Re: Interesting street photographs

2017-07-11 Thread Larry Colen
John wrote: On 7/11/2017 15:33, Larry Colen wrote: I'd probably enjoy them more if you included a link. Snarky! I've been called worse things by more important people than you. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Eclipse photography

2017-07-11 Thread Larry Colen
Just as I was heading out on my road trip B sent out an eclipse mailer: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/solar-observing/ci/33818/N/3583558376/sba When I was in Portland I was talking to my rocket scientist friend Phil about watching the eclipse, he wants to make a camera obscura to project the

Re: PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread John
That was my thought as well - Bentley I think. On 7/11/2017 19:33, Ken Waller wrote: Looks like a giant hood ornament - good eye. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Marnie (aka Doe)" To:

Re: Eclipse photography

2017-07-11 Thread John
On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily

Re: Interesting street photographs

2017-07-11 Thread John
On 7/11/2017 15:33, Larry Colen wrote: I'd probably enjoy them more if you included a link. Snarky! -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso-Red-tail Hawkll

2017-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Generous remarks, "Mark C" Thanks! J - Original Message - From: "Mark C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:48:11 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Red-tail Hawkll Classic pose in the bird - really striking. Jack Davis wrote: > >

Re: Peso-Red Tail

2017-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, "Mark C" (happy landings) J - Original Message - From: "Mark C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 7:46:55 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Red Tail NIce in-flight capture - feel like I'm right up there with the brid. Jack

Re: Peso-Red Tail

2017-07-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice! Paul via phone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 10:46 PM, Mark C wrote: > > NIce in-flight capture - feel like I'm right up there with the brid. > > Jack Davis wrote: >> At the local Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. >> Likely taken with a K-5/DA 55~300. >> >> C? >> >> J >>

Re: Peso-Red-tail Hawkll

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Classic pose in the bird - really striking. Jack Davis wrote: Local refuse a few falls ago. Must have been the 55~300, but...? C? J https://www.photo.net/photo/18407276 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Peso-Red Tail

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
NIce in-flight capture - feel like I'm right up there with the brid. Jack Davis wrote: At the local Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. Likely taken with a K-5/DA 55~300. C? J https://www.photo.net/photo/18407009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO Stay Happy Snek

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Nice set - my favorite is the very last one with the hazy back lighting. The drippy paint lettering is interesting. Larry Colen wrote: I saw this building on my drive home yesterday morning and stopped for some photos.

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Paul! Paul Stenquist wrote: What Ken said. Looks good enough to eat! Paul via phone On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Really well done Mark, delightful. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message -

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ken. Ken Waller wrote: Really well done Mark, delightful. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: PESO - Sunflower Bud A little sunflower bud -

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ann - trying to build up the set. ann sanfedele wrote: gorgeous - nice addition to your series ann On 7/11/2017 3:57 PM, Mark C wrote: A little sunflower bud - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/sunflower or on flickr -

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Much appreciated, Jack. Jack Davis wrote: What Marnie wrote! J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Really, really nice. Marnie aka Doe On 7/11/2017 12:57 PM, Mark C wrote: A little sunflower bud -

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Marne! Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Really, really nice. Marnie aka Doe On 7/11/2017 12:57 PM, Mark C wrote: A little sunflower bud - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/sunflower or on flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/35694151362 Pentax K1, DFA 100mm

Re: PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
Its a very nice steel sculpture - worth pulling over to get a photo. Is it really big enough for a horse to jump through? Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: Taken 2012 on a back road on the way back from Napa to home. I spotted this driving and pulled off to take it. It reminded me of one of my

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Wouldn't work without the minimal DOF. Well done. Paul via phone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 10:19 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > BTW: here's how that photo came to be. I tried two variations on a > horizontal composition. When I got home and looked at them,

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
BTW: here's how that photo came to be. I tried two variations on a horizontal composition. When I got home and looked at them, neither one seemed satisfactory. The I got the idea of combining them as a vertically-stacked pano. Here's the result of that idea:

Eclipse photography

2017-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability.

Re: PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Thanks, Ken. I imagine a horse is supposed to step into it. A horse cut-out, in other words. Marnie aka Doe On 7/11/2017 4:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Looks like a giant hood ornament - good eye. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message -

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Ken said. Looks good enough to eat! Paul via phone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 7:31 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Really well done Mark, delightful. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "Mark C"

Re: PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
Looks like a giant hood ornament - good eye. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Marnie (aka Doe)" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:57 PM Subject: PESO - Pegasus Taken 2012 on a back

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
Really well done Mark, delightful. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: PESO - Sunflower Bud A little sunflower bud - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/sunflower or on

Re: Peso-Red-tail Hawkll

2017-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Valued remark, Ann. Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 3:46 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > love that > ann > >> On 7/11/2017 10:55 AM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> Local refuse a few falls ago. >> Must have been the 55~300, but...? >> >> C? >> >> J >> >>

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
gorgeous - nice addition to your series ann On 7/11/2017 3:57 PM, Mark C wrote: A little sunflower bud - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/sunflower or on flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/35694151362 Pentax K1, DFA 100mm macro, pixel shift mode, silky pix

Re: Peso-Red-tail Hawkll

2017-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
love that ann On 7/11/2017 10:55 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Local refuse a few falls ago. Must have been the 55~300, but...? C? J https://www.photo.net/photo/18407276 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Thanks, Jack. Would have loved to see it in use. Marnie aka Doe :-) On 7/11/2017 1:12 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I agree, Marnie. Few would pass without stopping to decide, what the is that about? Intriguing! J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 11, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Marnie (aka Doe)

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
What Marnie wrote! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 1:07 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: > > Really, really nice. > > Marnie aka Doe > >> On 7/11/2017 12:57 PM, Mark C wrote: >> A little sunflower bud - >> >>

Re: PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
I agree, Marnie. Few would pass without stopping to decide, what the is that about? Intriguing! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: > > Taken 2012 on a back road on the way back from Napa to home. > > I spotted this

Re: PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Really, really nice. Marnie aka Doe On 7/11/2017 12:57 PM, Mark C wrote: A little sunflower bud - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/sunflower or on flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/35694151362 Pentax K1, DFA 100mm macro, pixel shift mode, silky pix raw

Re: Interesting street photographs - with the URL now

2017-07-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Argh!... (Thanks, Larry and Alan.) Here is the link: http://vk.am/blog/8241.html Igor On Tue, 11 Jul 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi All, I thought this collection of street photographs in Russia is quite interesting to post it to PDML. My personal thoughts on this set: There are many

PESO - Pegasus

2017-07-11 Thread Marnie (aka Doe)
Taken 2012 on a back road on the way back from Napa to home. I spotted this driving and pulled off to take it. It reminded me of one of my favorite films "Castaway" (Tom Hanks). It was in the front "yard" (field) of a ranch. A barn was off to the right. It took me a minute or two to get what

PESO - Sunflower Bud

2017-07-11 Thread Mark C
A little sunflower bud - http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/sunflower or on flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/35694151362 Pentax K1, DFA 100mm macro, pixel shift mode, silky pix raw conversion, 33 images combined in Zerene stacker. Comments welcome - Mark

Re: EXIF Mystery

2017-07-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Matthew, You are correct in your assessment. I think it is the 2nd time I am making a wrong assumption that Flickr keeps its database up to date. I need to take a mental note of it, and, more importantly, remember about it. :-) What I didn't know is that LR/PS, etc are actually writing the

Re: Interesting street photographs

2017-07-11 Thread Alan C
Amazing. Just like the Emperor's new clothes! Alan C -Original Message- From: Igor PDML-StR Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 9:29 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Interesting street photographs Hi All, I thought this collection of street photographs in Russia is quite interesting to post

Re: Interesting street photographs

2017-07-11 Thread Larry Colen
Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi All, I thought this collection of street photographs in Russia is quite interesting to post it to PDML. Hope you'd enjoy them, I'd probably enjoy them more if you included a link. Igor -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est)

Interesting street photographs

2017-07-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi All, I thought this collection of street photographs in Russia is quite interesting to post it to PDML. My personal thoughts on this set: There are many interesting photographs, and I appreciate the humor in the photographer's view. (And I think many PDMLer would appreciate that humor

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Alan C
I suppose everyone feels like that occasionally? Alan C -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:28 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle View from the tower of the University Church of St. Mary in Oxford

Re: Edward S. Curtis Exhibit

2017-07-11 Thread John
Looks like a great exhibit. Too bad about it not traveling. On 7/10/2017 22:59, Mark C wrote: I went to Muskegon Michigan today to see an exhibit of Edwin S Curtis's North American Indian prints. It was an excellent and massive exhibit, well worth a visit. I doubt that many PDMLer's are

Re: Peso-Wild Oats

2017-07-11 Thread John
Not at all. I saw the image just fine. Didn't realize there were two posts with different URLs until I read the comments. On 7/10/2017 20:45, Jack Davis wrote: That is odd, John. Sorry if it was a bit confusing. J Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2017, at 5:39 PM, John

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Larry Colen
Mark Roberts wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 11/7/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: View from the tower of the University Church of St. Mary in Oxford http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e102728-29.jpg K-1 with FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited Funny, with a title like 'Oxford Gargoyle' I

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Larry Colen
Mark Roberts wrote: View from the tower of the University Church of St. Mary in Oxford http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e102728-29.jpg K-1 with FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited Classic. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Peso-Red-tail Hawkll

2017-07-11 Thread Jack Davis
Local refuse a few falls ago. Must have been the 55~300, but...? C? J https://www.photo.net/photo/18407276 -- 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

Re: Looking for feedback on a PESO

2017-07-11 Thread Ken Waller
Should be ULH corner . -Original Message- >From: Ken Waller >Sent: Jul 10, 2017 11:41 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: Looking for feedback on a PESO > >Makes a very nice abstract as posted. > >The draw for me is the progression of the

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 11/7/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>View from the tower of the University Church of St. Mary in Oxford >>http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e102728-29.jpg >>K-1 with FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited > >Funny, with a title like 'Oxford Gargoyle' I half-expected to

Re: PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 11/7/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >View from the tower of the University Church of St. Mary in Oxford >http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e102728-29.jpg >K-1 with FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited Funny, with a title like 'Oxford Gargoyle' I half-expected to to me ;-) -- Cheers,

PESO: Oxford Gargoyle

2017-07-11 Thread Mark Roberts
View from the tower of the University Church of St. Mary in Oxford http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e102728-29.jpg K-1 with FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Edward S. Curtis Exhibit

2017-07-11 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks Mark! I will do it. And for those on the other side of Lake Michigan, note that Muskegon is a fairly short ferry ride from Milwaukee… stan > On Jul 10, 2017, at 10:59 PM, Mark C wrote: > > I went to Muskegon Michigan today to see an exhibit of Edwin S Curtis's

Re: Looking for feedback on a PESO

2017-07-11 Thread ann sanfedele
I think it is cropped too tight on the top... and since it is nearly colorless, a black and white version might make me like it a bit more.. The curve is nice, but the lack of contrast and the blandness of color keep me from loving it. ann On 7/11/2017 5:53 AM, Jostein wrote: Larry, Without

Re: Looking for feedback on a PESO

2017-07-11 Thread Jostein
Larry, Without the original frame it's hard to tell what compromises I would have made in the cropping if it was mine. So just a couple of observations... :-) The arc of the stones works very well as a main motif in the composition. The way they are angled to the left make them look like a