Re: PESO - Posed ant

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/6/17, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: >http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/liten-jeg/ > >This macro foray is rapidly turning into an entomology project. >The ant is a regular wood ant worker (formica sp.) who strayed into the >house and died on the living room floor. >As insects often do, i

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 26.06.17 um 21:52 schrieb Toralf Lund: I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be available as an option. Instead, some kind of repair kit is included. Typically a contraption that will fill the tyre with a mixture of air and a gl

Re: OT - "as if" physics question

2017-06-27 Thread Yves Caudano
I know I’m late in the discussion but I just saw the thread now and, as a physicist, I thought I could provide some insights into this question (but no answer). One way of seing the problem is to consider only the vertical movement (equivalent to standing in an elevator going up in small steps

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > A punctured tyre can usually be >vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _

The Road not taken... Video

2017-06-27 Thread ann sanfedele
Not mine - but wanted to share one of the roads I've been virtually traveling each morning before and during taking my blood pressure... This one is noteable for the great light and big sky... I've been near there, but not on that exact path... I watched it half speed with sound off https://

Re: The rumor I heard today ...

2017-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > Maybe PDML should buy the camera division. > Let's all chip in. > Let's organize a kickstarter! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: The Road not taken... Video

2017-06-27 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Ann. Enjoyed! Wonder how lost I would get? :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 6:19 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Not mine - but wanted to share one of the roads I've been virtually traveling > each morning before and during taking my blood pressure... > > This one is note

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Bob W-PDML
> On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:16, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> A punctured tyre can usually be >> vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. > > "Fascinating" ;-) > One of many fascinating things you can pick up if you hang o

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes but you must remember that a case of the crabs isn't necessarily seafood. On 6/27/2017 11:32 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 27 Jun 2017, at 12:16, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised in a workshop and wi

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 27.06.17 um 13:15 schrieb Steve Cottrell: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) You've lost me, there. But you're welcome to continue this discussion in Dutch, Fr

Google's getting into the on-demand photo book printing business

2017-06-27 Thread Mark Roberts
https://petapixel.com/2017/06/26/look-googles-20-photo-book-hands-review/ I thought this might be worth a look as an alternative to Blurb for doing the PDML Photo Annual. After all, with Google's resources they'd surely be able to do better than Blurb's high prices, right? Wrong. They're even more

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread John
I think it became a style in between the world wars European auto racing. Mounting the spare on the back would cut down on wind resistance. Maybe some of the early steps towards streamlining. Anyway, it's a "continental kit" because that's how it was done on the continent (of Europe). On 6/25/20

PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Still working on updating my photography web page. This is from 2011. Taken in the Berkeley Hills. There are a lot of little Redwood stands there. http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/tranquil.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: Peso-Grimes Church

2017-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Working fine now. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Pleased to hear it, Paul > Thanks! > > J > > - Original Message - > From: "Paul in MKE" > To: "PDML" > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 11:18:06 AM > Sub

On long lenses

2017-06-27 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
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Re: The Road not taken... Video

2017-06-27 Thread John
Makes me kind of sad. I'd rather be there than stuck here. On 6/27/2017 09:19, ann sanfedele wrote: Not mine - but wanted to share one of the roads I've been virtually traveling each morning before and during taking my blood pressure... This one is noteable for the great light and big sky... I'

Re: PESO - Posed ant

2017-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Incredibly fine detail! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 7:09 PM, Jostein wrote: > http://www.alunfoto.no/innhold/liten-jeg/ > > This macro foray is rapidly turning into an entomology project. > The ant is a regular wood ant worker (formica sp

Re: On long lenses

2017-06-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I love it! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 2:10 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > https://xkcd.com/1855/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, p

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread John
On 6/27/2017 05:45, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 26.06.17 um 21:52 schrieb Toralf Lund: I think most new cars no longer have a spare tyre as standard equipment around here, although it may be available as an option. Instead, some kind of repair kit is included. Typically a contraption that will

Re: Google's getting into the on-demand photo book printing business

2017-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
Brilliant! Not. Mark, have you tried Blurb's magazine format yet? The prices are really low for those and seem -- on paper at least -- to be a good idea for little projects. On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > https://petapixel.com/2017/06/26/look-googles-20-photo-book-hands

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Is this showing up as a reply to Stupid Car Question, or is it showing up on its own? Still figuring out Thunderbird. Marnie aka Doe On 6/27/2017 11:02 AM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Still working on updating my photography web page. This is from 2011. Taken in the Berkeley Hills. There are a l

Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Bipin Gupta
Many homes still use yellowish light for internal illumination instead of the less power hungry LED bulbs. And photos come out with a strong color cast especially skin tones. I have attached a sample photo which shows the yellow color cast - though surprisingly the skin tone is fairly OK. https:/

Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Bipin Gupta
Many homes still use yellowish light for internal illumination instead of the less power hungry LED bulbs. And photos come out with a strong color cast especially skin tones. I have given the link to a sample photo which shows the yellow color cast - though surprisingly the skin tone is fairly OK:

PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Sorry for the resend, still figuring out Thunderbird. Still working on updating my photography web page. This is from 2011. Taken in the Berkeley Hills. There are a lot of little Redwood stands there. http://www.mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/tranquil.htm Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Why would you want to remove the yellow color cast? It is the way it looks in real life and we are all used to seeing that kind of light in rooms at night. I buy CFL in that color range, BTW, because I can't stand blue casting fluorescent lighting. They say it's natural, day light, but, no, it

Enablement (thanks to the Theta SC price drop)

2017-06-27 Thread Darren Addy
Hadn't really seriously looked at the Theta until this: Price drop info http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ricoh-announces-199-price-for-theta-sc-360-camera-300479364.html Decided for this price that I should dip my toe in the waters of 360 degree video (particularly since I can hang it from

Re: On long lenses

2017-06-27 Thread Darren Addy
Didja notice the tooltip caption as you roll over the comic? On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I love it! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 2:10 PM, Collin Brendemuehl > wrote: > >> https://xkcd.com/1855/ >> >>

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used some footage of Paris traffic for a 1991 commercial about Edsel Ford's first Continental. Numerous modest cars, Renaults in particular, were all sporting Continental kit spare tires. Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 2:02 PM, John wrote: > > I think it became a style in between the

Re: Enablement (thanks to the Theta SC price drop)

2017-06-27 Thread Darren Addy
I somehow missed the earlier announcement of an upcoming Theta 4K, which will be introduced sometime this year. If I like what I can do with the SC, it sounds like the 4K is the one that will produce good video and would be the one I would potentially upgrade to instead of the S model. https://www.

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Just the thing to enjoy with an end of day cocktail. Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: > > Sorry for the resend, still figuring out Thunderbird. > > Still working on updating my photography web page. > > This is from 2011. Taken in the Berkeley H

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
BTW, you can purchase warm light LEDs now. Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 2:51 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > Many homes still use yellowish light for internal illumination instead of > the less power hungry LED bulbs. > And photos come out with a strong color cast especially skin tones. > >

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Paris forage was shot in the mid 1930s. Continental kits were common on passenger cars. Of course they didn't refer to them as such. Edsel started that. Paul via phone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I used some footage of Paris traffic for a 1991 commercial about

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I go both ways on this. Sometimes I standardize the color by setting white point on a white, gray or near black surface. Sometimes I just bump it a bit toward the cool, and I may elect to leave it warm. It's all about the photographer's interpretation of the scene. There are no right or wrong a

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/6/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >One of many fascinating things you can pick up if you hang out at the >docks often enough... Vulcans do not 'hang out at the docks' -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- ___

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread Steve Cottrell
>> On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> A punctured tyre can usually be >>> vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. >> >> "Fascinating" ;-) > >You've lost me, there. But you're welcome to continue this discussion in >Dutch, French or German if you feel

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Jack Davis
Marnie, if I may, I got the message years ago to be careful to avoid cutting photo elements in half. Not that prominent in this case, but well back on the right I saw an example that may not be seen by a well adjusted centered viewer. Nice image,BTW! Jack Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2017, at

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
I'm with Paul: there's no right or wrong answer; it's a personal preference choice. If you like warm interior tones, or want to convey such, go with a higher colour temp. If you prefer to neutralize the light for more accurate colour values, stick with tungsten WB. As for "leaving the photo as it

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 3:06 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: > > Why would you want to remove the yellow color cast? It is the way it looks > in real life and we are all used to seeing that kind of light in rooms at > night. Well, for nicer skin tones for one. And for creative reasons for another. W

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Thanks, Paul. Marnie aka Doe :-) On 6/27/2017 1:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Very nice. Just the thing to enjoy with an end of day cocktail. Paul via phone On Jun 27, 2017, at 3:03 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Sorry for the resend, still figuring out Thunderbird. Still working on updating

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
I had to read that several times to decode it. Heh. Point. Well, it is if you WANT static. And it isn't exactly half and half. I loved the needle covered ground, which is not uncommon with Redwoods, but not always present either. The combo of the soft ground and the closely growing Redwoods,

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread Jostein
A few years back I did a series of reproduction of oil paintings in private homes where i HAD to get the colours right. I bought a gray card that I took one shot of at each location. Then, in Lightroom I could select all images from that location, use the WB eye dropper on the gray card, so tha

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Jack Davis
Guess I fumbled my message, Marnie. Not a biggie. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2017, at 4:56 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: > > I had to read that several times to decode it. Heh. > > Point. > > Well, it is if you WANT static. And it isn't exactly half and half. > > I loved the needle c

PESO Mr. Downey

2017-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
At dusk in the backyard. Yeah, it’s noisy. It’s an ISO 18,000 photo at dusk. But to my mind, the detail more than makes up for the noise, which is mainly restricted to the out of focus elements. K-1 with the D FA 150-450 on a monopod, f5.6 at 1/1000th. 450 mm focal length. https://www.photo.ne

Re: Yellow Home Lighting - Color Cast & Skin Tones

2017-06-27 Thread John
Shoot a fixed color balance - doesn't matter what it is, as long as it's the same one for everything you shoot in that light. Include a gray card in your first & last frames. Use the white balance eyedropper on the gray card in Lightroom or Photoshop (ACR). Synchronize the images in between. On

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread John
It seems to be threaded under "Stupid Car Question". On 6/27/2017 14:30, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Is this showing up as a reply to Stupid Car Question, or is it showing up on its own? Still figuring out Thunderbird. Marnie aka Doe On 6/27/2017 11:02 AM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Still working o

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread John
It's in its own thread this time. Are these from the guy who took revenge on the City Council by surreptitiously planting redwood trees in all the city parks? On 6/27/2017 15:03, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Sorry for the resend, still figuring out Thunderbird. Still working on updating my photogra

Re: PESO - Redwood Tranquil

2017-06-27 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Don't know about that. Sounds like you know more about it than I do. I do know that California Redwoods were heavily logged, back in logging days, 80-90% cut down. And I know, while there are a few old growth Redwoods in the Berkeley Hills, most I have seen are not that old (because they aren'

Re: Stupid car question

2017-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
On 6/27/2017 6:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/6/17, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: A punctured tyre can usually be vulcanised in a workshop and will be as good as new. "Fascinating" ;-) You've lost me, there. But you're welcome to continue this discussion in Dutch, Fren

Re: The Road not taken... Video

2017-06-27 Thread ann sanfedele
So would I - but I"m sort of transported there watching it sorry I made you sad ann On 6/27/2017 2:12 PM, John wrote: Makes me kind of sad. I'd rather be there than stuck here. On 6/27/2017 09:19, ann sanfedele wrote: Not mine - but wanted to share one of the roads I've been virtually tr

Re: The Road not taken... Video

2017-06-27 Thread mike wilson
If you like that sort of thing, search youtube for "swiss railway cab ride". I think there are a few from Norway as well. Nothing like a scenic countryside railway ride to lower your blood pressure. > On 28 June 2017 at 04:22 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > So would I - but I"m sort of transported