Re: GESO "best of" for July

2016-08-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
All very good! B > On 2 Aug 2016, at 07:01, Larry Colen wrote: > > I think I've posted these all as PESOs, but I spent a lot of time playing > with my new toy this month. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668255117524/ > > -- > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

GESO "best of" for July

2016-08-01 Thread Larry Colen
I think I've posted these all as PESOs, but I spent a lot of time playing with my new toy this month. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668255117524/ -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net h

Re: PESO - READY. SET. GO!

2016-08-01 Thread ann sanfedele
:-) or not... ann On 8/2/2016 1:00 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso10.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

PESO - READY. SET. GO!

2016-08-01 Thread Marco Alpert
http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso10.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 UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above an

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The wing count declines sharply after you freeze the little bugger. 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 the link directly above and

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Ken Waller
That wing flap count must be "per second." Correct Jack - I mistyped the info. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: Hummer Freezing(?) That wing flap count must be "per second." Had to imagine a hummer

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Beautiful, Jostein. I love that image! Strong detail, and a crisp mage. I really love the color in the background,which harmonizes with the plumage. The blossoms frame the bird well, and the curve of the lower branch adds a lot of interest and draws the eye into the bird itself. Dan Matyola ht

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Bruce, thanks for the thoughtful well considered suggestions and kind comments. I'll, perhaps, get serious about Hummer shooting at some point and apply your suggestions Much appreciated!! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Jack, I think your shots are

Re: August PUG - Last Call

2016-08-01 Thread ann sanfedele
For a moment I forgot I was already in... ann On 8/1/2016 6:36 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I'll be closing submissions on Wednesday evening (July 3) - Sydney time. Theme: In Silhouette As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Bruce Walker
Jack, I think your shots are pretty darned good for a first attempt. I have no experience shooting hummers specifically, but I have seen the terrific results of folks who do while using strobes and flashes, and I know lighting in general. Based on that, if I were trying this, I'd get the flash as

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
That wing flap count must be "per second." Had to imagine a hummer smaller than ours. J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > According to my 'Birds of Michigan' book, the Ruy-throated hummingbird is the > only hummingbird regularily seen in Michigan. > No o

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
All I'm doing at this point, Ken is considering flash vs shutter. Thanks for suggestion. J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 5:13 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > You gotta start somewhere Jack. > > Moving them out from the structure on top of the feeder has got to help the > lighting situat

GESEO Nidan exams also K-1/K-3 real world comparison

2016-08-01 Thread Larry Colen
Last Saturday we had Nidan (2nd degree black belt) exams at the dojo. For the sake of comparison I shot with both the K-1 and the K-3ii. I used the Tamron 28-75/2.8 mostly on the K-3 and the Pentax 28-105 mostly on the K-1, but for the sake of comparison I did swap them for a bit. I varied ape

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Looks delicious, Bob. :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 4:37 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> On 1 Aug 2016, at 21:34, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> >>> On Aug 1, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>> Hummers are tough! >> >> They’re quite good if you braise them for sev

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Ken Waller
According to my 'Birds of Michigan' book, the Ruy-throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird regularily seen in Michigan. No other bird is as tiny. Its the only bird able to fly backwards. The wings flap 50-60 time a minute. The heart pumps 1,260 beats per minute. It breathes 250 time per minut

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Ken Waller
You gotta start somewhere Jack. Moving them out from the structure on top of the feeder has got to help the lighting situation. A 'Better Beamer' is a relatively cheap fresnel lens that will help project the light from your flash. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwall

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Bob said. Excellent. Paul via phone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 7:14 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > Great image, fantastic detail! Regards, Bob S. > >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Jostein wrote: >> I've shot exactly one session with those birds, a ruby-throated hummingbird >> I encountered a

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 1 Aug 2016, at 21:34, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >> On Aug 1, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> Hummers are tough! > > They’re quite good if you braise them for several hours, but there’s not a > lot of meat on them. > Try ortolan instead - roasting time is only 8 minutes

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Great image, fantastic detail! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Jostein wrote: > I've shot exactly one session with those birds, a ruby-throated hummingbird > I encountered along the Big Sur in 2013. I remember thinking that the wings > would have to stop before they turned, and

August PUG - Last Call

2016-08-01 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I'll be closing submissions on Wednesday evening (July 3) - Sydney time. Theme: In Silhouette As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian

Re: GESO: Making Noise (Comparing ISO noise on K-3, K-1, and 645Z)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, Stan! All I had to do was find the small identifier. Sorry I gave up so soon! Did you use the 1.4 extender to allow for the K-3's APS-C image size? J - Original Message - From: "Stanley Halpin" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 1:08:34 PM Subject:

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Well caught in a nice setting, Jostein. I understand that their wings do not ever stop while in flight, but instead, each does a continuous figure eight. Seems likely to me.(?) J - Original Message - From: "Jostein" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 1:56:55 P

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jostein
I've shot exactly one session with those birds, a ruby-throated hummingbird I encountered along the Big Sur in 2013. I remember thinking that the wings would have to stop before they turned, and rattled off a lot of frames hoping to hit the point where the wings switched direction. That was wit

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
> On Aug 1, 2016, at 11:50 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Hummers are tough! > > They’re quite good if you braise them for several hours, but there’s not a lot of meat on them. Paul > IBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the > directions. -- PDML Pentax

Re: GESO: Making Noise (Comparing ISO noise on K-3, K-1, and 645Z)

2016-08-01 Thread Stanley Halpin
Dan, At least I provided a (sand) bar where you could rest! And a log to sit on even. Next you’ll be asking for sipping’ whiskey or some such… But seriously, I totally understand, and am seldom able to get through this sort of gallery put up by others. Strategy: 1. If you single-click a thumbna

Re: OT: Windoze 10 Re-ducks

2016-08-01 Thread Bruce Walker
This could be a message from the ghost of Babbage that you should go get a Mac. On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 1:19 PM, John wrote: > On 7/28/2016 5:38 PM, John wrote: >> >> Just for grins & giggles, another tale of something or other ... >> >> Started the quest for Windoze 10 on my Photoshop computer

Re: GESO: Making Noise (Comparing ISO noise on K-3, K-1, and 645Z)

2016-08-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I tried to look at all the image, but my mind became water logged. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > I think the K-5ii did it best. But I don’t have one to “test”, so I offer > for your amusement and edificatio

Re: GESO: Making Noise (Comparing ISO noise on K-3, K-1, and 645Z)

2016-08-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for doing this, Stan. Exposure is a huge factor in noise generation, and your K-3 shots are underexposed, whereas the others are all a bit overexposed.That pretty much makes comparison of the K-3 shots impossible, but the K-1 and 645Z exposures seem roughly the same. (I know from my own

Re: OT: Windoze 10 Re-ducks

2016-08-01 Thread John
On 7/28/2016 5:38 PM, John wrote: Just for grins & giggles, another tale of something or other ... Started the quest for Windoze 10 on my Photoshop computer yesterday morning at 4:00am. If I'm going to have insomnia I might as well get some use out of it. Again following the procrastinators gui

GESO: Making Noise (Comparing ISO noise on K-3, K-1, and 645Z)

2016-08-01 Thread Stanley Halpin
I think the K-5ii did it best. But I don’t have one to “test”, so I offer for your amusement and edification a series of roughly parallel shots with the three cameras I do have. Equipment: K-1 with D FA 70-200/2.8 K-3 with FA 50-135/2.8 + 1.4 extender.

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
Now you've got it, Dan! :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 8:50 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Hummers are tough! > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> I don't consider these, or any I

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Hummers are tough! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > I don't consider these, or any I've > shot, to be fully sharp accept when > perched. > I'm talking about the wings of course! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > >

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
I don't consider these, or any I've shot, to be fully sharp accept when perched. I'm talking about the wings of course! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "Not doing it!!" but those are very > nice hummer imag

Re: Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "Not doing it!!" but those are very nice hummer images. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > My wife made the decision (of course) to hang a couple Hummingbird feeders. > I've

Re: PESO: Auto Union Horch

2016-08-01 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 31.07.16 um 21:51 schrieb Paul Stenquist: Interestingly Daimler now owns the Horch brand name but doesn’t use it. The brand was used in post-war East Germany for a short time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsenring_P240 In the West, it was so closely associated with the infamous 1000 ye

Hummer Freezing(?)

2016-08-01 Thread Jack Davis
My wife made the decision (of course) to hang a couple Hummingbird feeders. I've been dinkin' around attempting to freeze them with an AF540-FGZ on the K-3. I've chosen to use "M" flash setting at 1/64 duration. Not doing it!! Said setting does, however, fully light a scene 'prox 25' across the f

Re: PESO 2016 - 159 - GDG

2016-08-01 Thread Chris Mitchell
She's emailing him the divorce papers. Well seen Godfrey. Chris On 31 July 2016 at 15:39, Bob W-PDML wrote: > First rate! Five minutes into their first date... it's not going well. > >> On 31 Jul 2016, at 14:56, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> Downtown San Jose, dinner at a pizzeria. >> >> http

Re: PESO 2016 - 158 - GDG

2016-08-01 Thread Chris Mitchell
It certainly does! Everything's just right. Chris On 30 July 2016 at 16:10, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Sometimes the light strikes just right. > > https://flic.kr/p/KAV365 > > enjoy! > G > — > The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discus