Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Chris Mitchell
Yea, Yea it's all about Bob isn't it? Ever since the notorious "Hi Chris, what a shame Bob W couldn't make it" incident in Chicago, I've been a minor player basking in the reflected glory of the great Bob W. I'm used to it now and am no longer bitter. Chris On 15 February 2016 at 21:48, ann sanfe

PESO Ladybug

2016-02-16 Thread Larry Colen
It was a beautiful sunny day today and things are starting to bloom in the garden. I've got no idea what most of them are, so I got some quick and dirty photos to ask for help identifying them. While I was photographing one flower, I saw a ladybug on the plant and got this photo: https://www.

OT: BACK IN THE FOLD

2016-02-16 Thread Alan C
What a relief. My e-mail problem is resolved - inappropriate spam filters I was told - they worked so well, 99% of mails were blocked. Strangely enough, not from gmail. No indication of how the problem started in the first place at noon last Friday. The annoying thing is that the ISP initially s

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
lol! there there Chris I still love yatoo :-) ann On 2/16/2016 3:25 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: Yea, Yea it's all about Bob isn't it? Ever since the notorious "Hi Chris, what a shame Bob W couldn't make it" incident in Chicago, I've been a minor player basking in the reflected glory of the great

Re: GESO ~ Vintage unmentionables

2016-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
Hey, Larry, thanks! I agree with you re distracting hard edged shadows. As always with my shoots I experiment and push my boundaries. In this shoot I wanted to purposely mix soft and hard light and the risk is that I'd end up with some fishy shadows. It depends on the angle of the light, the pose,

PESO 2016 - 040 - GDG

2016-02-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Valentines is still hanging around ... https://flic.kr/p/DCMFir enjoy! G The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

Re:Re: PESO - Fire Escape

2016-02-16 Thread Donald Guthrie
Absolute agreement. On 2/15/16 11:26 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 6 Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:46:27 -0500 From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Fire Escape Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Perfect symmetry makes an intriguing c

Re: PESO: Sunset at the Kihei Canoe Club

2016-02-16 Thread Donald Guthrie
Perfect postcard from the islands to warm me up over breakfast. On 2/15/16 11:26 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 4 Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:44:14 -0500 From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Sunset at the Kihei Canoe Club Message-ID: Content-Typ

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
I'll buy you a bitter in CBGB if you like. If they don't sell bitter then a blonde beer should do it > On 16 Feb 2016, at 08:26, Chris Mitchell wrote: > > Yea, Yea it's all about Bob isn't it? Ever since the notorious "Hi > Chris, what a shame Bob W couldn't make it" incident in Chicago, I've

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 118, Issue 67

2016-02-16 Thread Donald Guthrie
I am inclined to agree with Larry here. Fun series shoot though. On 2/15/16 11:26 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 8 Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:57:55 -0800 From: Larry Colen To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO ~ Vintage unmentionables Message-ID:<56c29033.30...@red4est.com> Co

Re: PESO: Sunset at the Kihei Canoe Club

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Don. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > Perfect postcard from the islands to warm me up over breakfast. > > On 2/15/16 11:26 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20

PESO: Kalama Park Sunset

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18188679&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

PESO 2016 - 041 - GDG

2016-02-16 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Out for a quick walk around the neighborhood this morning at dawn …. https://flic.kr/p/DeBLKG enjoy! G The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Chris Mitchell
Great! Does that mean I can come too? I'be good and carry Bob's bags and everything... On 16 February 2016 at 15:04, ann sanfedele wrote: > lol! there there Chris I still love yatoo :-) > ann > > > On 2/16/2016 3:25 AM, Chris Mitchell wrote: >> >> Yea, Yea it's all about Bob isn't it? Ever since

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W-PDML wrote: >I'll buy you a bitter in CBGB if you like. If they don't sell bitter then a >blonde beer should do it They don't sell bitter or blond beer, I'm afraid. Closed around 2006. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUB

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread John
Rumor I read is the wraps come off at the beginning of CP+. That would be Thursday a week; 25 Feb. On 2/15/2016 5:56 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Yeah, people have been spreading the rumour that the official announcement is going to come on Thursday. I've been skeptical myself. But it appears, if I'm

Re: GESO ~ Vintage unmentionables

2016-02-16 Thread John
Nice, but are nylons "real"? I thought nylons were the substitute women turned to when they couldn't get silk stockings. IIRC, nylon can be made from coal tar, but silk comes from caterpillars found mostly in Asia and during WWII became a scarce resource reserved for the manufacture of parachute

Re: GESO ~ Vintage unmentionables

2016-02-16 Thread P.J. Alling
Of course nylons are real, and vintage late 40's and early 50's pre-pantyhose. Silk stockings would have been 30's vintage. That look is more or less 50's. On 2/16/2016 1:53 PM, John wrote: Nice, but are nylons "real"? I thought nylons were the substitute women turned to when they couldn't

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
The more the merrier! However... C B G B is ... G O N E - closed in 2006. You'll have to settle for McSorley's - it's a five minute walk from my place -but not the treasure it once was. https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2015-and-all-that/i-j6hTb46/A CGBG was about 10 minute

Re: PESO 2016 - 040 - GDG

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
cute! a On 2/16/2016 12:10 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Valentines is still hanging around ... https://flic.kr/p/DCMFir enjoy! G The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: PESO 2016 - 036-039 - GDG

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
I really like 036 ann On 2/13/2016 8:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Fog in the park on this morning's walk. https://flic.kr/p/DDVLw1 https://flic.kr/p/DXNaez https://flic.kr/p/E73hFX https://flic.kr/p/E73gWa enjoy! G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.ne

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 16 Feb 2016, at 18:06, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> I'll buy you a bitter in CBGB if you like. If they don't sell bitter then a >> blonde beer should do it > > They don't sell bitter or blond beer, I'm afraid. Closed around 2006. They'll reopen for Fat Freddy's Cat...

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 16 Feb 2016, at 19:18, ann sanfedele wrote: > > The more the merrier! > However... > C B G B is ... G O N E - closed in 2006. > > You'll have to settle for McSorley's - it's a five minute walk from my place > -but not the treasure it once was. A match made in Heaven, because nor am I...

Re: Boris PESO #06 - Haifa Bay

2016-02-16 Thread Mark C
Interesting image - when I look at it closely I really enjoy the detail, the sense of activity and the lighting. But when I look at the whole frame it has an odd out of balance feeling to it. I think my eye is keying on the shoreline and getting a sense that the image of tilted. Obviously, it i

Re: Boris PESO #06 - Haifa Bay

2016-02-16 Thread Ken Waller
Informative capture Boris. -Original Message- >From: Boris Liberman >Sent: Feb 14, 2016 1:06 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Boris PESO #06 - Haifa Bay > >That day the weather in Haifa was very photogenic... > >http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2016/02/2016-05-haifa-bay.html >

Re: GESO ~ Vintage unmentionables

2016-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
These nylons, at least the teal ones (blueish) are the real deal. They don't stretch like today's fabrics and like silk have to be carefully pulled on to avoid tearing. Luckily the pair the stylist owns fit our model. On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 2:05 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Of course nylons are real

Re: PESO: Lying Down on the Job

2016-02-16 Thread Ken Waller
TILT! -Original Message- >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >Sent: Feb 15, 2016 5:57 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: PESO: Lying Down on the Job > >iPhone image of me trying to capture a sunset: >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18188341 > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotog

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
By the way. I gather the sensor is *just shy* of full frame. It's not 36mm x 24mm ! I think my hat might scrape through intact. ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
what are "weekend Breaks"? a On 2/16/2016 3:07 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 16 Feb 2016, at 19:18, ann sanfedele wrote: The more the merrier! However... C B G B is ... G O N E - closed in 2006. You'll have to settle for McSorley's - it's a five minute walk from my place -but not the treasure

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Brian Walters
The clutching at straws has begun Cheers Brian On Wed, Feb 17, 2016, at 09:11 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > By the way. I gather the sensor is *just shy* of full frame. It's not > 36mm x 24mm ! > > I think my hat might scrape through intact. > > ;-) > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty >

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread P.J. Alling
That's a very lawyerly statement, and you should be ashamed... On 2/16/2016 5:11 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: By the way. I gather the sensor is *just shy* of full frame. It's not 36mm x 24mm ! I think my hat might scrape through intact. ;-) -- I don't want to achieve immortality through

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 17/2/16, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >The clutching at straws has begun :-D -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdm

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 16/2/16, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: >That's a very lawyerly statement, and you should be ashamed... Must be something to do with the BlackBerry I just got -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: Saul Leiter Exhibition and Annsan

2016-02-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
Combined flight+hotel packages, 3-4 nights stay > On 16 Feb 2016, at 22:28, ann sanfedele wrote: > > what are "weekend Breaks"? > > a > >> On 2/16/2016 3:07 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> On 16 Feb 2016, at 19:18, ann sanfedele wrote: >>> The more the merrier! >>> However... >>> C B G B is ... G O

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Bob W-PDML
The way a camel scrapes through the eye of a needle, or a rich man into heaven? > On 16 Feb 2016, at 22:12, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > By the way. I gather the sensor is *just shy* of full frame. It's not > 36mm x 24mm ! > > I think my hat might scrape through intact. > > ;-) > > -- PDM

Ftagh

2016-02-16 Thread Collin B
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Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Darren Addy
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 4:11 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > By the way. I gather the sensor is *just shy* of full frame. It's not > 36mm x 24mm ! Sensor size: 35.9 x 24.0mm Of course, 35mm film expressed its frame size in whole numbers. So it would be appropriate (apples to apples) to round 35.9 x

Re: PESO: Lying Down on the Job

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > TILT! You are of course correct, but I never criticize or attempt to "correct" my wife's photos. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

PESO: Sunset Fisherman

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18188678&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Stanley Halpin
To verify this rumor I believe you will need to buy a K-1, carefully remove the sensor, and do a careful measurement in the presence of at least 5 certified PDML observers. Later you can install the sensor in your video camera, thereby upgrading that rig… stan > On Feb 16, 2016, at 5:11 PM, St

Re: The Full-Frame "Thursday" rumour

2016-02-16 Thread Bill
On 2/16/2016 4:11 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: By the way. I gather the sensor is *just shy* of full frame. It's not 36mm x 24mm ! I think my hat might scrape through intact. ;-) Truth be to tell, 24x36 was an aim point anyway. I hand printed something like 10 million 35mm negatives during

Re: PESO: Sunset Fisherman

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
That's very pleasant - nice atmosphere What's biting? ann On 2/16/2016 6:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18188678&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

February PUG Updated!!

2016-02-16 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all It seems that Bob Sullivan's submission was missed in compiling the February PUG. Bob had trouble with the submission form so he emailed me the submission. The problem was he sent it to my 'apathy...@lyons-ryan.org' address and, true to the username, I haven't bothered to check that ad

Re: February PUG Updated!!

2016-02-16 Thread ann sanfedele
On 2/16/2016 7:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It seems that Bob Sullivan's submission was missed in compiling the February PUG. [...snip snip...] Bob's submission has now been belatedly added and well worth a look. http://pug.komkon.org/index.html Sorry Bob! Cheers Brian it cert

PESO: Catch of the Dat

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A follow-up on my earlier post of the Sunset Fisherman: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18188680&size=lg Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDM

Used Lens Test

2016-02-16 Thread Ed Keeney
My quest for a new lens (I was looking at the 17-70 f/4) has taken a turn. One of my local brick and mortar's has put up a used Pentax 16-50/2.8 AF-DA* (as well as a Pentax 50-135/2.8 AF-DA*). Both are in excellent to mint condition. I'm itching to pull the trigger on the 16-50, it's a little hi

Re: February PUG Updated!!

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a fine image. I would never have thought of using B&W for a butterfly, but it works well in that case. I love the level of detail in the wings, the antennae and the proboscis. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to update the gallery, and thanks for all you do every month to make the

Re: PESO: Sunset Fisherman

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ann. If you saw my follow-up PESO, you will see that the fish were biting, and this gent caught at least one -- apparently a smaller Trevally . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 6:38 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > That's very pleasant - nic

Re: PESO: Catch of the Dat

2016-02-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That should of course be "Catch of the Day." Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > A follow-up on my earlier post of the Sunset Fisherman: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18188680&size=lg > > Dan Maty

Re: February PUG Updated!!

2016-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
Yes it is. Gorgeous! On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > It seems that Bob Sullivan's submission was missed in compiling the > February PUG. > > Bob had trouble with the submission form so he emailed me the > submission. The problem was he sent it to my 'apathy

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 118, Issue 67

2016-02-16 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks, Don! On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > I am inclined to agree with Larry here. Fun series shoot though. > > On 2/15/16 11:26 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: >> >> Message: 8 >> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:57:55 -0800 >> From: Larry Colen >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: Used Lens Test

2016-02-16 Thread P.J. Alling
Well, I don't know exactly what to tell you. If it were an old style K or A lens I'd say check to make sure the aperture is snappy, and that the focus is smooth,(same with zoom). Take a few shots and make sure the lens is sharp across the frame, at various focal lengths apertures and distance

Re: February PUG Updated!!

2016-02-16 Thread Christine Aguila
Lovely shot, Bob Sullivan! Cheers, Christine > On Feb 16, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Yes it is. Gorgeous! > > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> G'day all >> >> It seems that Bob Sullivan's submission was missed in compiling the >> February PUG. >>

Re: PESO: Catch of the Dat

2016-02-16 Thread Alan C
Dan, I enjoyed the content. Takes me back - I used to do a lot of that. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 2:30 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Catch of the Dat A follow-up on my earlier post of the Sunset Fisherman: ht

Re: Boris PESO #06 - Haifa Bay

2016-02-16 Thread Boris Liberman
Mark, Thank you for your kind words. I tend to think that this tilted feeling (that I often experience myself) has to do with the fact that this image has two shorelines that are not parallel. So, they kind of grab your attention and since they are not straight and not parallel, they induce t

Re: Ftagh

2016-02-16 Thread Larry Colen
At first I thought Cotty was speaking Klingon again. On February 16, 2016 2:52:00 PM PST, Collin B wrote: >"Operating Manual Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic" #06076 > >Just pay postage. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm