Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Jostein
IIRC, StarStax is okay for blending the exposures, but not much else. It's a very basic piece of software. However it's very cool for creating looong star trails from individual exposures. Jostein Den 07.12.2016 03.46, skrev Subash Jeyan: On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:47:34 -0800 Larry Colen wrote:

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 04:56 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > On 06 December 2016 at 22:33 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > > > On 6 Dec 2016, at 22:01, Brian Walters wrote: > > > > > > > > > On a related note, we're planning on a bathroom rebuild early in the New > > > Year. The bathroom will be

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
Malcolm Smith wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Now that I'm home, here's a link to my astro collection on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157627826423347/ ++ I love 04884& 05001 by the way! Thank you. Do you mean from the july 4 mount hamilton set?

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
Stanley Halpin wrote: On Dec 4, 2016, at 4:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Igor PDML-StR wrote: Larry, I haven't done much of astro-photography, so, I am just curious: why focusing at infinity wouldn't work in this case (i.e. turning the focusing ring to the end of the range)? Is it just becaus

RE: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Malcolm Smith
Larry Colen wrote: Now that I'm home, here's a link to my astro collection on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157627826423347/ ++ I love 04884 & 05001 by the way! Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

RE: PESO:black and white cottage

2016-12-06 Thread Malcolm Smith
Philip Northeast wrote: https://flic.kr/p/PJY6zP = Interesting building, I take it near the top of a hill? Odd, for buildings where I am not to have TV aerials mounted as high up as possible (chimney), wires being fed in lower than gutter height, and is that a galvanised s

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
Subash Jeyan wrote: On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:47:34 -0800 Larry Colen wrote: I tried that once and didn't have any luck with the software I used, it wasn't significantly better than what I got with one frame. I'm curious if anybody has stacking software they like that runs on macs (or linux)

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread mike wilson
> On 06 December 2016 at 22:33 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > On 6 Dec 2016, at 22:01, Brian Walters wrote: > > > > > > On a related note, we're planning on a bathroom rebuild early in the New > > Year. The bathroom will be out of service for 2-3 weeks - and we only > > have the one. > > > > It

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread P.J. Alling
Hey, I beat my dog at chess four out of five times, he tends to knock over the board the fifth time so I count it a draw. On 12/6/2016 1:55 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: That type "evaluation" reminds me of an old joke: A guy comes to his friend's home and sees his friend playing chess with a dog.

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:47:34 -0800 Larry Colen wrote: > I tried that once and didn't have any luck with the software I used, > it wasn't significantly better than what I got with one frame. I'm > curious if anybody has stacking software they like that runs on macs > (or linux) StarStaX is a good

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Dec 4, 2016, at 4:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> >> Larry, >> >> I haven't done much of astro-photography, so, I am just >> curious: why focusing at infinity wouldn't work in this case >> (i.e. turning the focusing ring to the end of the range)? >> Is it just

Re: PESO - Stoli

2016-12-06 Thread Marco Alpert
Indeed. Thanks John, the other John, Malcolm and Philip for the comments. Always appreciated. - Marco > On Dec 5, 2016, at 3:26 PM, John Coyle wrote: > > Great photo, again - you have to wonder what thoughts are going through his > head, he seems solemn or sad about something. > > John in Bri

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 09:33 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 6 Dec 2016, at 22:01, Brian Walters wrote: > > > > > > On a related note, we're planning on a bathroom rebuild early in the New > > Year. The bathroom will be out of service for 2-3 weeks - and we only > > have the one. > > > > It will

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
Gonz wrote: Interesting capture of M42. I remember the first time I saw M42 with an 8" scope at the top of the Green building in Cambridge MA. It blew me away. Have you tried M31? Now that I'm home, here's a link to my astro collection on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/colle

Re: PESO:black and white cottage

2016-12-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
I reckon there's a family of undead cannibal serial killers living there. Very atmospheric. > On 6 Dec 2016, at 22:09, Philip Northeast wrote: > > Dragged my Pentax 28mm tilt/shift lens out of the cupboard and started > experimenting with it on the K1. > > I am starting to operate it effectiv

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 6 Dec 2016, at 22:01, Brian Walters wrote: > > > On a related note, we're planning on a bathroom rebuild early in the New > Year. The bathroom will be out of service for 2-3 weeks - and we only > have the one. > > It will be the middle of summer. > > Things could get a bit smelly for a whi

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 1:43 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person. Columbia has other products that may make you more alert. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
On December 6, 2016 1:40:22 PM PST, Gonz wrote: >Interesting capture of M42. I remember the first time I saw M42 with >an 8" scope at the top of the Green building in Cambridge MA. It blew >me away. Have you tried M31? That was my first of that sort, I'm on my phone but if you search my flick

OT - anti-gravitational lens

2016-12-06 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Astronomers/astrophysicists have been talking about a gravitational lens. In rough terms, that curves the space (AFAIK) toward a large massive object. In this photo, it looks like there is an "anti-gravitational" lens, as the space is curved in the opposite direction, away from an massive ob

Re: PESO:black and white cottage

2016-12-06 Thread Jack Davis
Very nice!! J - Original Message - From: "Philip Northeast" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 2:08:32 PM Subject: PESO:black and white cottage Dragged my Pentax 28mm tilt/shift lens out of the cupboard and started experimenting with it on the K1. I am st

PESO:black and white cottage

2016-12-06 Thread Philip Northeast
Dragged my Pentax 28mm tilt/shift lens out of the cupboard and started experimenting with it on the K1. I am starting to operate it effectively but need some taller buildings to really see the benefit. There was a bit of Chromic Aberration that needed cleaning up in Lightroom. https://flic

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 06:58 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > John, > > Demolition on our rebuilding project (which included the kitchen, and > a good deal of structural work) began 6 June. We were using a charcoal > grill, toaster oven, and microwave until 24 Nov, when we were =barely= > able to cook Tha

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Gonz
Interesting capture of M42. I remember the first time I saw M42 with an 8" scope at the top of the Green building in Cambridge MA. It blew me away. Have you tried M31? Here is a pic of M42 taken by Hubble that is drool worthy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Messier_objects#/media/File:Or

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread Bob W-PDML
Excellent! > On 6 Dec 2016, at 17:13, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > This is a very interesting photo. > https://goo.gl/i3HY1H > There is no water in this photo. > > Igor > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIB

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread Rick Womer
John, Demolition on our rebuilding project (which included the kitchen, and a good deal of structural work) began 6 June. We were using a charcoal grill, toaster oven, and microwave until 24 Nov, when we were =barely= able to cook Thanksgiving dinner in it. Finishing work is still ongoing. These

Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue

2016-12-06 Thread Gonz
Its smack in the middle of the view and the bulk of it appears black(opaque) when trying to compose a pic. On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:47 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > It looks like an alien life form, maybe a WotW martian. Annoying really. > > On 12/5/2016 8:23 PM, Gonz wrote: >> >> Fungus? Can I cl

Re: PESO - Stoli

2016-12-06 Thread John
On 12/6/2016 2:10 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Marco Alpert wrote: http://www.alpert.com/marco/photo16/peso37.html ++ The way he is sitting with the parcels makes him look part of the delivery, rather than the recipient. Another good catch. Malcolm I got the impression

Re: December PUG is Up

2016-12-06 Thread John
On 12/5/2016 11:50 PM, David Mann wrote: On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:18 AM, John wrote: You might want to be careful with that. The major cause of the lack of tranquility around here is a kitchen I'm having to completely remove down to the wall studs & replacing sub-flooring. Someone made repairs ye

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread Igor PDML-StR
That type "evaluation" reminds me of an old joke: A guy comes to his friend's home and sees his friend playing chess with a dog. - You've got a very smart dog: he plays chess! - No, he's dumb! I am winning 5:2! Igor P.J. Alling Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:45:18 -0800 wrote: It was obvious, to me at

Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue

2016-12-06 Thread P.J. Alling
It looks like an alien life form, maybe a WotW martian. Annoying really. On 12/5/2016 8:23 PM, Gonz wrote: Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ -- There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person.

