OT: Urban photographer of the year

2015-10-18 Thread David Mann
Some of these aren't too bad... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-34548394 Cheers, Dave -- 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 - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-18 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Ann, I appreciate your comments. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Especially nice geometry, exposure and I dolike bunchberries. Sorry the center one has been nibbled on,

Re: published - one pic from the hood

2015-10-18 Thread ann sanfedele
Heh - you mkae far fewer of those than I do! (case in point - mkae) Thanks for the props on the photos :-) ann On 10/18/2015 11:20 PM, knarf wrote: "Chronically"? Damned predictive spelling! How about "chronicle"? Geez. Now, this is interesting: After I typed "how about 'chronicle'?", I se

Re: published - one pic from the hood

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
"Chronically"? Damned predictive spelling! How about "chronicle"? Geez. Now, this is interesting: After I typed "how about 'chronicle'?", I see the word "Geez" pop up. Didn't even have to hit the "G". It knows my speech patterns. That's scary. Cheers, frank On October 18, 2015 11:11:16

Re: published - one pic from the hood

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
I took a time-trip wandering through the gallery that photo was in. Holy crap, Ann, such outstanding stuff! Should be in a museum somewhere - what an amazing chronically of that time and place! It made my night. I highly encourage others to take a look as well. Cheers, frank On October 18, 2

Re: Peso-Gray Heron

2015-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks anyway, Ann! I think... J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2015, at 6:13 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I like it too - but like Frank, I have no brain > > ann > >> On 10/18/2015 8:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> Can't be certain, but I think you did too. >> Your concern is a compliment as w

Re: Peso-Gray Heron

2015-10-18 Thread ann sanfedele
I like it too - but like Frank, I have no brain ann On 10/18/2015 8:55 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Can't be certain, but I think you did too. Your concern is a compliment as well! Thanks!! J Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2015, at 5:13 PM, knarf wrote: I thought I replied to this one but now

Re: published - one pic from the hood

2015-10-18 Thread ann sanfedele
It is just a very samll part of what is a well written and fascinating book, Frank.. Hope it comes soon to a library near you ... ann On 10/18/2015 8:01 PM, knarf wrote: Amazing photo, so evocative of the time. The movie titles, the cars, the garbage. I love this. It is so deserving of publi

Re: PESO - Absorbed (reprise)

2015-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
Love both, Frank! J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:51 PM, knarf wrote: > > Here's a couple of old ones, so someone of you may have this vague feeling of > deja vu: > > Absorbed http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2015/10/absorbed.html > > The young lady on the steps was taken wi

Re: Peso-Gray Heron

2015-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
Can't be certain, but I think you did too. Your concern is a compliment as well! Thanks!! J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2015, at 5:13 PM, knarf wrote: > > I thought I replied to this one but now I can't find my response. > > So in case I haven't : I love it! The light is sublime. > >

I need to improve my diagnostic skills

2015-10-18 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Larry, even the Sun has spots... :-) Igor Sent from mobile phone -- 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 - Service with a Smile

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
Spelling doesn't count. ;-) Cheers, frank On October 15, 2015 11:11:52 PM EDT, Alan C wrote: >No. (Non smoker). Besides, he can't spell. > >Alan C > >-Original Message- >From: frank theriault >Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 3:47 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: PESO - Servic

Re: PESO - Service with a Smile

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
No, he's scowling, Ann. Saw him a few other times that day. Always with the scowl. Thanks for your comment! Cheers, frank On October 15, 2015 10:37:08 PM EDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >actually, I think he is jsut squinting - needs sunglasses... >but no, wouldn't buy a vape from anyone >And you

Re: Peso-Gray Heron

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
I thought I replied to this one but now I can't find my response. So in case I haven't : I love it! The light is sublime. Cheers, frank On October 16, 2015 8:39:04 AM EDT, Jack Davis wrote: > > >Back to the maudlin drum beat. This seems a comfortable composition >of a Gray Heron who was just a

Re: PESO -- Dinosaurs I

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
I like the framing of the old one in the background. And the title is so apropos given the age of that one along with saurian look of them. Cheers, frank On October 16, 2015 5:46:43 PM EDT, "P.J. Alling" wrote: >Preview of a small GESO I may or may not get around to tonight. > >https://dl.dr

Re: published - one pic from the hood

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
Amazing photo, so evocative of the time. The movie titles, the cars, the garbage. I love this. It is so deserving of publication. Congrats on that! Cheers, frank On October 16, 2015 9:34:32 AM EDT, ann sanfedele wrote: >.. see page 212 ;-) > >http://books.wwnorton.com/books/St-Marks-Is-Dea

Re: PESO - Sweet Nothing

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
Interesting. Not sure what it is, but interesting none-the-less. Cheers, frank On October 18, 2015 8:53:56 AM EDT, Bulent Celasun wrote: >Just as said! > >https://celasun.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/sweet-nothing/ > >Ricoh GXR A12. > >Comments (lighthearted or otherwise) appreciated. > >Bulent >

PESO - Absorbed (reprise)

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
Here's a couple of old ones, so someone of you may have this vague feeling of deja vu: Absorbed http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2015/10/absorbed.html The young lady on the steps was taken with the *is D and kit 18-55. The boy and dad with the late, lamented Leica CL with Summicron C f2.0 40m

Re: OT Peso's (2)

2015-10-18 Thread Jack Davis
What Frank said. J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2015, at 4:24 PM, knarf wrote: > > Clark is a cutie - well captured! > > Very nice colours on the Jay. > > Cheers, > > frank > >> On October 18, 2015 8:35:47 AM EDT, David J Brooks >> wrote: >> Clark with Granny at the horse farm >> >>

Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-18 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for your comment, Bulent. How about a B&W? If I get a round tu it. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bulent Celasun" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' That's beautiful! How about a B&W? Bulent ---

Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-18 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Jack, Iappreciate the comment. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry' Like the 5 spot dice arrangement. Beautifully exposed, Ken! J - Original Message - From: "Ken Wal

Re: OT Peso's (2)

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
Clark is a cutie - well captured! Very nice colours on the Jay. Cheers, frank On October 18, 2015 8:35:47 AM EDT, David J Brooks wrote: >Clark with Granny at the horse farm > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22273102795/ > >First blue jay shot using X30 > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/

Re: OT Peso's colour near Gilmour

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
I like the top one best but both are beautiful. The reflection is lovely. Cheers, frank On October 17, 2015 9:05:13 AM EDT, David J Brooks wrote: >https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22232909602/ > >https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22058842989/ > >Some colour in the swamps. Taken duri

Re: OT Peso's colour near Gilmour

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
They don't do that sort of stuff in Bancroft. They bray like a donkey... Cheers, frank On October 17, 2015 1:18:23 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML wrote: >Makes me want to play the banjo and squeal like a pig > >B > >> On 17 Oct 2015, at 14:55, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> Makes me want to throw a Hula >> P

Re: PESO - 'Bunchberry'

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
Beautiful texture, exposure and composition. Love it! Cheers, frank On October 16, 2015 1:46:47 PM EDT, Ken Waller wrote: >Taken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, early summer. >K3, 200mm f4.0 Ed Macro, 1/640, f11, 800 ISO > >Comments/critiques appreciated. > >http://photo.net/photodb/phot

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-18 Thread steve harley
On 2015-10-18 14:25 , Darren Addy wrote: So how many computers can I install a single [CC] license on? Would it be possible to have it on my work computer (currently running CS5) AND my home computer? yes, you may install CC on two computers, but you may use only one at a time; you may also de

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-18 Thread steve harley
On 2015-10-17 19:49 , Darren Addy wrote: Well, obviously this interested no one other than me. i read the Speed Graphic one but didn't have anything to say; then i was out of time to look at the other on … -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-18 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for the input, everyone. John S. said: "If you're installing PhotoshopCC on the same computer you used for PhotoshopCSx, you might not even have to reinstall them." So how many computers can I install a single license on? Would it be possible to have it on my work computer (currently runni

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes. The Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5 I used at the Photo Staff when I was in high school had a typical Wollensak Raptor 135mm f/4.7 lens, about the EFoV equivalent of a 35 or 40 mm lens on a 35mm FF camera. One of the challenges was getting the focus and focus zone right because you had so litt

Re: For Vivian Maier fans

2015-10-18 Thread P.J. Alling
Most articles behind paywalls can be accessed by searching for the article on Google, and clicking on the link. Even the semi Mighty New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, show the full article if it's accessed from Google. The London Review of Books apparently could give two figs about Goo

Re: For Vivian Maier fans

2015-10-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Trouble here Mark. Bob S. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed her > as a nanny for three years in the early 80's. > http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n20/linda-matthews/diary > > It's behind a paywall but I believe you c

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread P.J. Alling
Depends on the focal length of the lens and aperture and film format. But yes even with relatively slow lenses you can have very shallow DOF even on large format. A not uncommon lens for portraits with medium format would be something like 210mm with a maximum aperture of f6.7. At a distance

