Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread John
Yeah, I read that. It's still WTF? All that shit & everyone just goes home? On 9/8/2016 3:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: I generally enjoyed the series up until the final episode, which to this day is still elicits a hearty WTF?

Re: PESO - Morning on the Pond

2016-09-08 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Paul. It was a peaceful and lovely place to spend a couple of weeks. Rick On Thursday, September 8, 2016, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Pretty pic and an interesting perspective. > > Paul via phone > > > On Sep 7, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Rick Womer

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 9:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > "Ephesus" sounded Greek to me (literally, literally!) Of course, Ephesus, along with much of modern Turkey, including Istanbul, was indeed very Greek 2,000 years ago. It a Roman colony during its heyday, and an

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Daniel J. Matyola Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:56:49 -0700 wrote: I can crop out some of the top, although that will mean either cropping the sides as well, which I do not want to do, or leaving the image a lot wider than it is high (which is not necessarily bad). That's exactly why I had

Re: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread ann sanfedele
When I saw the comments about cropping a bit (before I actually looked at it) i moved it around to see if I agreed with the suggested trim offthe top... which drew -my- eye to the little puff of black smoke above the center of the top of the arch... , which caused me also to not the blackening

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: >If they're not in the British Museum, I'd look under Mario Draghi's desk. Are they arch rivals? >On 9/8/2016 1:27 AM, Alan C wrote: >> Quite striking. Did you nick the missing block? >> >> Alan C >> >> -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola >> Sent: Thursday, September

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
The whole thing is a flashback explaining exactly what happened last year in Marienbad. B > On 8 Sep 2016, at 20:20, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I like the finale. There are no answers, and questions are a burden on > others. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 2:34 PM, John wrote: > If they're not in the British Museum That is still a sensitive subject in Greece. They will never forgive the Brits for stealing the Elgin Marbles. They are, of course, spectacular. After I saw them in the BM, I went back

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob, and tanks for the pun. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 1:34 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > Capital! > > > On 8 Sep 2016, at 04:01, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > > > Architectural detail: > >

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thank you also, Ken and Alan, for your comments. As I said, Alan, the missing block adds interest to my eye, but then I am quite odd. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 9:05 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > Dan, > > It's a fine

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Igor. I can crop out some of the top, although that will mean either cropping the sides as well, which I do not want to do, or leaving the image a lot wider than it is high (which is not necessarily bad). The scene was backlit, and I had trouble seeing and focusing, so I didn't compose

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Gonz
A pint of what tho? :) On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 8/9/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Where I work we have a carbon-neutral policy, and are required to >>collect a large pink balloon first thing in the morning, attach it to

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, FWIW, I loved Lost almost as much as the Prisoner. BTW, any Ender fans here? Anyone else read the new prequel that come out last month? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:53 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > On

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/9/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >Where I work we have a carbon-neutral policy, and are required to >collect a large pink balloon first thing in the morning, attach it to >our arses, and inflate it with fart gasses throughout the day. > >At home-time it's collected by someone

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/8/2016 4:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:31 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Don't you mean 42? Of course. I was trying to be cute and dyslexic and confusing, like the finale. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:31 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Don't you mean 42? Of course. I was trying to be cute and dyslexic and confusing, like the finale. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
On 9/8/2016 3:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:44 PM, mike wilson wrote: There's only one answer. 24 Don't you mean 42? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Ken Waller
42 Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old. On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:44 PM, mike wilson wrote: There's only one

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:44 PM, mike wilson wrote: > There's only one answer. 24 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,

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread mike wilson
There's only one answer. > On 08 September 2016 at 20:19 "Daniel J. Matyola" > wrote: > > > I like the finale. There are no answers, and questions are a burden on > others. > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I like the finale. There are no answers, and questions are a burden on others. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > John wrote: > > >I generally enjoyed the series up until the final

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Ken Waller
Igor, in most cases I try to get it right in camera, but if the image is strong enough I have no issue cropping to suit the subject. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" Subject: Re: PESO: Arch

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: >I generally enjoyed the series up until the final episode, which to this >day is still elicits a hearty WTF? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/379/what-was-the-cult-tv-series-the-prisoner-all-about ;-) >On 9/8/2016 5:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> Been to Portmeirion with

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread John
I generally enjoyed the series up until the final episode, which to this day is still elicits a hearty WTF? On 9/8/2016 5:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Been to Portmeirion with the Mrs many years ago - really interesting place. Couldn't stand the TV series - I can suspend disbelief with the

