Re: PESO: common clubtail

2020-10-05 Thread Subash Jeyan
thank you Ken. there was enough separation between the dragonfly and the background. f/8, 1/160, and ISO 200. On Mon, 5 Oct 2020 18:00:58 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Ken Waller wrote: > Great capture, great depth of field chosen. > What was the aperature and shutter used? > > > -Original Message---

Re: PESO - Waiting for the Airport Train

2020-10-05 Thread Larry Colen
> On Oct 5, 2020, at 6:45 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Drat. Smugmug has rearranged some things, and I seem to be tripping over them. > > The REAL URL is: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Penn-Campus-Sept-2020/i-z8HprnZ/A Nice, it has a quiet lonely feel to it. Putting her, pretty much halfwa

Re: PESO: common clubtail

2020-10-05 Thread Ken Waller
Great capture, great depth of field chosen. What was the aperature and shutter used? -Original Message- >From: Subash Jeyan >Sent: Sep 26, 2020 11:18 AM >To: pdml >Subject: PESO: common clubtail > >a collateral benefit of birding. a dragonfly called common clubtail: > >https://somethin

Re: PESO - Waiting for the Airport Train

2020-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
Drat. Smugmug has rearranged some things, and I seem to be tripping over them. The REAL URL is: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/Penn-Campus-Sept-2020/i-z8HprnZ/A Rick > On Oct 5, 2020, at 9:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > It’s a sign in page, I think you need to make sure that you’re copying the

Re: PESO - Waiting for the Airport Train

2020-10-05 Thread Larry Colen
It’s a sign in page, I think you need to make sure that you’re copying the display link rather than the edit link. > On Oct 5, 2020, at 6:02 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > On a recent Sunday afternoon at the edge of the University of Pennsylvania > campus: > > https://www.smugmug.com/app/organiz

PESO - Waiting for the Airport Train

2020-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
On a recent Sunday afternoon at the edge of the University of Pennsylvania campus: https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/Penn-Campus-Sept-2020/i-z8HprnZ (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: PESO 2020 - "Surface" 220-225 - GDG

2020-10-05 Thread Darren Addy
I haven't been keeping up with PDML much lately, but did we just throw in the towel on the P part of this group? Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 4:29 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Finally I was able to get out with the Hasselblad 907x for another walk > the other day, betwee

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Ralf - I actually bought some liverwurst on the suggestion of a gal at my pet store but I gave Ashley some (without pill) and she doesn't care for it. -- however I do like it and although it ain't so good for me, I have been treating myself. wrapping the bitter tasting 1/2 pill in Double Glous

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Yup, Bob, She sure does know where it is!  The red cap thingy in the lazy-susan basket is her stuff too.. Thanks  guys - for all your encouraging comments... ann On 10/5/2020 8:18 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: Great vid! She knows where the food is! On 5 Oct 2020, at 13:08, ann sanfedele wrote: No

Re: More on bokeh (Was: Re: PESO: 3D pop?)

2020-10-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great information. Thanks! Paul > On Oct 5, 2020, at 1:10 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >  > Toine, > > First, let me say that you've got a very nice image! > > Paul has given a very simple explanation for the visual effect you (we) > observe. The further difference is (as Paul and a few other

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 05.10.20 um 21:30 schrieb Rick Womer: Prednisone is nasty, bitter-tasting stuff, very difficult to mask. We've had a long history of feeding all kinds of pills to our earlier cats and here good old German Leberwurst (liverwurst or liver sausage) has always done the trick. Ralf -- Ralf R. R

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
Nope. I’ve tasted the plain powder, and it’s awful. We use it in pediatrics for asthma attacks, severe allergic reactions and such, and it’s a real challenge to get it into a kid who doesn’t swallow pills. > On Oct 5, 2020, at 3:48 PM, John wrote: > > I'm pretty sure the bad taste is intenti

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread John
I'm pretty sure the bad taste is intentional so you won't take any more of it than you absolutely have to. On 10/5/2020 15:30:53, Rick Womer wrote: Glad she’s on the mend, Ann! Prednisone is nasty, bitter-tasting stuff, very difficult to mask. Too bad there aren’t 2.5mg tablets! Rick On Oct

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
Glad she’s on the mend, Ann! Prednisone is nasty, bitter-tasting stuff, very difficult to mask. Too bad there aren’t 2.5mg tablets! Rick > On Oct 5, 2020, at 1:11 PM, John wrote: > > I'm glad to hear she's doing better. I hope the "forever" for the weekly 1/2 > pills is a long, long time. >

Re: More on bokeh (Was: Re: PESO: 3D pop?)

2020-10-05 Thread Toine
Igor, Thanks for the references. I should be able to access the full text of the DOI through my university account. Maybe I need to refresh my physics and optics courses from 40 years ago :) It's difficult to reproduce the 3d pop. I think foreground and background should be blurred. Toine > > >

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread John
I'm glad to hear she's doing better. I hope the "forever" for the weekly 1/2 pills is a long, long time. On 10/5/2020 08:08:06, ann sanfedele wrote: Now that she is much better and has gained back some weight I feel I can share this mini vid I took before I took her to get an Ultra Sound two we

More on bokeh (Was: Re: PESO: 3D pop?)

2020-10-05 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Toine, First, let me say that you've got a very nice image! Paul has given a very simple explanation for the visual effect you (we) observe. The further difference is (as Paul and a few others pointed out) comes from the quality of the bokeh for the particular lens. As you probably know, th

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread John
I think that's her T-shirt ... don't guess you see too many of those. 😎 On 10/4/2020 21:45:55, Bruce Walker wrote: I like how that one small spot of blue really makes the runner stand out. On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 9:17 PM Rick Womer wrote: Sorry about that! Try this one: https://rickwomer.

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread John
Looks like you're starting to see some color. I've been watching for it around here, but nothing yet. May be almost time to take a ride up on the Blue Ridge Parkway. On 10/4/2020 21:17:13, Rick Womer wrote: Sorry about that! Try this one: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/PESOs-2017/Neighborhoo

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice image. It reeks of autumn. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 9:17 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Sorry about that! > > Try this one: > > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/PESOs-2017/Neighborhood-2020/Fall-2020-Ne

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Alan and Rick. Most head for one of my butterfly bushes or other nectar plants when released. They fuel up quite a bit before the migration The generation that makes the migration lives about nine times as long as the normal generations. How they do that, and how they know where to fly

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Cute as ever! I'm glad she is doing better. Keep both of you safe and healthy. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 8:08 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > Now that she is much better and has gained back some weight I fee

Re: PESO: 04456

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 4:01 AM Toine wrote: > How to portrait cattle without tags: > > https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=005-906-20201004-imgp3151 > > Toine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Disc

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Re: PESO: Emerging Monarch

2020-10-05 Thread Bob Pdml
On 5 Oct 2020, at 14:31, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > No accounting for the French! It’s a great film, directed by Bunuel, who was not French, but the script was by Jean-Claude Carrière one of the greats of cinema, who is indeed French and I’d say it’s more his film than Bunuel’s. That scene,

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 05.10.20 um 14:08 schrieb ann sanfedele: Now that she is much better and has gained back some weight I feel I can share this mini vid I took before I took her to get an Ultra Sound two weeks ago. Good to hear she's better again. All the best to you and her. Leopold and Zenobe send their gree

Re: PESO: Emerging Monarch

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Hawaii has a population of Monarch butterflies: http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/BiodiversityForgotten/Wildlife/Inverts/Insects/Monarchs.htm Since the nearest land to Hawaii is Point Arena, near San Francisco, about 2,286 miles away, Hawaiian Monarchs do not migrate. I love to watch the

Re: PESO: Emerging Monarch

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No accounting for the French! Thankfully, those are NOT Monarchs. It is to be hoped they are not endangered. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 4:47 PM Bob Pdml wrote: > On 4 Oct 2020, at 21:18, John wrote: >

Re: PESO - Victorian Shadows

2020-10-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
All very well deserved! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Oct 4, 2020 at 5:36 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Thanks, folks! I revel in your accolades. > > Rick > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Alan C
Enjoyed that, Ann. Glad she's on the mend. We have no animals at present - our geriatric Black Lab & 2 cats have all passed on. The Lab was 14 & both cats about 20. We have been tying to "tame" one or two of the myriad of feral cats living around here. I joined the SPCA catch, neuter, get a ra

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, all. Woodland Cemetery covers 40 acres, and is quite hilly. and well landscaped and maintained (because of a non-profit foundation that we contribute to). The graves go back to about 1840, and the place is full enough that there are very few burials, with most of them in family plots.There

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 08:20 Paul Stenquist wrote: > Pretty. Was it a hillside? The angle of the tree and horizon suggest that. > > > > Paul > > > > > On Oct 5, 2020, at 8:16 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > > > > nice geometry - peaceful scene > > > > > > I had no idea anyone was running - but

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Pretty. Was it a hillside? The angle of the tree and horizon suggest that. Paul > On Oct 5, 2020, at 8:16 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > nice geometry - peaceful scene > > I had no idea anyone was running - but I could tell there was a person > there.. the tree and the colors drew me into the

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Bob Pdml
Great vid! She knows where the food is! > On 5 Oct 2020, at 13:08, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Now that she is much better and has gained back some weight I feel I can > share this mini vid I took before I took her to get an Ultra Sound two weeks > ago. She had to > do without any food after mid

Re: short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good to hear she’s better. She may have been displeased but sh was still as cute as could be. Paul > On Oct 5, 2020, at 8:08 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Now that she is much better and has gained back some weight I feel I can > share this mini vid I took before I took her to get an Ultra So

Re: PESO - Evening Run

2020-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
nice geometry - peaceful scene I had no idea anyone was running - but I could tell there was a person there.. the tree and the colors drew me into the scene.. Is the object near the runner a gravestone?  My eyes are a mess ann On 10/4/2020 9:17 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Sorry about that! Try th

short veso : Ashley's ordeal

2020-10-05 Thread ann sanfedele
Now that she is much better and has gained back some weight I feel I can share this mini vid I took before I took her to get an Ultra Sound two weeks ago. She had to do without any food after midnight the night before this was shot and she was NOT pleased.. as she let me know here.. She had ha

Re: PESO: 04456

2020-10-05 Thread Alan C
Squeaky clean too! Alan C On 05-Oct-20 10:00 AM, Toine wrote: How to portrait cattle without tags: https://www.repiuk.nl/albums/new/#&gid=1&pid=005-906-20201004-imgp3151 Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

PESO: 04456

2020-10-05 Thread Toine
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