Re: Peso - 'Carp River'

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Ann, I'm always open to others suggestions. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: Peso - 'Carp River' Well if you take such a lovely shot you aint gonna get many critical nes

Re: PESO - Let the Lion Drive

2016-10-05 Thread Marco Alpert
He hasn’t quite figured out how to get the keys. m > On Oct 5, 2016, at 7:39 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > too young? > > a > > > On 10/3/2016 1:09 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: >> Well, he’s not driving *yet*. >> >> m >> >>> On Oct 3, 2016, at 10:06 AM, Alan C

Re: Peso - 'Carp River'

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Jack for saying what Brian said. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: Peso - 'Carp River' What Brian said! J Sent from my iPhone On Oct 4, 2016, at 3:36 AM, Brian

Re: PESO - Red? Or Blue?

2016-10-05 Thread Marco Alpert
It’s a race car build based on a Miata. Details here: http://www.trackhq.com/forums/f368/introducing-morpheus-9560/ m > On Oct 4, 2016, at 11:53 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > > Marco Alpert wrote: > > http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso21.html > > Interesting;

Re: PESO - Red? Or Blue?

2016-10-05 Thread Marco Alpert
Yup. Thanks. m > On Oct 4, 2016, at 11:34 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Marco Alpert wrote: >> http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso21.html >> >> Comments, as always, welcomed. > > NB Miata? > > Interesting perspective. > > >> >> -Marco >> >> --- >>

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
lol! good answer ann On 10/5/2016 10:03 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Thu, Oct 6, 2016, at 12:42 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: rather looks like a wish-bone... did you make a wish? Yeah - I wished I didn't have to walk the kilometre back to the car park... Cheers Brian

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread William Robb
Bingo halls are pretty iconic actually. I'm sure you can think of something. On Wednesday, 5 October 2016, Bruce Walker wrote: > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Bill > wrote: > > On 10/5/2016 12:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >>

Re: PESO - Let the Lion Drive

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
too young? a On 10/3/2016 1:09 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Well, he’s not driving *yet*. m On Oct 3, 2016, at 10:06 AM, Alan C wrote: Could be if shot in a Commonwealth country. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 6:07 PM To:

Re: PESO - Let the Lion Drive

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Probably wise. ann On 10/3/2016 1:47 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso20.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

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, Oct 6, 2016, at 12:42 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > rather looks like a wish-bone... did you make a wish? Yeah - I wished I didn't have to walk the kilometre back to the car park... Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: Markham Fair

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Loved it on Facebook, love it here... decisive moments rule! ann On 10/3/2016 9:56 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks everyone. Funny thing is, this was a grab shot from the X30, basically lifted it to my eye and snapped. Dave On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
I'm late... Thansk for liking my Mt St Helen's shot - it was the first thing I thought of and dug out the print to scan... but now after seeing the whole gallyer - which definitely is solid through and through, I remembered I had a balloon festival shot from the old days - the Albuquerque one

RE: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread John Coyle
Can't help with most of your issues, Bipin, but it was noticeable that, on my *ist-D, the battery indicator would show low or empty after using the built-in flash, but would go back to full after turning the camera off and on again. I always thought that the indicator was probably displaying

Re: GESO - catching up with Camille

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Like the way her heels and the chair legs go together... fun shot ann On 10/5/2016 9:18 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 5/10/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: The ponytail

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
rather looks like a wish-bone... did you make a wish? ann On 10/5/2016 5:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Just a reflection of an old tree branch in a lake: http://lyons-ryan.org/PESO/slides/_IGO4004-EM10-1-peso.html C & C welcome Cheers Brian ++ Brian

Re: Peso - 'Carp River'

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Well if you take such a lovely shot you aint gonna get many critical ones - I anticipated a close-up of real carp swimming about - this is much nicer ann On 10/5/2016 1:57 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Thanks for your comment Larry. I appreciate all relevant comments especially critical ones.

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Um, Bruce - don't you live in or near Toronto? Therefore just an hour or two drive to a very Iconic place I can think of... over-photographed but hey.. ann On 10/5/2016 9:16 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Bill wrote: On 10/5/2016

Re: GESO - catching up with Camille

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> The coffee cup >> http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GtP1.nfnEcVI/IwuL4LGv0Ao0 >> > > This is my favorite. Wonderful

Re: GESO - catching up with Camille

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 5/10/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>The ponytail >>http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GtP1.nfnEcVI/IaRFdIyUqPX8 > > Delightful! Thanks, Cotty. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Bill wrote: > On 10/5/2016 12:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> An enjoyable PUG once again, and again thank you to Brian for managing it! >> >> Thank you also to everyone for commenting on my Skipping shot; glad >> you enjoyed it so

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 5 Oct 2016, at 19:06, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >>> On 3/10/16, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> If

Re: Peso-Oct Egret

2016-10-05 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Bruce! The image benefitted from your comment. J Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2016, at 4:48 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Nice, Jack. Elegant composition. > >> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> I realize I'm

Re: Peso-Oct Egret

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Nice, Jack. Elegant composition. On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > I realize I'm close to wearing out the Egret thing, but I've warned you. :) > this one is, however, a bit more "put together" than the routine. > > Comments will be much appreciated. >