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread P.J. Alling
It was obvious, to me at least, when I looked at it, that the photo was turned 90° to get the effect. So the fact that there was no water was no surprise. It's clever, but not brilliant. On 12/6/2016 12:10 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: This is a very interesting photo. https://goo.gl/i3HY1H Th

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
Jostein wrote: Den 04.12.2016 20.47, skrev Larry Colen: I tried that once and didn't have any luck with the software I used, it wasn't significantly better than what I got with one frame. I'm curious if anybody has stacking software they like that runs on macs (or linux) If it's been a whi

Re: Coyles in USA

2016-12-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Thoroughly enjoyable gallery. Many thanks for sharing. I have vague recollection :-) of that Larry guy with his rather big camera and lens. Boris On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 11:04 AM, John Coyle wrote: > I know you've all been waiting with bated breath for the pics - sorry, only > just had time t

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread Alan C
OK, Huck. I saw yer lying down. Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 7:10 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo This is a very interesting photo. https://goo.gl/i3HY1H There is no water in this photo. Igor --

Re: OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread Gonz
Very clever On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > This is a very interesting photo. > https://goo.gl/i3HY1H > There is no water in this photo. > > Igor > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE

OT - "optical illusion" in the photo

2016-12-06 Thread Igor PDML-StR
This is a very interesting photo. https://goo.gl/i3HY1H There is no water in this photo. Igor -- 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: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Jostein
Den 04.12.2016 20.47, skrev Larry Colen: I tried that once and didn't have any luck with the software I used, it wasn't significantly better than what I got with one frame. I'm curious if anybody has stacking software they like that runs on macs (or linux) If it's been a while since last time

Re: Tonight I got a little Messier

2016-12-06 Thread Jostein
In my experience, the best way to focus is to use LiveView, zoom the screen in on a star, and use manual focus. Correct focus is never at the lens' infinity setting. :-) Jostein Den 04.12.2016 22.50, skrev Larry Colen: Igor PDML-StR wrote: Larry, I haven't done much of astro-photography,

Re: GESO - De´shabille´

2016-12-06 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you very much, Jack! On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 5:57 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Exceedingly well done! > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 3, 2016, at 2:24 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 2/12/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> I've been developing a series inspired by

Re: GESO - De´shabille´

2016-12-06 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Paul! On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > What Cotty said. Warm, beautiful, a delight., > > Paul via phone > >> On Dec 3, 2016, at 5:24 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> >> On 2/12/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> I've been developing a series inspir

Re: GESO - De´shabille´

2016-12-06 Thread Bruce Walker
On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 5:24 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 2/12/16, Bruce Walker, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >I've been developing a series inspired by the late French photographer > >Jean-François Jonvelle (with a little Vincent Peters mixed in) that I > >call De´shabille´. I have posted a

Re: PESO - Pedicabs

2016-12-06 Thread Jack Davis
Deft camera work, Rick! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2016, at 6:49 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > very enjoyable photo Rick > > Dave > >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Another from the San Diego waterfront: >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18318872&s

Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue

2016-12-06 Thread Gonz
Are there any tricks or hidden parts to worry about when disassembling the housing for the prism? On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Yeah, it's probably just debris. Clean it with some ROR and a microfiber rag. > > Paul via phone > >> On Dec 6, 2016, at 12:33 AM, Bulent Cel

Re: PESO - Pedicabs

2016-12-06 Thread David J Brooks
very enjoyable photo Rick Dave On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Another from the San Diego waterfront: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18318872&size=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments appreciated. > > Rick > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml

Re: PESO - Pedicabs

2016-12-06 Thread Jack Davis
Well shot a presented, Bipin! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2016, at 1:45 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > Hello Rick your jazzy photo of the Pedicabs is awesome. > This is an excellent example of a low light night shot. > A bit hazy because of the bright colorful lights but it conveys the story

PESO - Pedicabs

2016-12-06 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hello Rick your jazzy photo of the Pedicabs is awesome. This is an excellent example of a low light night shot. A bit hazy because of the bright colorful lights but it conveys the story. Here are photos of the REAL PEDICABS drawn by HUMAN HORSE POWER. These folks are the poorest of the poor and t