flew away! > > A sequence of 7 images

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

LOL! That's wonderful , Ken ! what fun ann On 8/31/2015 3:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the owl to leave - theowl never flew away! A sequence of 7 images -

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Yeah, but that was back in the 60s when I-95 ended at Rocky Mount, and US301 & US70 were both two lane roads. I remember trips from Durham, NC to Morehead City (Atlantic Beach) in the 60s when US70 between Kinston & New Bern might as well have been on the back side of the moon as far as finding

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

Thanks, Ann. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 2:22 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Ah - yeah this is terrific, Dan - much better, not that it wasn't good > before > ann > > On 8/31/2015 9:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> I

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 4:03 PM, John wrote: > FWIW, the "self kicking machine" is still there in "Croatan - 10 Miles > East of NEW BERN, N.C." as you're driving into Havelock on US70. Havelock is precisely where I was headed! At the time, we live in government housing

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Do you remember the Ford Pinto with the faulty gas tanks? http://www.autosafety.org/uploads/phpq3mJ7F_FordMemo.pdf Do you think the manufacturers of self-driving cars will be any more ethical? Will they put passenger safety ahead of profit? On 8/31/2015 3:25 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 31 Aug

PESO ~ new life

Anonymous by request. Teensy bit nsfw. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/128038736602 Objectification, Frank? :) 645z, DFA645 55mm f:2.8 SDM, f/8.0, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO Paul Buff Einstein strobe with gridded 5 foot strip box, camera-right Comments and controversy welcome. -- -bmw --

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Wonderful! - Marco On Aug 31, 2015, at 12:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a > plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the owl to > leave - theowl never flew away! > > A sequence of 7 images - click on

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Marvelous, especially "coming in hot." Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a > plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

That case was nearly 50 years ago; since that time consumer power has changed dramatically, and so has the availability of evidence. Self-driven cars will record all the variables that they monitor and control, and there will be a blackbox recorder like on a plane, which will be amenable to

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Cute, Ken. J - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 12:56:27 PM Subject: Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl' LOL! That's wonderful , Ken ! what fun ann On 8/31/2015 3:38 PM, Ken Waller

September PUG: Last day to submit?

Just a reminder that (unlike most other PUGs) Brian announced an August 31st submission deadline (quite reasonable, since this PUG was to be taken on World Photo Day, August 19). I'm "chomping at the bit" to see this one, simply because of the unique chronological constraint on the image

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31/8/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >anyone who thinks that the risks of the imperfect software coupled with >a bloody big Stop! button in every car outweigh the benefits of saving >upwards of 1,000,000 lives per year lost as the result of human errors >must be barking mad. Well,

Re: PESO - Mackerel Sunset

On 31/8/15, Igor PDML-StR, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Beautiful photo, but you need to agitate the developer. Otherwise you get >unevenly developed emulsion ... >;) > >Now, I understand the origin of the phrase "holy mackerel!". thanks igor :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: PESO ~ new life

On 31/8/15, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >Anonymous by request. Teensy bit nsfw. > >http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/128038736602 > >Objectification, Frank? :) > >645z, DFA645 55mm f:2.8 SDM, f/8.0, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO >Paul Buff Einstein strobe with gridded 5 foot strip box,

September PUG - Last Call

G'day all I'm running a bit late in compiling the PUG this month - still sorting through the photos from my recent trip to the North-west. Anyway, there's still a couple of days to get your submissions in. I'll shut the door on Thursday evening, Sydney time. Theme: World Photo Day - August 19

Re: September PUG: Last day to submit?

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015, at 07:15 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Just a reminder that (unlike most other PUGs) Brian announced an > August 31st submission deadline (quite reasonable, since this PUG was > to be taken on World Photo Day, August 19). > > I'm "chomping at the bit" to see this one, simply

Re: Enablement of an older kind.

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015, at 12:48 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > I recently got a nearly new camera for very little money. Embarrassingly > little money. Camera with a couple of hundred shutter activations, all > boxed > as new, with all the original packing. Still works perfectly. I'll tell > you > that

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Which is why all the banksters went to jail for the swindles that wrecked the economy in 2008 & Glass-Steagall is once again the law of the land here in the USofA. On 8/31/2015 5:03 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: That case was nearly 50 years ago; since that time consumer power has changed dramatically,

Re: September PUG - Last Call

done On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:31 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > I'm running a bit late in compiling the PUG this month - still sorting > through the photos from my recent trip to the North-west. > > Anyway, there's still a couple of days to get your

RE: Enablement of an older kind.