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
I love that, Brian. Wonderful rendering. On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Just a reflection of an old tree branch in a lake: > > http://lyons-ryan.org/PESO/slides/_IGO4004-EM10-1-peso.html > > > C & C welcome > > > Cheers > > Brian > >

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Bill
On 10/5/2016 12:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: An enjoyable PUG once again, and again thank you to Brian for managing it! Thank you also to everyone for commenting on my Skipping shot; glad you enjoyed it so much. Malcolm, I struggled to find an appropriate image for this PUG too. I stumbled upon

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Bill
On 10/5/2016 8:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Gonz, the reason I never read the fecking manual is that it's just a shopping list of features and how to enable/disable them. All the features, whether super useful or just trivial, are lumped together. Reading through that is tedious and

Peso-Oct Egret

2016-10-05 Thread Jack Davis
I realize I'm close to wearing out the Egret thing, but I've warned you. :) this one is, however, a bit more "put together" than the routine. Comments will be much appreciated. J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1105 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
That's just the sort of thing I'd expect from Tasmania. Beautiful and weird, the way I like my women. B > On 5 Oct 2016, at 22:23, Brian Walters wrote: > > Just a reflection of an old tree branch in a lake: > >

Re: GESO - catching up with Camille

2016-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > The coffee cup > http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GtP1.nfnEcVI/IwuL4LGv0Ao0 > This is my favorite. Wonderful lines and nice symmetry in the body, and interesting details in the surroundings. Dan

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 4:53 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > That is how the *ist-Ds worked as it didn't have a dedicated green button. > Also I think that Bruce meant M not Tv. At least on the K20D and K-5II > pressing the green button with a SMC Pentax [K] or M lens

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread Jack Davis
Very nice, Brian! love the exposure! J - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2016 2:22:00 PM Subject: OT PESO - Symmetry Just a reflection of an old tree branch in a lake:

Re: OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread Jack Davis
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2016, at 2:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > Just a reflection of an old tree branch in a lake: > > http://lyons-ryan.org/PESO/slides/_IGO4004-EM10-1-peso.html > > > C & C welcome > > > Cheers > > Brian > >

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Thu, Oct 6, 2016, at 05:28 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 5 Oct 2016, at 19:06, Bruce Walker wrote: > > > >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> On 3/10/16, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >>> If "jump" should

OT PESO - Symmetry

2016-10-05 Thread Brian Walters
Just a reflection of an old tree branch in a lake: http://lyons-ryan.org/PESO/slides/_IGO4004-EM10-1-peso.html C & C welcome Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com -

Re: OT: Magnificent Moscow Metro

2016-10-05 Thread jtainter
Dan wrote: When we were in Russia, 20 years ago, I was quite impressed by the beauty of the Moscos Metro stations, and the steep, speedy and thrilling escalator rides down to the stations. I don't have any decent images from back then, but here are a few someone else took and posted:

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread P.J. Alling
That is how the *ist-Ds worked as it didn't have a dedicated green button. Also I think that Bruce meant M not Tv. At least on the K20D and K-5II pressing the green button with a SMC Pentax [K] or M lens does nothing in Tv mode, but in M mode it stops the lens down and sets the more or less

Re: OT: Magnificent Moscow Metro

2016-10-05 Thread Otis C. Wright, Jr.
Always impressed by the Metro. Looks a bit more impressive in your pics than it did when I was first introduced to/ used the Metro about 40 years ago during a couple of of four-week visits to Moscow... Otis Wright On 10/4/2016 16:42, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: When we were in Russia, 20 years

RE: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bruce Walker wrote: Sent: 05 October 2016 19:02 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: October PUG - UP - is Up! An enjoyable PUG once again, and again thank you to Brian for managing it! Thank you also to everyone for commenting on my Skipping shot; glad you enjoyed it so

Re: GESO - catching up with Camille

2016-10-05 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 5/10/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >The ponytail >http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GtP1.nfnEcVI/IaRFdIyUqPX8 Delightful! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

GESO - catching up with Camille

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Per his remark about a suitable PUG theme for me, this is largely for Cotty's benefit. Actually there are no tits or bums visible in these linked shots, but you'll find them if you spelunk the gallery. The lace cami http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GtP1.nfnEcVI/ICist3IvPgoQ The

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 5 Oct 2016, at 19:06, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 3/10/16, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> If "jump" should ever becomes a Pug subject, Bruce is set. >> >> Not to mention

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 11:56 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > And one of the programmable functions of the green button is to push > on that little pin that old Pentax lenses have which closes the > aperture leaves down. I think they call this stop down metering. When > you

Re: Peso - 'Carp River'

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for your comments Brian. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" Subject: Re: Peso - 'Carp River' On Tue, Oct 4, 2016, at 03:35 PM, Alan C wrote: Quite stunning, Ken. We never see

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Give me a brake, we all know he does it manual-ly. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Car photography hints? He's so good at it, he can probably do it on auto. G On Oct 5,

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 3/10/16, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>If "jump" should ever becomes a Pug subject, Bruce is set. > > Not to mention tits and bums. Best left unmentioned, I fear. I am on my second 30-day Facebook

Re: October PUG - UP - is Up!

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
An enjoyable PUG once again, and again thank you to Brian for managing it! Thank you also to everyone for commenting on my Skipping shot; glad you enjoyed it so much. Malcolm, I struggled to find an appropriate image for this PUG too. I stumbled upon this one while scanning through my portfolio

Re: Peso - 'Carp River'

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks for your comment Larry. I appreciate all relevant comments especially critical ones. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" Subject: Re: Peso - 'Carp River' Ken Waller wrote: Captured on

How was San Diego? Attn: Rick (Was: Re: San Diego)

2016-10-05 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi Rick, It would be interesting to hear what photo opportunities you had in San Diego, and what photos you took. Cheers, Igor Rick Womer Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:29:21 -0700 wrote: Thanks Igor! These are very helpful. My wife has a conference all day Friday; I think we will head for the

Re: OT: Magnificent Moscow Metro

2016-10-05 Thread Igor PDML-StR
John: My impression of the DC Metro is very mixed: On one hand it has much nicer trains than those in most (if not all) US cities (where present). On another hand, the frequency of the trains is not that great. (My impression is that even in Boston and Manhattan, the train frequency is

Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Bipin Gupta
I have some similar set of shutter firing problems on both my K-5 & the K-5 IIs:- The shutter will fire twice with just one press of the shutter button. I check my settings and it is on single frame only. This happens randomly & for most of the time the camera behaves properly. Another set of

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 10:45 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > >> On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> What the manual largely lacks is any description of _why_ you'd want >> to use the features. So you need to scan the PDML and hope that you

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
He's so good at it, he can probably do it on auto. G > On Oct 5, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Gonz wrote: > > You really drove the point home there... > >> On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >> And he never tires of it. >> >>

Re: Car photography hints?

2016-10-05 Thread Gonz
You really drove the point home there... On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > And he never tires of it. > > -Original Message- >>From: Rick Womer >>Subject: Re: Car photography hints? >> >>He's the list's big wheel in car

Re: OT: Magnificent Moscow Metro

2016-10-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 4:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > When we were in Russia, 20 years ago, I was quite impressed by the beauty > of the Moscos Metro stations, and the steep, speedy and thrilling escalator > rides down to the stations. > > I don't have any decent

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:24 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > What the manual largely lacks is any description of _why_ you'd want > to use the features. So you need to scan the PDML and hope that you > can spot that useful piece of information floating amongst the >

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 10:08 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Eric, I think John nailed the problem. You have your options set such that > the camera will not fire if [something] is not in focus. > I don’t remember the K-5 setup, but on the K-3 and other cameras

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Gonz
Geesh I've been suffering through this problem forever. I guess I should have read the f***ing manual! I usually just put it on manual focus to avoid the issue altogether. On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 9:08 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > Eric, I think John nailed the

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Eric Weir
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 9:42 PM, John wrote: > > If you're shooting in AF.S mode, the action priority might be set to > "Focus-priority" (default setting). The K-5 manual says the shutter > won't fire if the subject is not in focus. ’Thanks, John. That was it. I meant to

Re: Shutter firing erratic

2016-10-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Gonz, the reason I never read the fecking manual is that it's just a shopping list of features and how to enable/disable them. All the features, whether super useful or just trivial, are lumped together. Reading through that is tedious and sleep-inducing. What the manual largely lacks is any

Re: Markham Fair

2016-10-05 Thread Gonz
Wasn't it "The Big Thill" ? On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 4:06 PM, John wrote: > There's a book or a movie called "The Thill of It All". > > > > On 10/4/2016 3:36 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >> >> A propos of which, I learnt a new word earlier this week, related to >> ploughing.

Re: OT: Magnificent Moscow Metro

2016-10-05 Thread John
Hong Kong, Nanjing & Beijing subway systems were all pretty much like the DC Metro (except newer & not as worn from deferred maintenance); very Mies van der Rohe, lots of polished steel & glass à la the IBM building in Chicago. The Moscow Metro was built as much for a show place as it was for

RE: PESO: Watching The Bridge

2016-10-05 Thread Malcolm Smith
Alan C wrote: Appealing. Also Willow Street? Willow Street, yes, just like cats - what the internet was made for! The bridge is too low for double deck routes. Signage was in place for an event in the area using double deck vehicles which directed them via a different route. This was in

Re: PESO: Watching The Bridge

2016-10-05 Thread Alan C
Appealing. Also Willow Street? Alan C -Original Message- From: Malcolm Smith Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 8:47 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: PESO: Watching The Bridge http://flic.kr/p/Ms4cxC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PESO - Red? Or Blue?

2016-10-05 Thread Malcolm Smith
Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso21.html Interesting; tell us more about it. Malcolm -- 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

PESO: Watching The Bridge

2016-10-05 Thread Malcolm Smith
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Re: PESO - Red? Or Blue?

2016-10-05 Thread Larry Colen
Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso21.html Comments, as always, welcomed. NB Miata? Interesting perspective. -Marco --- http://www.alpert.com/marco -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML