Re: OT: Sports photos

2020-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 29, 2020, at 11:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > It’s an impressive photo, but I’m only seeing one. I only saw one on firefox, I guess I have an adblocker on. With chrome I see a bunch of photos. > >> On Mar 29, 2020, at 11:27 PM, Alan C wrote: >> >> Amazing catches. >> >> https://

Re: OT: Sports photos

2020-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
It’s an impressive photo, but I’m only seeing one. > On Mar 29, 2020, at 11:27 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Amazing catches. > > https://hypegalore.com/priceless-and-perfectly-timed-photos-of-sports-athletes-captured-in-the-middle-of-the-action/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=PricelessSport

OT: Sports photos

2020-03-29 Thread Alan C
Amazing catches. https://hypegalore.com/priceless-and-perfectly-timed-photos-of-sports-athletes-captured-in-the-middle-of-the-action/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=PricelessSports_C1_EN_H-Hype&fbclid=IwAR0Z3R1mn2TQwfN5X6NxluoDzrfwEOhe8fBLVSBqMkULGcDLg0QnPA7IHj4 Alan C -- PDML Pentax-

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Pdml wrote: >Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: > >https://www.instagram.com/p/B-T4bHbgn3_/?igshid=blpk6588p8i1 Saw that on Instagram. It's fantastic. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Ken Waller
The first two are especially well done Paul. Nice job! -Original Message- >From: Paul Stenquist >Subject: PESOs lLll > >While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. >Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. >https://www.photo.net/photo/1859

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ralf. I don’t have allot if free time given work, so an hour in the yard standing behind my tripod is a treat. Paul > On Mar 29, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 29.03.20 um 20:56 schrieb Paul Stenquist: >> While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Larry! Paul > On Mar 29, 2020, at 5:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  >> On Mar 29, 2020, at 11:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. >> Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. >> https://www.photo

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 29, 2020, at 11:56 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. > Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. > https://www.photo.net/photo/18591030/Titmouse-1 > https://www.photo.net/photo/18591031/Titmouse-2 >

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 20:56 schrieb Paul Stenquist: While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. https://www.photo.net/photo/18591030/Titmouse-1 https://www.photo.net/photo/18591031/Titmouse-2 https://www.photo.net/p

PESO 2020 - 037 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
No explanation needed... Waiting - San Francisco 2019 : https://flic.kr/p/2iJY6zr BTW, just noticed that it wasn't HP5 but Ilford XP2 Super that I used in the camera for the past three photos I've posted. Oops! :) enjoy! G — If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up. -- PDML Pent

Re: PESO 2020 - 037 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well done. It screams loneliness. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 3:34 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > No explanation needed... > > Waiting - San Francisco 2019 : https://flic.kr/p/2iJY6zr > > BTW, just notice

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice. My favorite is titmouse 2, because of the balanced and pleasing composition. The robin is so sharp I can see the hairs on his chinny-chin-chin. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 2:57 PM Paul Stenq

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 29 Mar 2020, at 20:05, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 29 March 2020 at 19:56 Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> >> While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. >> Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. > > Titmeeses, surely. > >> https://www.ph

Re: PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread mike wilson
> On 29 March 2020 at 19:56 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. > Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. Titmeeses, surely. > https://www.photo.net/photo/18591030/Titmouse-1 > https://www.photo.net/photo/1

PESOs lLll

2020-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
While I may be on lockdown, I still have my backyard to keep me entertained. Today saw a pair of Titmice (Titmouses??) and a Robin. https://www.photo.net/photo/18591030/Titmouse-1 https://www.photo.net/photo/18591031/Titmouse-2 https://www.photo.net/photo/18591029/American-Robin -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 19:58 schrieb Alan C: In SA too. Plenty of jobs for the petrol jockeys as they are known. The last time I've paid my petrol to a real person was a female who must have fallen into a barrel of cheap perfume as a child, didn't once look at me let alone give me the time of day while

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Alan C
In SA too. Plenty of jobs for the petrol jockeys as they are known. Alan C On 29-Mar-20 07:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In New Jersey, it is still against the law for customers to operate the pumps at a gas station. All of our service stations are manned. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/D

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In New Jersey, it is still against the law for customers to operate the pumps at a gas station. All of our service stations are manned. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 1:02 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Dies

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Diesel has never been as popular in the USA as it has been elsewhere, I've never seen a pump station with disposable gloves by the pump handle. Of course, since a vast majority of stations have become mostly self serve here, you also have to be wary of other things that people commonly touch ...

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Interesting, but the "art" on the wall is damn ugly. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 4:24 AM Bob Pdml wrote: > Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: > > https://www.instagram.com/p/B-T4bHbgn3_/?igshid

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 17:22 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi: and fueling stops are particularly bad points of contact due to the number of hands that stop to use the pumps.) I take it you have less diesel cars around than we have here in Europe. As much as 60 percent in France and Belgium. Our petrol statio

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice images, Ann! I recently was at that corner where the man with the umbrella is crossing the street; what a difference! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:15 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > drizzly day better

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread John
On 3/28/2020 05:19:45, Bob Pdml wrote: On 28 Mar 2020, at 08:32, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 28.03.20 um 09:04 schrieb Bob Pdml: Magnum photographers are posting their 'lockdown diaries' to Instagram. Thanks for the link, Bob. You might want to put such contributions into a thread of the

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 08:59:52AM +0100, Bob Pdml wrote: > Strange, isn't it, wandering around empty streets. I wish! (Not that I'm actually leaving the house, apart from a once-a-week shopping trip; that's dictated by the delivery day for the milk we get from a local cooperative. My wife, who

Re: Light meter question

2020-03-29 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 9:54 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > > >Would a light meter be about three nanoseconds? > dont forget about nona Dave > > I dunno, but it would probably have 30% fewer calories than a regular > meter. > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.

Re: Light meter question

2020-03-29 Thread John
Larry, go drunk, you're home! On 3/29/2020 04:22:53, Larry Colen wrote: Would a light meter be about three nanoseconds? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread David J Brooks
Both very nice photos but the umbrella walker is my fav Dave On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:15 PM ann sanfedele wrote: > drizzly day better for going out and making sure to maintain distance... > I needed bread. even go my second choice bread! and a seasoning (MRS > DASH TABLE BLEND) > I was almos

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread John
On 3/29/2020 03:59:52, Bob Pdml wrote: Strange, isn't it, wandering around empty streets. It's like something out of a Sci-Fi movie about a plague. Yesterday, Saturday, was noticeably busier here than during the week, although I went out at different times than before - I nearly wrote 'norm

Re: PESO: Some old iron and a call for help

2020-03-29 Thread David J Brooks
Looks good here Ralf. I hear ya about some of the ON1 nits. I wish some of their sliders and brushes were not so hidden but like in LR Dave On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 4:26 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > I'm playing around with ON1 Photo RAW, yet again. They're offering it at > half price until ne

Re: PESO: Some old iron and a call for help

2020-03-29 Thread John
Looks good on my monitor. I don't see any artifacts from over-sharpening. Take that for what it's worth. My eyes are not that sharp to begin with. On 3/28/2020 04:25:16, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: I'm playing around with ON1 Photo RAW, yet again. They're offering it at half price until next week

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's the same here… That photo was made back in November. :) Current guidelines are to minimize use of all motor transportation other than for essential business and life needs, particularly public transport. (The problem with cars and motorcycles is that where they are parked typically infring

Re: Boris Johnson has tested positive

2020-03-29 Thread John
On 3/28/2020 04:04:59, Bob Pdml wrote: On 28 Mar 2020, at 02:37, John wrote: [...] What I don't have right now is opportunity to travel where I want to go to USE those lenses. Magnum photographers are posting their 'lockdown diaries' to Instagram. Very interesting to see how they deal

Re: PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Wow - we’re very actively discouraged from using public transport here unless we are part of the NHS or other service in the frontline. > On 29 Mar 2020, at 15:15, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Leaving SF on CalTrain... > > Riding Trains - San Francisco 2019 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iJRMDy > > en

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes! All three are lovely. I particularly like the third photo .. just her red-clad legs and feet. It distances me from the literal and pulls my mind into more abstractive ideas. G — If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up. > On Mar 29, 2020, at 7:08 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > Thank

PESO 2020 - 036 - GDG

2020-03-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Leaving SF on CalTrain... Riding Trains - San Francisco 2019 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iJRMDy enjoy! G -- 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: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Thanks! > On 29 Mar 2020, at 15:22, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Yes! All three are lovely. > I particularly like the third photo .. just her red-clad legs and feet. It > distances me from the literal and pulls my mind into more abstractive ideas. > > G > — > If you're afraid to fall down, yo

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 29 Mar 2020, at 15:20, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >> >> https://adobe.ly/2UoTMgG > > > There's a German saying: > > Kopf kuehl und Füße warm > macht den besten Doktor arm. > > Literally: > Cool head and warm feet > make the best doctor poor. > > Your Italian friend appears to believe in

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
Lugubrious? That means “mournful.” Your mood may be lugubrious but the shot is certainly not. Rick > On Mar 29, 2020, at 4:23 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: > > https://www.instagram.com/p/B-T4bHbgn3_/?igshid=blpk6588p8i1 > > B > >> On 29 Mar 2020, at

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 16:08 schrieb Bob Pdml: This morning I cycled to the other side of the river to have a cup of tea (I brought my own) at a safe distance from an Italian friend who has been feeling extremely anxious about all this and barely going out. https://adobe.ly/2UoTMgG There's a Germa

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Thanks Paul. This morning I cycled to the other side of the river to have a cup of tea (I brought my own) at a safe distance from an Italian friend who has been feeling extremely anxious about all this and barely going out. https://adobe.ly/2UoTMgG > On 29 Mar 2020, at 13:55, Paul Stenquist

Re: Light meter question

2020-03-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: >Would a light meter be about three nanoseconds? I dunno, but it would probably have 30% fewer calories than a regular meter. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice. I like the position of the primate in frame one. Hope to get out in my backyard today. That’s as far as I’ll venture. Paul > On Mar 29, 2020, at 4:24 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: > > https://www.instagram.com/p/B-T4bHbgn3_/?igshid=blpk6588p8i1 >

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 11:35 schrieb David Mann: Here in NZ a cigarette factory has been deemed essential so it's allowed to remain open. There'd probably be riots if the sale of cigarettes was banned. The same in France and Belgium. Everything closed with the exception of supermarkets, pharmacies a

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread David Mann
On Mar 29, 2020, at 9:39 PM, Alan C wrote: > In SA, the sale of alcohol & cigarettes is banned. All bars, shebeens, etc. > are closed. Here in NZ a cigarette factory has been deemed essential so it's allowed to remain open. There'd probably be riots if the sale of cigarettes was banned. I t

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Alan C
Unfortunately, yes. The masses here are a violent lot going back to Apartheid days. Rubber bullets & Sjambok whips now made from plastic are routinely used. The masses retaliate with rock throwing. The masses think this is all nonsense & that Covid poses no threat to the masses SA. It is very t

Re: Light meter question

2020-03-29 Thread Alan C
Yes, but your wording is confusing. The speed of light is 3*10^8 m/s so light will take 1/(3*10^8) = 3.3*10^-9 = 3.3 nanosecs. to cover 1m. Alan C On 29-Mar-20 10:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Would a light meter be about three nanoseconds -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Ha! Thank you! But now I have to be better today - oh dear... > On 29 Mar 2020, at 09:37, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 29.03.20 um 10:23 schrieb Bob Pdml: >> Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: > > You're getting better by the day. This one has a cinematic quality. The > kind of p

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 10:36 schrieb Alan C: In SA, many people were Gung Ho about this lockdown thing until yesterday when the Police started making arrests. Belgian radio just reported that your police had to use rubber bullets to tame crowds in front of supermarkets and whip them into orderly queues

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Alan C
In SA, the sale of alcohol & cigarettes is banned. All bars, shebeens, etc. are closed. Alan C On 29-Mar-20 10:29 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 29.03.20 um 09:59 schrieb Bob Pdml: There are little hotspots where groups of people gather, for example at tables outside pubs (all closed) by t

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 10:23 schrieb Bob Pdml: Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: You're getting better by the day. This one has a cinematic quality. The kind of photo we call 'großes Kino' in German - grand cinema. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-re

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Alan C
In SA, many people were Gung Ho about this lockdown thing until yesterday when the Police started making arrests. Several people who tested positive have bolted from quarantine & are still being sought. There are now over 1000 confirmed cases with the first deaths reported. The army is also bei

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 09:59 schrieb Bob Pdml: There are little hotspots where groups of people gather, for example at tables outside pubs (all closed) by the river, where people bring their own alcohol. The Belgian government not only closed all bars and cafes but also ordered them to remove their c

Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 29.03.20 um 04:14 schrieb ann sanfedele: Today was good. sorry, photos not Pentax... Nice photos. Thanks. We recently had to translate a bill of quantities for a building project in Luxemburg, written in French. It mentioned a 'cour anglaise', an English courtyard. Took us a while to find o

Re: Light meter question

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
No. A light metre might be... > On 29 Mar 2020, at 09:23, Larry Colen wrote: > > Would a light meter be about three nanoseconds? > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UN

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Here’s a lugubrious diptych taken yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-T4bHbgn3_/?igshid=blpk6588p8i1 B > On 29 Mar 2020, at 08:40, Bob Pdml wrote: > > Thanks, and thanks to everyone else. > >> On 29 Mar 2020, at 05:33, David Mann wrote: >> >> Love it. The Magnum stuff is amazing. Ma

Light meter question

2020-03-29 Thread Larry Colen
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Re: GESO - two photos from today

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Strange, isn't it, wandering around empty streets. Yesterday, Saturday, was noticeably busier here than during the week, although I went out at different times than before - I nearly wrote 'normal' - so that may have had something to do with it. In particular there were more private cars on th

Re: Current Camera Line

2020-03-29 Thread mike wilson
> On 29 March 2020 at 00:46 "P. J. Alling" wrote: > > > Actually to get the full effect one should really watch the entire > previous series, called Danger Man in the U. S.  I have no idea what it > was called in Britain. Exactly the same. Ran for most of the 1960s. https://youtu.be/2Wwm2_J

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-29 Thread Bob Pdml
Thanks, and thanks to everyone else. > On 29 Mar 2020, at 05:33, David Mann wrote: > > Love it. The Magnum stuff is amazing. Maybe I should try something but I'm > most likely to just get my daughter's "camera face". > > Cheers, > Dave > >> On Mar 28, 2020, at 10:19 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: >>