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-18 Thread Bulent Celasun
Darren, I did watch both enjoyed them. In fact, I started following the site (roadsandkingdoms). The Pentax vs Nikon video was very interesting and informative. Still, if and when time is as important as money (equipment price), the argument becomes weak... Thanks for bringing these to our atten

For Vivian Maier fans

2015-10-18 Thread Mark Roberts
An article in the London Review of Books by someone who employed her as a nanny for three years in the early 80's. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n20/linda-matthews/diary It's behind a paywall but I believe you can get free access for a limited number of articles. If anyone has trouble please let me kno

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Larger formats bring other things to the table beyond resolution. You'll never get the imaging characteristics of a banquet camera by stuffing more bazillion pixels into a 35mm format sensor. Does the speed graphic really have that shallow of a depth of field wide

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-18 Thread knarf
It was ~most~ interesting to me. I read the articles yesterday but had to leave a response until today. I have to admit that as wonderful as digital is, some of my best photos were taken on film loaded in my Spotmatics, LXen, MX and Leica CL. Is that because I had to go slower, check (and be

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
John Sessoms wrote: Your existing Photoshop plug-ins should work with the PhotoshopCC component. If you're installing PhotoshopCC on the same computer you used for PhotoshopCSx, you might not even have to reinstall them. I don't remember having to reinstall them going from 32bit PhotoshopCS5 t

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Larger formats bring other things to the table beyond resolution. You'll never get the imaging characteristics of a banquet camera by stuffing more bazillion pixels into a 35mm format sensor. Higher resolution can bring other things than just more pixels. A lot of c

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
For the same reason "no one will ever need more than 640k RAM." On 10/17/2015 8:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmmm? Well, i wonder why y'all might need more than 36 megglepixies. I don't really find myself needing 24... Godfrey On Oct 17, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Disappointed t

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
That "3 layers composition" thing bothered me too. The image is too small to read the fine print. I recognized the image was a Foveon. Wondered if it was saying the "super resolution created by SR" created a virtual Foveon sensor? Guess not. On 10/17/2015 7:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Darre

Re: OT: A question about Lightroom/Photoshop CC and plug-ins

2015-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
Your existing Photoshop plug-ins should work with the PhotoshopCC component. If you're installing PhotoshopCC on the same computer you used for PhotoshopCSx, you might not even have to reinstall them. I don't remember having to reinstall them going from 32bit PhotoshopCS5 to 64bit PhotoshopCS6

Re: OT Peso's (2)

2015-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
thanks bob Its a fun little camera On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 9:44 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Good stuff Dave. Bob S. > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 7:35 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> Clark with Granny at the horse farm >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22273102795/ >> >> First blue jay sh

Re: OT Peso's (2)

2015-10-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Good stuff Dave. Bob S. On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 7:35 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Clark with Granny at the horse farm > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22273102795/ > > First blue jay shot using X30 > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21650369724/ > > the B&W straight from camera,

PESO - Sweet Nothing

2015-10-18 Thread Bulent Celasun
Just as said! https://celasun.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/sweet-nothing/ Ricoh GXR A12. Comments (lighthearted or otherwise) appreciated. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/b

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Larger formats bring other things to the table beyond resolution. You'll never get the imaging characteristics of a banquet camera by stuffing more bazillion pixels into a 35mm format sensor. Godfrey > On Oct 18, 2015, at 5:18 AM, Collin Brendemuehl > wrote: > > There's a reason 645, 6x6/7

OT Peso's (2)

2015-10-18 Thread David J Brooks
Clark with Granny at the horse farm https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/22273102795/ First blue jay shot using X30 https://www.flickr.com/photos/djbrooks/21650369724/ the B&W straight from camera, the colour shot converted in silky pix raw converter and cropped a bit Dave -- Documenting L

Re: New FF rumors (with commentary)

2015-10-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>Hmmm? Well, i wonder why y'all might need more than 36 megglepixies. I don't really find myself needing 24... > >Godfrey There's a reason 645, 6x6/7/9/17, 4x5, 8x10 existed. We always want more-better. I wonder how long until the digital banquet camera comes into being ... -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: Slowing down & being creative

2015-10-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Didn't see it on first post, but I looked at it today. 1- David Burnett's 4x5 work is delightful. 2- This was an interesting view of the fact that focus stacking and stitching can be very effective tools. Of course, using them with the Pentax comparing to a single exposure with the Nikon begs

I need to improve my diagnostic skills

2015-10-18 Thread Larry Colen
It turns out that my camera isn't broken. A friend posted a question about cleaning dust off her sensor. I turned on my K-x to see what Dust Alert was called in the menu, and it was exhibiting a very weird problem, not unlike I was having with the K-5. I then realized that my 16-50 was on the