mac 32 or 64

I plan on upgrading to El 15 soon. Spec's say it needs 64 bit to run I have looked at mid 2010 iMacs 21.5" and ine site said it runs 32/64. I looked at my " about this mac" and i dont see anything about 32 or 64. Does any one know which it is. If its only 32 i assume EL 15 will not run or run poorl

Re: mac 32 or 64

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 7:33 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > I plan on upgrading to El 15 soon. Spec's say it needs 64 bit to run I > have looked at mid 2010 iMacs 21.5" and ine site said it runs 32/64. I > looked at my " about this mac" and i dont see anything about 32 or 64. > Does any one know whi

Re: mac 32 or 64

Great much appreciated On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Mat Maessen wrote: > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 7:33 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > >> I plan on upgrading to El 15 soon. Spec's say it needs 64 bit to run I >> have looked at mid 2010 iMacs 21.5" and ine site said it runs 32/64. I >> looked at m

Re: CQ -- April PUG theme 20th anniversary -- please reach out!

Mark Roberts Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:09:35 -0800 wrote: Larry Colen wrote: On March 6, 2017 5:19:53 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Igor, you're such a ham! -.-. --.- The Morse the merrier! Re:morse no more! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/m

Re: CQ -- April PUG theme 20th anniversary -- please reach out!

Larry, You know the geeky "easter egg" in Slim & Slam's song, don't you? (the link at the bottom of this message) Igor Larry Colen wrote: On March 6, 2017 5:19:53 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: -.-. --.- Igor, you're such a ham! --- https://www.you

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

The Joshua Tree image is stunning! Also, I love that Photo studio. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > Hoping for success sending a forwarded link on to the List, below is a > link to a BBB photo essay... > > >

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Love the photos -- annoyed that the town names are not specified ann On 3/9/2017 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Hoping for success sending a forwarded link on to the List, below is a link to a BBB photo essay... Begin forwarded message: Subject: BBC News: Night-time in America's small tow

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

ann sanfedele wrote: >Love the photos -- annoyed that the town names are not specified My thoughts exactly. >>> Night-time in America's small towns >>> >>> Photographer Daniel Freeman's nocturnal journey around the United States. -- Mark Rob

Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

I'm thinking of making a room-sized camera obscura as an experiment for my Digital Photography I class. Anyone ever tried it? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSU

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Thanks for that Stan. I love the pic of the two cars on blocks. On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 9:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > Hoping for success sending a forwarded link on to the List, below is a link > to a BBB photo essay... > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> Subject: BBC News: Night-time in Am

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

No, always wanted to. When visiting my Grandparents in a rural village many years ago, I witnessed a camera obscura of sorts. There was a tiny hole in the clay tiles of the roof, the room was extremely dark and in the late morning I could see the projection through the hole of the sky on the floo

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

> On Mar 7, 2017, at 12:17 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > Hi All, > > The question of adjusting the time in the EXIF of the photos had come up on > this list a few times in the past. > This frequently is an issue when you forget to adjust the time zone. > > LR provides the possibility to adj

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

Google "Grahamstown Camera Obscura" & you'll find some interesting stuff. Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 5:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura? I'm thinking of making a room-sized camera

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

I doesn't really feel like America's small towns so much as California's small towns. Maybe some from Texas, or the rest of the South West, but nothing that looks like The North (East or West), or the Old South. On 3/9/2017 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Hoping for success sending a forward

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

The photographer didn't post that information on his site either. http://danielfreemanphotography.co.uk/galleries/usa-at-night/ Larry, there is a photo of a tree in there that reminded me of your recent attempts at something similar. Igor Mark Roberts Fri, 10 Mar 2017 07:17:45 -0800 wrote:

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

All shots well done. I would, however, have messed with the Joshua tree image and given the camera a subtle tilt to the right. But then, I have issues. J - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 7:09:35 AM Subject: Re: OT: B