Old it may be, but my *ist-D still knocks out perfectly good A4 size prints if needed, and still mainly works as designed. I can no longer zoom into a frame on the LCD screen, but otherwise everything works as well as it did when brand new. It was such a ground-breaker for Pentax - both former

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31/08/2015 8:01 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: On the whole, that's an exceedingly bad idea. Whose time is coming. I'm likely won't be around to see it. With computer controlled anti lock breaks, and computer controlled cruse control, and most every modern car having it's owned assigned IP address

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31/08/2015 1:27 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Corporations that kill their customers don't make much profit in the long run, but Rogue Governments, are perfectly willing to kill millions to make a point. Based on your statement WWII was a fight between US Steel and Krup with Germany and the US as

Re: PESO ~ new life

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 31/8/15, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Anonymous by request. Teensy bit nsfw. >> >> http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/128038736602 >> >> Objectification, Frank? :) >> >> 645z, DFA645 55mm f:2.8

PESO- Mr. Eighth Street

When one is in the photographic doldrums, shoot something familiar. Just shoot to get the shutter finger popping. So I went to Eighth Street Skate Park in hopes that some of my young BMX friends would be there, and so they were. Here's Jeremy:

Re: PESO- Mr. Eighth Street

Well timed. A fun pic! Paul via phone > On Aug 31, 2015, at 9:00 PM, frank theriault wrote: > > When one is in the photographic doldrums, shoot something familiar. > Just shoot to get the shutter finger popping. > > So I went to Eighth Street Skate Park in hopes that

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Love this Dave On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a > plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the owl to > leave - theowl never flew away! > > A sequence of 7

Re: PESO - Mackerel Sunset

Gorgeous scene! On 8/30/2015 2:43 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Keeping the current surge going - here's one from earlier in the summer. Brixham, Devon, just a few short weeks after Mark and Dr Lisa tromped through there on their coastal walk. (those who have seen already on FB can look away now

Re: PESO ~ new life

Masterfully lit, beautiful image. On 8/31/2015 4:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Anonymous by request. Teensy bit nsfw. http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/128038736602 Objectification, Frank? :) 645z, DFA645 55mm f:2.8 SDM, f/8.0, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO Paul Buff Einstein strobe with gridded 5

Re: PESO- Mr. Eighth Street

Another fine action shot. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 9:00 PM, frank theriault wrote: > When one is in the photographic doldrums, shoot something familiar. > Just shoot to get the shutter finger popping. > > So

Re: PESO ~ new life

I love the simplicity of the composition here and, of course, the dramatic lighting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 9:34 PM, Mark C wrote: > Masterfully lit, beautiful image. > > > On 8/31/2015 4:35 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: PESO- Mr. Eighth Street

On 8/31/2015 9:00 PM, frank theriault wrote: When one is in the photographic doldrums, shoot something familiar. Just shoot to get the shutter finger popping. glad you did - nice! ann So I went to Eighth Street Skate Park in hopes that some of my young BMX friends would be there, and so

PESO - Exuviae

http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/exuviae Not super high magnification but it was a large subject and so called for 271 stacked images. K01, A* 200 f4 macro. Comments welcome. Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

Great series! Between the live hawk and the plastic owl your neighbors probably won't see any pigeons for a while. On 8/31/2015 3:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Caught an interesting situation where a Cooper's Hawk was annoyed by a plastic owl on a neighbors deck & spend 20 minutes trying to get the

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

Your post work really takes it to the next level - great shot! On 8/31/2015 9:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I posted an earlier version of this Chinese woman with red hair taking smartphone images in the forbidden city, but the background was cluttered and distracting. I therefore cropped it

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

Totally agree with this. If you think of road traffic deaths numbers per year in terms of air crashes (eg one plane say carrying 300 people) then even here in the UK we're looking at about a plane a month. If planes were falling from the skies at that rate, there would be outrage. Manual control

Re: PESO - Mackerel Sunset

On 30/8/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >f/8 and be there . . . Never a truer word spoken! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Woo Hoo!