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread John
If they're not in the British Museum, I'd look under Mario Draghi's desk. On 9/8/2016 1:27 AM, Alan C wrote: Quite striking. Did you nick the missing block? Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 5:00 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
The K-3II also has the Pixel shift technology that Ricoh is putting into all the new Pentax cameras. I don't think that that technology is available in the K-3 even with a firmware upgrade. Whether that's a hardware limitation or just a corporate decision to keep give the two models greater

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-08 Thread Immanuel
Larry, Upon further investigation, it seems the K-3 has almost the exact same video features as the K-3ii. Correct me if I'm mistaken but it seems the only two differences are built in GPS and longer battery life. Is this correct? Cheers, Immanuel On 2016-09-04 04:54 PM, Immanuel wrote:

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
have you no politicians to fill the bags for you? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 8 Sep 2016, at 12:43, Matthew Hunt wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:31 AM,

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 8 Sep 2016, at 12:43, Matthew Hunt wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> Couldn't stand the TV series - I can suspend disbelief with the best of >> them but having a giant fucking beachball bouncing up and down the beach

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Alan, The brick is something that Dan is unlikely to control. :) Ken, I was thinking more along the lines of re-framing. I am not sure if cutting at this point would help: it would change the proportions of the photo (more panoramish). ... but maybe... Igor Alan C Thu, 08 Sep 2016

Re: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Alan C
It's interesting how people see things differently. The first thing I focused on was the missing block. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 5:28 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Arch I agree Igor. Cutting out about half of

Re: PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Ken Waller
I agree Igor. Cutting out about half of the blank sky above the arch would be an improvement by forcing the eye to concentrate more on the arch. -Original Message- >From: Igor PDML-StR >Subject: PESO: Arch > > >Dan, > >It's a fine image, nicely taken. >But from the

Re: PESO - Enmeshed #1

2016-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you very much, Ken! On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Great work Bruce. Some very,very good images. Great lighting, great subjects > and poses. > > > -Original Message- >>From: Bruce Walker >>Subject: PESO - Enmeshed

Re: PESO - Enmeshed #1

2016-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:27 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > on akneed to know basis? I'll go out on a limb and say yes. > nice geometry > > ann Thank you, Ann. > On 9/7/2016 11:01 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> >From a series I'm calling Body Language. >> >>

Re: PESO - Enmeshed #1

2016-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
> Perhaps it's samon you know? Salmon, of course. Now it's spoiled. -- 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 - Enmeshed #1

2016-09-08 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 7/9/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >From a series I'm calling Body Language. >> >>http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/I1XDXAVxsYUs > > Curious image, warrants further inspection. A tad

PESO: Arch

2016-09-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Dan, It's a fine image, nicely taken. But from the moment I saw it, I couldn't get rid of the desire to reframe it so that the arch would move up (leaving less empty space at the top). I am not sure, it is likely that that would bring some portion of the top of the arch (maybe the top of the

Re: GESO -- Memorial Day 2016

2016-09-08 Thread Igor PDML-StR
"Memorable day of labor". :-) (including post and post. ;-) ) Enjoable photos. My favorite is #5. I also like #2 &3. Igor Paul Stenquist Mon, 05 Sep 2016 20:13:48 -0700 wrote: Nice pics, though. And they're definitely Labor Day. Paul via phone On Sep 5, 2016, at 10:54 PM, P.J. Alling

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 5:31 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > Couldn't stand the TV series - I can suspend disbelief with the best of > them but having a giant fucking beachball bouncing up and down the beach > was a step too far for me and reeked of cheapskate SFX. Much rather not

Re: PESO - Morning on the Pond

2016-09-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Pretty pic and an interesting perspective. Paul via phone > On Sep 7, 2016, at 9:35 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > It feels as though it was a long time ago that we were on vacation... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18280903=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > >

Re: The Prisoner is now 50 years old.

2016-09-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Been to Portmeirion with the Mrs many years ago - really interesting place. Couldn't stand the TV series - I can suspend disbelief with the best of them but having a giant fucking beachball bouncing up and down the beach was a step too far for me and reeked of cheapskate SFX. Much rather not see

Re: Scotch Trek Party this weekend, Felton CA

2016-09-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Sounds great Lar - would love to go if I was a bit closer! Happy birthday and LLAP. Cot -- 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.