Re: PESO Pouring My Scotch

I've never understood why an attractive woman would feel the need to have a permanent "artwork" displayed on their body. I've dated women with tatoos and they couldn't really explain it. i don't even want permanent artwork on my walls. It's a good photograph, technically very good. Noise i

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > I would, however, have messed with the Joshua tree > image and given the camera a subtle tilt to the right. > Interesting. Why to the right? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

Santa Monica has a Camera Obscura on the beach just north of the pier. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/camera-obscura-santa-monica https://www.kcet.org/history-society/a-most-novel-attraction-the-camera-obscura-of-santa-monica > On Mar 10, 2017, at 10:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > I'm thinki

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

On 10/3/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm thinking of making a room-sized camera obscura as an experiment >for my Digital Photography I class. Anyone ever tried it? I believe some obscure little English university did it once. They were probably drunk. -- Cheers, Cotty __

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Well at least one of the photos is in Red Oak IA. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0089316,-95.2293105,3a,75y,151.07h,88.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sybflDf29fss9sq5iEqZZLg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1?hl=en&authuser=0 On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Love the photos -- annoyed t

Colusa Preserve Activity

A couple images from a local National Preserve. What else? Shot in the last two days. After 30 years of scenics and landscapes, this refreshes me. K3/150-450 on a tripod. C&C? Thanks! J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1169 http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

Stan, thanks for taking the time to spell it out in detail. I'll note it for the future needs. Quoted below is the critical point in all this adjustment procedure in LR. It actually crossed my mind that it might do that way, but I hesitated a bit... I should have tested on a small subset, but

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Somehow, you managed to make a grackle look attractive! I also like the flight posture you caught in the goose image, although the bird reminds me too much of the hated Canada Geese that befoul everything around here. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 10, 2

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

And the one with the car on blocks in front of the garage is the Tonopah Garage in Tonopah, NV On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Love the photos -- annoyed that the town names are not specified > > ann > > > On 3/9/2017 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> Hoping for succe

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Actually several pics are from Tonopah NV and Red Oak IA On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Gonz wrote: > And the one with the car on blocks in front of the garage is the > Tonopah Garage in Tonopah, NV > > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: >> Love the photos -- annoyed that

Re: Liar, liar, pants on fire

When I hear someone (a clerk, a customer-service rep., ...) telling me "the computer does not allow me ...", that works like the proverbial "red cloth" (not even a red herring. ;-) ). Self-combusting phones, on the hand ... Igor Ken Waller Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:10:18 -0800 wrote: In some of

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Would tilt the tree to the left. It's lean bothers me. As I mentioned, I have issues. J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2017, at 8:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> I would, however, have messed with the Joshua tree >> image and g

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Nice. The Grackle is very sharp and detailed. Good job on the duck as well. Shooting birds in flight off a tripod is difficult. Paul > On Mar 10, 2017, at 11:30 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSC

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

And the one with the flags on the Union Block is from Marietta OH. On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Love the photos -- annoyed that the town names are not specified > > ann > > > On 3/9/2017 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> >> Hoping for success sending a forwarded link

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

See my discovery of where they are. NV, IA, and OH for several of the pics. On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:43 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I doesn't really feel like America's small towns so much as California's > small towns. Maybe some from Texas, or the rest of the South West, but > nothing that lo

Re: PESO Pouring My Scotch

On 10/3/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: > i don't even want >permanent artwork on my walls. I read that (rather quickly) and was momentarily discombobulated... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

I would, however, have messed with the Joshua tree image and given the camera a subtle tilt to the right. I agree, it needs more space to the edge to breathe. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: OT: BBC

Re: PESO Pouring My Scotch

You sir, have a dirty, dirty mind. On 3/10/2017 12:34 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 10/3/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: i don't even want permanent artwork on my walls. I read that (rather quickly) and was momentarily discombobulated... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

The Camera Store reviews the K-P

Which reinforces all my biases so I'm posting a link to it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSNou9cQq0 -- 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 directio

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

I think he means tilt the level so that the tree looks more vertical. On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >> I would, however, have messed with the Joshua tree >> image and given the camera a subtle tilt to the right. > > > I agree, it needs more space to the edge to breathe. > >

Re: PESO Pouring My Scotch

Lol! On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 10/3/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> i don't even want >>permanent artwork on my walls. > > I read that (rather quickly) and was momentarily discombobulated... > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__Br

Re: OT: Liar, liar, pants on fire

No, the newspaper already did that. What I thought was funny was that it was an *Arson* case. The only way it could be any funnier would be if it had been a product liability case where he was defending an e-cigarette manufacturer. Apparently, e-cigarettes catching fire is fairly common. On 3

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

On 3/10/2017 9:17 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm thinking of making a room-sized camera obscura as an experiment for my Digital Photography I class. Anyone ever tried it? No, but I would love to see a room sized sensor. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: The Camera Store reviews the K-P

Not sure what your biases are, but I think these guys do pretty good reviews. I knew nothing about the K-P before seeing this. Very odd to hear that ergonomics is such a problem with this camera, when that has been one of Pentax's strong suits, in the past. Good news for any future Pentax cameras a

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

Doesn't do what I want to do whether it's esoteric or not. I expect there's no way to do what I want that doesn't involve a lot of resetting the date and time on the computer itself before making the corrections. On 3/10/2017 10:40 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Mar 7, 2017, at 12:17 PM, Igor

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Don't know how much of the United States that actually represents. Looks like Arizona mostly. On 3/9/2017 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Hoping for success sending a forwarded link on to the List, below is a link to a BBB photo essay... Begin forwarded message: Subject: BBC News: Night-tim

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

It seems to be the Great Plains and Sough West Desert, which fade into each other, and of course lots of California looks like the South West Desert. On 3/10/2017 2:14 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Don't know how much of the United States that actually represents. Looks like Arizona mostly. On 3/9

Re: OT: Liar, liar, pants on fire

Well, they don't have to. It's just that the same shoddy manufacturing practices that caused Samsung phones to explode are used in making a lot of e-cigs. There are e-cigs that are perfectly safe. I'd expect that a Lawyer could afford better than the cheapest, but hey, what do I know. The f

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

"Tonopah GARAGE" is 250 South Main, Tonopah, NV 38.070270, -117.231938 On 3/10/2017 11:20 AM, Gonz wrote: Well at least one of the photos is in Red Oak IA. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.0089316,-95.2293105,3a,75y,151.07h,88.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sybflDf29fss9sq5iEqZZLg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m

Re: The Camera Store reviews the K-P

The ergonomics were obviously worse than the K-7/5/3 just looking at it. The shutter button placement looks awkward. The front dial placement looks awkward. The body has been made shorter without actually changing the real footprint of the camera. I love the ascetic of the more pointed pe

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

What are you trying to achieve, John? Igor John Sessoms Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:58:46 -0800 wrote: Doesn't do what I want to do whether it's esoteric or not. I expect there's no way to do what I want that doesn't involve a lot of resetting the date and time on the computer itself before makin

Re: The Camera Store reviews the K-P

1. High ISO is at least 1 stop better than the K-3. Probably more. 2. Movie mode is vastly improved with the return of sensor based stabilization. It also has much less noise in movie mode. Also the bitrate has been increased finally. I've seen samples and it was vastly better than the K-3 ever was

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

39.413999, -81.455274 On 3/10/2017 12:31 PM, Gonz wrote: And the one with the flags on the Union Block is from Marietta OH. On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Love the photos -- annoyed that the town names are not specified ann On 3/9/2017 10:46 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote

RE: The Camera Store reviews the K-P

P. J. Alling wrote: Which reinforces all my biases so I'm posting a link to it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSNou9cQq0 ___ I knew this camera was onto a loser straight away because I like it. I have changed mine to the largest grip a

Re: The Camera Store reviews the K-P

Zos Xavius wrote: 1. High ISO is at least 1 stop better than the K-3. Probably more. 2. Movie mode is vastly improved with the return of sensor based stabilization. It also has much less noise in movie mode. Also the bitrate has been increased finally. I've seen samples and it was vastly better

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

When the camera/lens weight is as heavy as it is with the DFA, a tripod is preferable. Hand holding, however, allows a much freer sweeping motion to follow the target. The longer reach does make it more difficult to "find" the bird upon take off or as it passes. J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Igor PDML-StR wrote: The photographer didn't post that information on his site either. http://danielfreemanphotography.co.uk/galleries/usa-at-night/ Larry, there is a photo of a tree in there that reminded me of your recent attempts at something similar. The photo of the Joshua tree? That

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

There's a purpose-built camera obscura here in Greenwich, by the Royal Observatory. It's fascinating to watch. The light enters through a cupola and is reflected onto a round viewing table. I believe it may be possible to rotate the cupola to change the view. I can't imagine it being too diff

Re: PESO Pouring My Scotch

On 10 Mar 2017, at 17:35, Steve Cottrell mailto:co...@seeingeye.tv>> wrote: On 10/3/17, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: i don't even want permanent artwork on my walls. I read that (rather quickly) and was momentarily discombobulated... What an aballink idea http://ploomer.com/soc

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Well, Gonz found two of them in Ohio & Iowa. "Tonopah" turned out to be the one in Nevada rather than the one in Arizona. I think some of the abandoned gas stations may be along old Route 66, although the one in old Texaco colors could be either up in the Four Corners area or down in West Texas P

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > There's a purpose-built camera obscura here in Greenwich, by the Royal > Observatory. I have been there. Interesting indeed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Have you tried a gimbal mount? e.g., https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200_Gimbal_Type_Tripod_Head.html stan > On Mar 10, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > When the camera/lens weight > is as heavy as it is with the DFA, > a tripod is preferable. Hand > hol

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

I want to correct the EXIF date/time stamps from where I screwed up setting the date/time when I first got a K10D without making the Windoze file date 10 years too late. I don't think it's doable. I can have one or the other, but not both. It's like one of those situations where you're pumping g

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Gimbal heads are great, but a decent one is in the $600 range. It's on my wish list. Paul via phone > On Mar 10, 2017, at 4:18 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Have you tried a gimbal mount? > > e.g., > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200_Gimbal_Type_Tripod_Hea

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Or maybe a fluid head made for video ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epPSQaYnU8M On 3/10/2017 4:18 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Have you tried a gimbal mount? e.g., https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200_Gimbal_Type_Tripod_Head.html stan On Mar 10, 2017, at 3:4

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

You could probably use regular old Tar Paper (roofing felt) & nail it onto frames made to fit the windows you need to close off, which would make it easily removable if you can't permanently dedicate a room to it. https://www.lowes.com/pd/36-in-x-72-ft-216-sq-ft-Felt-Roof-Underlayment/3005598 O

Re: How I changed the EXIF date/time by 1 year and 3 hours

Aah!... Your OCD would drive my OCD crazy. ;-) John Sessoms Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:22:41 -0800 wrote: I want to correct the EXIF date/time stamps from where I screwed up setting the date/time when I first got a K10D without making the Windoze file date 10 years too late. I don't think it's doa

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

How many 6"x8" plates can you hang on your wall? ;-) Aah, those are no longer available.. You'd have to resolve to 2"x3" Fujifilm/Polaroid film: https://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-Instax-Mini-Instant-Sheets/dp/B00G6C7XUG/ Cheers, Igor Bill Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:50:09 -0800 wrote: On 3/10/2017 9:1

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

Bob W-PDML wrote: >There's a purpose-built camera obscura here in Greenwich, by the Royal >Observatory. It's fascinating to watch. The light enters through a cupola and >is reflected onto a round viewing table. I believe it may be possible to >rotate the cupola to change the view. > >I can't

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

> On 10 Mar 2017, at 22:02, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> There's a purpose-built camera obscura here in Greenwich, by the Royal >> Observatory. It's fascinating to watch. The light enters through a cupola >> and is reflected onto a round viewing table. I believe it may be p

Re: The Camera Store reviews the K-P

Watch the review. On 3/10/2017 3:32 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: 1. High ISO is at least 1 stop better than the K-3. Probably more. 2. Movie mode is vastly improved with the return of sensor based stabilization. It also has much less noise in movie mode. Also the bitrate has been increased finally. I'

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Yes, I'm sure a gimbal head would be the ideal answer, but my old Bogen Pro Ball will likely have the job for awhile. My K3 weighs less than your K1. :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2017, at 1:25 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I love > Gimbal heads are great, but a decent one is in the $600 r

OT - Best laugh in years

This is just hysterical. Honest, if you blocked it out for a comedy film you couldn't do better. 44 seconds of bliss from BBC news. Youtube link for those who can't see the BBC UK video. Priceless. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corpor

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

True. But weight isn't much of a handicap here. I have a nice ball head as well (Sirius?), and when it's adjusted perfectly it's almost as good as a gimbal. Like you I will maker do for now. Paul via phone > On Mar 10, 2017, at 5:27 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Yes, I'm sure a gimbal head would

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

No! I know better. To me, this lens' weight does not warrant the 'prox $600, but it would be ideal. J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2017, at 1:18 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Have you tried a gimbal mount? > > e.g., > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200

Re: OT - Best laugh in years

Am 10.03.17 um 23:35 schrieb Steve Cottrell: This is just hysterical. Honest, if you blocked it out for a comedy film you couldn't do better. 44 seconds of bliss from BBC news. Youtube link for those who can't see the BBC UK video. Reminds me of m

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 04:05:21PM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > There's a purpose-built camera obscura here in Greenwich, by the Royal > > Observatory. > > > I have been there. Interesting indeed. I have been there, too, along with

Re: Anyone ever turned a room into a camera obscura?

Mark Roberts wrote: I'm thinking of making a room-sized camera obscura as an experiment for my Digital Photography I class. Anyone ever tried it? Are you going to mount a thousand obsolete web cams on the wall as a digital sensor? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) h

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

GOnz good spotting thanks! ann On 3/10/2017 11:51 AM, Gonz wrote: Actually several pics are from Tonopah NV and Red Oak IA On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Gonz wrote: And the one with the car on blocks in front of the garage is the Tonopah Garage in Tonopah, NV On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 9:0

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

Gonz - It looks like you used info in the photos to solve these... YOu should definitely do my 48 state puzzle! You woudl surely be able to solve it... I'll send you the link off list ann On 3/10/2017 12:31 PM, Gonz wrote: See my discovery of where they are. NV, IA, and OH for several of

Re: OT - Best laugh in years

On Sat, Mar 11, 2017, at 09:35 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > This is just hysterical. Honest, if you blocked it out for a comedy film > you couldn't do better. 44 seconds of bliss from BBC news. Youtube link > for those who can't see the BBC UK video. > >

Re: OT - Best laugh in years

I've seen the whole thing on my news stations in New YOrk twice today already! cute! ann On 3/10/2017 5:35 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: This is just hysterical. Honest, if you blocked it out for a comedy film you couldn't do better. 44 seconds of bliss from BBC news. Youtube link for those who ca

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

I use a Kirk King Cobra head with my 600mm f4. IMO a gimbal head is almost mandatory with a lense the size and weight of the 600. I've captured birds in flight with it but it almost needs a side mounted sight to give you an approximate area where it is pointed. Once captured in the viewfinder i

Re: OT: BBC News: Night-time in America's small towns

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017, at 20:46, Stanley Halpin wrote: > > Night-time in America's small towns > > > > Photographer Daniel Freeman's nocturnal journey around the United > > States. these are nicely done; what interests me most is trying to put my

Re: Colusa Preserve Activity

Jack Davis wrote: When the camera/lens weight is as heavy as it is with the DFA, a tripod is preferable. Hand holding, however, allows a much freer sweeping motion to follow the target. The longer reach does make it more difficult to "find" the bird upon take off or as it passes. Have you con