In SA, potholes are a huge problem too. There have been a couple of potholes (sink holes) large enough to swallow up a microbus. One used to see rabbit ears protruding from potholes at night - now the ears may well belong to a giraffe. Alan C -Original Message- From: Malcolm Smith

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31/8/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's extraordinary to compare French and British roads in this respect. >The French ones, even deep in the remotest countryside, are superb. That's because the French spend a lot less time driving and a lot more time eating. -- Cheers,

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 Aug 2015, at 08:24, Malcolm Smith wrote: > > Bob W wrote: > >> If you think digital cameras have been revolutionary, you ain't seen >> nothin' yet. > > In 30+ years of motoring with all the so called improvements in technology > to cars and the infrastructure,

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 Aug 2015, at 09:14, mike wilson wrote: >>> >>> I'm fortunate that there are loads of back ways and paths for cycling >>> locally, as nearer the kerb on the roads (locally) is mountain bike >>> territory. >> >> Agreed. It's extraordinary to compare French and

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31/8/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cours-photographie.fr/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/henri- cartier-bresson2.jpg Boats and food - what's not to like?? :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 Aug 2015, at 10:27, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 31/8/15, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> It's extraordinary to compare French and British roads in this respect. >> The French ones, even deep in the remotest countryside, are superb. > > That's because the

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 August 2015 at 09:54, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 31 Aug 2015, at 09:14, mike wilson wrote: I'm fortunate that there are loads of back ways and paths for cycling locally, as nearer the kerb on the roads (locally) is mountain bike

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On 31 August 2015 at 08:45, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 31 Aug 2015, at 08:24, Malcolm Smith wrote: >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> If you think digital cameras have been revolutionary, you ain't seen >>> nothin' yet. >> >> In 30+ years of motoring with all

PESO - 412

And now for something completely different (for me, at least): http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo15/peso16.html Comments, as always, welcomed. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Mike Gets Good Air

The tree as his background ruins it for me. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Knarf" Subject: PESO - Mike Gets Good Air Not entirely happy with this one. That sky: yuck! But I think I caught Mike

Re: PESOs: Two composites, one day

Nicely done captures - both. -Original Message- >From: Matthew Hunt >Subject: PESOs: Two composites, one day > >Usually I don't rely on the motor drive, or Photoshop, quite so much. > >Saturday morning, I shot a solar transit of the International Space >Station. The

PESO - Mike Gets Good Air

Not entirely happy with this one. That sky: yuck! But I think I caught Mike nicely: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2015/08/mike-gets-good-air.html?m=1 Comments welcome. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, frank -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML

Re: PESOs: Two composites, one day

Seeing the ISS like that, with some recognizable shape is sort of unreal... I wouldn't have expected that would be possible. It's sooo cool! The dogs are fun too! Igor On 31 August, 2015 10:22:37 PM EDT, Matthew Hunt wrote: Usually I don't rely on the motor drive, or Photoshop, quite so

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

Isolate, simplify and define usually works for me. -Original Message- >From: Mark C >Subject: Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux > >Your post work really takes it to the next level - great shot! > >On 8/31/2015 9:44 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> I posted an earlier

Re: PESO - Exuviae

Wonderful capture. Made me think of the movie 'Alien' Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: PESO - Exuviae http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/exuviae Not super high

Re: PESO- Mr. Eighth Street

I think that has to be one of your best skate park pics so far. I even like the background. The rider certainly looks like he knows what he’s doing. Cheers, Dave > On Sep 1, 2015, at 1:00 pm, frank theriault wrote: > > When one is in the photographic doldrums,

Re: GESO - 'The Hawk & the Owl'

That’s very cool. It makes me pine for the F*300 I sold. Is that hawk a juvenile? Some hawks moved into the abandoned “residential red zone” on the other side of town. Sounds great until you realise it’s probably because they found plenty of rats to eat. The land is being steadily cleared

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

On Aug 31, 2015, at 10:27 pm, mike wilson wrote: > The biggest urban hazard here is broken glass from those tiny beer > bottles. I was spending more on bicycle tyres in one year than I ever > spent on motorcycle tyres over a similar period. I was getting punctures all

Re: OT: Woo Hoo!

AND WINE! I always thought that the most amazing part of this photo is that he caught the large fellow on the left in perfect mid-pour. Decisive Moment, indeed! Cheers, frank On 31 August, 2015 7:03:13 AM EDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 31/8/15, Bob W-PDML,

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

On 31/8/15, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >As I said, Steve, I cropped it to get rid of other people and general >clutter. I don't specifically remember why I cropped it that close on >the bottom, but I will go back to the original file to see if there is >more there I could

Re: PESO: Red Chinese Redux

Thanks, Frank and Steve. As I said, Steve, I cropped it to get rid of other people and general clutter. I don't specifically remember why I cropped it that close on the bottom, but I will go back to the original file to see if there is more there I could include without creating distractions.

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