Re: D-FA HD 15-20mm f2.8

2018-06-07 Thread lrc
In many ways, that lens was the biggest reason for me to buy the k-1, in order to get an angle of view, speed, and sharpness that I wouldn't be able to match in aps. I pretty much agree with your impressions. On June 7, 2018 7:49:04 PM PDT, Mark C wrote: >A few days ago I ordered a DFA 15-20

Don't Update Gmail

2018-06-07 Thread Anthony Farr
Gmail pushed out a new version today. Don't take it, it isn't ready. It partly ignores the categorisation filters I'd set to keep PDML under a separate tab to my "Primary" mail. Well, PDML does in fact go to its proper tab, but it is also going into, and drowning out, my Primary mail. I don't see

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
IF you are interested - I'll send you a photo tomorrow, Dan .. I haven't done any work on them yet traditional ones - little girls in babushkas holding strawberries..  only 4 in the set..the smallest ones.. the larger ones were cracked. I think I might have another set. On 6/7/2018 11:19 PM,

PESO: Seven and Six Trombones

2018-06-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Led the big parade. A high School band at a memorial day parade. I just like trombones -- real slide trombones, not the new fangled valve trombones. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/6/6/bones K-5 IIs, smc DA 12-24 mm F 4 ED AL [IF] Comments are invited. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
what are you selling, Ann? I have a collection of about 10 sets. Half are traditional, the others novelties: NY Yankees, Communist leaders, US presidents, etc. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 6:49 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > I think 8...

D-FA HD 15-20mm f2.8

2018-06-07 Thread Mark C
A few days ago I ordered a DFA 15-20 lens and it arrived today. I did not have the chance to take it out and around much, but this link has three photos taken this afternoon, two right after un boxing and one from a brief drive I took looking for places to test it.

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
thank you Ann. i agree about the spots in the background. let me see what i can do about it. subash On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 12:28:04 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > I looked him up too... > I like him on the wire -- it seems from googling lots of images of > this bird there are many where he is

Re: PESO: Boston Marathon

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
It's fun, but maybe 2 exposures too many for me -- it's the blur factor - I used to have nightmares as a kid of things all mushed up so hard for me to look at thisobjectively.  LIke the idea, though ann On 6/6/2018 9:12 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Here's my impression of this year's Boston

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
revised number --- 9 also see my off list comment :-) ann On 6/7/2018 10:28 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I hope people know what "matryoshka" is -- a set of traditional Russian wooden dolls that enclosed inside each other. Here is a building - matryoshka:

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
I think 8... Are the guys who said ten counting the reflection of the building on the far right? Maybe the building in the farthest perspective point  is two buildings... I;m glad you posted the term "matryoshka"  because I have a set I'm looking to sell and I couldn't remember thewhole

Re: PESO+PESO -- KOZ

2018-06-07 Thread Bruce Walker
Thank you, Paul. On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 7:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Beautiful! > > Paul > >> On Jun 6, 2018, at 7:19 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> It was a very good morning. I shot with "KOZ", a Quebec native model, >> dancer and pole dancer (she was in Toronto for a pro-level competition

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread jtainter
There are 10 buildings. Joe -- 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: PESO - Utrecht bicycles

2018-06-07 Thread Henk Terhell
In Elements I use transform -> skew (I think that how it is called in the English version) and lift up the right corner a bit. In Elements there is also perspective and distort but I don't think these work here. There is however a problem in using Elements (at least in my version 9) as external

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread John
Eleven. It goes to eleven. On 6/7/2018 15:04, Paul Sorenson wrote: Didn't count the buildings, but I really like the image.  Great use of reflections. -p On 6/7/2018 9:28 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I hope people know what "matryoshka" is -- a set of traditional Russian wooden dolls that

Re: OT: Katmai for Wildlife

2018-06-07 Thread John
On 6/7/2018 12:51, ann sanfedele wrote: Nothing surpasses the southern Utah national parks.. Arches, Canyonlands,  Bryce and Zion..   The colors of the geological strata and the big skies and desert plants are endlessly enchanting to me... That's the specific reason I bought my Jeep. I

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Didn't count the buildings, but I really like the image.  Great use of reflections. -p On 6/7/2018 9:28 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I hope people know what "matryoshka" is -- a set of traditional Russian wooden dolls that enclosed inside each other. Here is a building - matryoshka:

Re: OT: Katmai for Wildlife

2018-06-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Ann, you can get close to the big bears at Katmai if you stay on the paths, and use the viewing platforms. In general, they are so focused on the salmon that they pay little attention to humans, except those who may be catching fish. I have bee to Arches and Canyonlands once, and to Bryce, Zion

Re: USB HUB Recommendation for MacBook Pro

2018-06-07 Thread Igor PDML-StR
You probably want that hub to be powered (i.e. coming with its own power supply), with a sufficient power. Also, you want USB-3.0 (backward compatible with 2.x). (I am not sure if you have a need for USB-3.1 outlets). I've been happily using Pluggable 7-port USB-3.0, model USB3-HUB7-81X:

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great image, Igor!. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > I hope people know what "matryoshka" is -- a set of traditional Russian > wooden dolls that enclosed inside each other. > > Here is a building -

Re: PESO - Utrecht bicycles

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
Rick - in elements I use a combination of rotating and perspective tools to straighten... but indeed it is often impossible to correct one axis without messing with the other , not to mention edges are often clipped .. Henk, is that what you were doing? or is there yet another thingy to play

Re: PESO: Boston Marathon

2018-06-07 Thread Alan C
Good! I spent a few years of my life doing it. Alan C On 06/07/2018 3:59 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: i too used to prefer trail marathons, as opposed to road marathons, when i used to do half and full a few years back. the annual marathon in my city usually attracts just about 15,000 runners.

Re: PESO - Utrecht bicycles

2018-06-07 Thread Rick Womer
Henk, I like it! What tool is it that Elements has and Lightroom doesn't? Rick On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:09 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > Rick, > > This is always a struggle with walls and buildings. > In Photoshop Elements this may be easier done, but in this case the problem > is that the wheels

Re: OT: Katmai for Wildlife

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
I would have loved to have gone there. but not sure how up close and personal I'd want to get with a griz.. Denali is high on my list... but not where I would feel comfortable hiking .. and... you have to be lucky to be there when it is "out" Nothing surpasses the southern Utah national

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread ann sanfedele
I looked him up too... I like him on the wire -- it seems from googling lots of images of this bird there are many where he is sitting ona wire or a very thin branch with no leaves, etc.. often in the open rather than in leafy trees.. so the cable as a perch seems quite appropriate. I do wish

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 10:56:28 -0400 John wrote: > I can see how it got the "magpie" part of its name, but where does > the "robin" come from? i guess from the similarity in shape to a robin. from wikipedia: "This species is 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long, including the long tail, which is usually

Re: 2018 Photo Annual

2018-06-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Mark.  I know you've been busy...I just wondered if I'd missed it. -p On 6/6/2018 6:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Paul Sorenson wrote: Is there a link for the electronic version?  I like to use this on my iPad to encourage friends to buy their own copy. I'll have an ebook version

Re: PESO: Boston Marathon

2018-06-07 Thread John
Cool. I learned a new word. Not one I'll use very often, but still, my horizons continue to expand. On 6/7/2018 09:59, Subash Jeyan wrote: i too used to prefer trail marathons, as opposed to road marathons, when i used to do half and full a few years back. the annual marathon in my city

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread John
I can see how it got the "magpie" part of its name, but where does the "robin" come from? On 6/6/2018 23:54, Subash Jeyan wrote: https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/oriental-magpie-robin/ k5iis, FA* 300/4.5 comments appreciated :) ~subash -- Science - Questions we may

Re: PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread Jack Davis
10? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 7, 2018, at 7:28 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > I hope people know what "matryoshka" is -- a set of traditional Russian > wooden dolls that enclosed inside each other. > > Here is a building - matryoshka: >

PESO and puzzle - building - matryoshka

2018-06-07 Thread Igor PDML-StR
I hope people know what "matryoshka" is -- a set of traditional Russian wooden dolls that enclosed inside each other. Here is a building - matryoshka: http://42graphy.org/misc/building-matryoshka_IR46424.jpg I am sure quite a few people would recognize this location (and some iconic

Re: PESO: Boston Marathon

2018-06-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
i too used to prefer trail marathons, as opposed to road marathons, when i used to do half and full a few years back. the annual marathon in my city usually attracts just about 15,000 runners. definitely not on the scales you mention. after i started randonneuring in 2013 i haven't done any. just

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 07:24:07 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > Another interesting bird, well recorded. The environment makes it > less than ideal, but certainly worth the effort to capture the bird’s > image. thank you Paul. yes, the perch could have been better but this was the only chance i

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread Subash Jeyan
On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 04:00:52 -0700 Jack Davis wrote: > Very clean and sharp image. > Certainly worth the taking even > though perched on a steel cable. thank you Jack.. > > On Jun 6, 2018, at 8:54 PM, Subash Jeyan > > wrote: > > > >

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Another interesting bird, well recorded. The environment makes it less than ideal, but certainly worth the effort to capture the bird’s image. Paul > On Jun 6, 2018, at 11:54 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/oriental-magpie-robin/ > > k5iis, FA*

Re: PESO: oriental magpie-robin

2018-06-07 Thread Jack Davis
Very clean and sharp image. Certainly worth the taking even though perched on a steel cable. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2018, at 8:54 PM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > https://somethingfeathered.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/oriental-magpie-robin/ > > k5iis, FA* 300/4.5 > > comments appreciated

Re: PESO: Boston Marathon

2018-06-07 Thread David Mann
I did the Melbourne Half a few years back which had several tens of thousands of runners. Too many for my liking, it was pandemonium at the drinks stations. It was quite cool to see wall-to-wall runners as far as I could see both in front and behind me. I'm more fond of smaller races on

Re: PESO - Utrecht bicycles

2018-06-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Rick, This is always a struggle with walls and buildings. In Photoshop Elements this may be easier done, but in this case the problem is that the wheels will become deformed circles. So indeed better to leave it as it is. Here an attempt I made with a screenprint in Elements: