Re: PUG themes for 2020 - The List

2019-11-27 Thread Doug Brewer
also: "dry" On 11/27/19 1:10 PM, Postmaster wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/11/19, Brian W, discombobulated, unleashed: Dec: Waterbirds Porn reaches the PDML! "Alleyways" and "Weird" might also count. ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What are the advantages of ransomware Lightroom? Also copying off an external drive

2019-11-23 Thread Doug Brewer
HDR and panorama functions don't do anything for me whatsoever. I don't use face recognition or GPS info because I know who it is and where I am most of the time. Having said that, I use LR Classic and gladly pay the monthly because it's as much a part of my photography as my cameras,

Re: LR6 question

2019-11-03 Thread Doug Brewer
I believe Larry is on the right track here. I've never had the flow reset at all, so I looked up shortcuts on the web and saw the flow can be adjusted using the number pad, which I didn't know before. Is it possible that you are accidentally hitting a number key? I can see doing it if you are

Re: Brooklyn

2019-10-27 Thread Doug Brewer
If you're looking to pick up something by Alex Webb, you can't go wrong with The Suffering of Light. It's miraculous. On 10/27/19 4:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Okay, you've piqued my curiousity and I'll have to look up Alex Webb… :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks much, Dave. Thanks also for the inquiry. On 10/21/19 7:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Great looking site, your model work is wonderful Dave -- 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

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Jan! On 10/17/19 9:11 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:52:15 -0400 Doug Brewer wrote: At any rate, if you're in any way interested, the address is www.dougbrewerphoto.com Very nice Doug, some seriously good stuff in theree already! Regards, JvW

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-19 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Gonz. Amanda is pretty amazing. I've worked with her twice and have a catalog full of stunning shots of her. On 10/18/19 3:09 PM, Gonz wrote: Holy smokes! That cover shot is amazeballs! --Gonz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-19 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks for swinging by, Annsan, and for the thoughts. On 10/18/19 6:07 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Doug - you have such a wonderful sense of lighting.. which comes across wonderfully - even when your some subjects are not what I'd normally chose to view. I'm such an old prude/feminist. ann

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-18 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Paul. Much appreciated. On 10/18/19 7:21 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Well done! Paul On Oct 18, 2019, at 12:32 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Great stuff, Doug - especially the first image. John in Brisbane -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-18 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, John. That image pretty much demanded to be the cover. On 10/18/19 12:31 AM, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Great stuff, Doug - especially the first image. John in Brisbane -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-17 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Dan. And yes, that shot of my friend Amanda is one I am proud to have taken. On 10/17/19 10:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Very well done, indeed! That opening portrait shot is a stunner. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery *

Re: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Larry. On 10/16/19 5:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Excellent work -- 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: sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Cotty. I received your inquiry and appreciate it greatly. On 10/16/19 5:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 16/10/19, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: if you're in any way interested, the address is www.dougbrewerphoto.com It's not fully populated yet, but the structure

sort of OT: my new website

2019-10-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi, kids. Some of you have been following me to a degree and others may wonder what I've been up to. Or maybe not. Whatever, I finally, after a number of years, have a new website where I'm posting examples of current work to my online portfolio. Since moving to Georgia I have entered the

Re: Metaskills Part 1

2019-09-16 Thread Doug Brewer
It's a decent draft, Larry, with some solid info/advice. I'd recommend deciding if it's going to be first-, second-, or third-person. You have all three, sometimes in the same paragraph, and it gets confusing. Next, I'd take a hard look at the grammar. You have run-on sentences and frags, odd

The kitty, she is empty

2019-09-02 Thread Doug Brewer
hi, kids. Please consider throwing some spare dinera into the kitty so we can continue to wonder what the hell Bill's on about now. Much thank. Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: On the road in Rochester

2019-08-17 Thread Doug Brewer
I thought Mike was in Wisconsin. Glad you got to see him. Ride carefully. On 8/17/19 10:24 AM, postmaster wrote: Took the bike up to Rochester for a party with some old racing buddies. I might stop by the George Eastman Museum to see what exhibits they have on at the moment. Paid a

Re: SD card plastic strips

2019-08-14 Thread Doug Brewer
+1 On 8/14/19 12:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: +1 Let us pause here for a moment to savor the breathtaking eloquence on display by a gifted writer at the peak of his powers. Bravo! I are humbled. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: SD card plastic strips

2019-08-14 Thread Doug Brewer
+1 Dave, take the card out of service. They are cheap enough that it hurts less to do that than to damage the reader inside the camera. bill -- 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

Re: I'm Getting Married...

2019-08-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Congratulations to both of you, Paul. Hang-gliding in the Azores for the honeymoon, I assume. On 8/7/19 9:58 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: In the morning. Well, it’s actually early afternoon this Saturday, but that spoils the alliteration. We didn’t hire a wedding photographer. Too expensive

Re: Sharper lenses

2019-07-06 Thread Doug Brewer
Typically, when this sort of situation arises, it's because some IT Kludgemonkey has decided to tweak a system setting with nary a thought about the consequences. Essentially, it closes a pipe and the flow of shit has to find a new path. It should clear up in a day or so. I mean, who could

Re: PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-20 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks very much, Bulent. It's gotten some attention. I'm proud to have gotten it in the camera. On 6/20/19 3:52 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Congratulations, Doug. It is certainly one of the best images I have seen lately. Bulent

Re: PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-18 Thread Doug Brewer
"Union Duck" is a great band name. On 6/17/19 3:23 PM, David J Brooks wrote: must be a union duck. Dave -- 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 - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-17 Thread Doug Brewer
the duck had a strong sense of structure. On 6/16/19 1:01 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Lovely, with an especially strong composition. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Joe. On 6/16/19 5:50 PM, jtainter wrote: Great one, Doug. 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 - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Paul! On 6/16/19 3:57 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Good one!! -- 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: GESO: The 2019 GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
I dislike the Flickr presentation intensely, but will always endure it to see your photos. Very nice work. On 6/15/19 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: It's taken a while (and Flickr's latest "upgrade" hasn't helped matters) but here's a small gallery of my photos from GFM this year:

Re: PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
I'll recast the shot next time to accommodate your avian fantasies. On 6/16/19 1:44 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: Nice. Would have been nicer still if she was called Leda and the duck was a swan... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks! I see what you did there. On 6/16/19 1:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: That's a great shot. You could call it "down and dirty" -- 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

Re: PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
I think she should put that on her CV. On 6/16/19 1:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Superb! Your model is obviously a duck whisperer. Paul -- 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

PESO - confluence of circumstances

2019-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Sometimes you are prepping for a shot and something unexpected happens. If you have your wits about you, you grab what may turn out to be one of your all time favorite images, thanks to a visiting duck.

Re: PESO: Fearless leader of the PDML

2019-06-07 Thread Doug Brewer
Now we know why women run away from me like I'm a particularly aggressive, ambulatory strain of Ebola. On 6/6/19 9:51 PM, Postmaster wrote: A quick candid snap of Doug Brewer: https://www.robertstech.com/temp/7e300705.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: GFM Nature Photography Weekend

2019-06-03 Thread Doug Brewer
It was great to see you and chat, John. Looks like you had a full weekend, and that's all we can ask for. I got back around 7:30 last night, slept in this morning, and am now in a somewhat catatonic state, which is typical for me after the NPW. It's the price I pay for the manic levels of

Re: GFM Awaits!

2019-05-28 Thread Doug Brewer
pints with the redoubtable Scott Loveless. Tomorrow I'll make the final leg to the mountain to meet up with Doug Brewer. Doug should be getting to the mountain today, I believe. I'm just in the final stages of loading up the bike but should be on the road in an hour or so (waiting for the notorious

Re: Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-27 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Larry. It's one of my favorites from the shoot. On 5/27/19 12:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Doug Brewer wrote on 5/27/19 4:57 AM: OK. https://dougbrewer.tumblr.com/post/185174208081/amanda-iii LoL! Despite my attempt at humor, and you seeing and raising, I think I like this one

Re: Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-27 Thread Doug Brewer
27/19 8:34 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 27/5/19, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: https://dougbrewer.tumblr.com/post/185174208081/amanda-iii Like this very much. Great light and pose, location. Really super. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

Re: Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-27 Thread Doug Brewer
A little of both? Stuck the camera in my bag on the way out the door, thinking we might use it. Forgot I had it in there until I was changing lenses, so I handed it to her. On 5/27/19 5:56 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/5/19, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: OK. https

Re: Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-27 Thread Doug Brewer
OK. https://dougbrewer.tumblr.com/post/185174208081/amanda-iii On 5/26/19 10:13 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: Very nice, but unsure of the dress as a prop - would love to see one without. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-26 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Ken and everyone. On 5/26/19 6:20 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Wouldn't change a thing. Very well captured. -- 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: Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-26 Thread Doug Brewer
OK. https://dougbrewer.tumblr.com/post/185164519046/amanda-ii On 5/26/19 5:14 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Unsure of the camera as a prop - would love to see one without :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Photo Every Few Years Or So - Pentax Content

2019-05-26 Thread Doug Brewer
Thought you guys might enjoys this, from a session yesterday https://dougbrewer.tumblr.com/post/185152189411/amanda -- 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: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Easy. Helen, Helen, Helen, Helen, and some guys. On 5/1/19 3:51 AM, Alan C wrote: Cotty Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to attend a gathering like that.  Being a relatively new PDML member I don't know who the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with

Fundraising time

2019-04-19 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi, troops. The PDML account is as empty as a political promise right now, so please lob some zlote into the paypal bucket at pdml.net. We appreciate your support. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT: Bong Manayon, the craftsman

2019-03-28 Thread Doug Brewer
This is not unfortunate at all. On 3/28/19 10:35 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Unfortunately, this list does not allow me to post images; I would if I could. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Baxter

2019-03-12 Thread Doug Brewer
So sorry, John. 21 years is a hell of a run. She was lucky to know you. On 3/11/19 7:57 PM, John wrote: https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was barely eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last

Re: Meet the new Bob... (List maestro, please read)

2019-03-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Web-options has been consigned to the outer darkness, sir. On 3/3/19 2:14 PM, pdm...@gmail.com wrote: ...same as the old Bob. My old domain name, web-options.com, is no more. I have re-subscribed from a gmail account (and therefore no longer see my own posts, which is slightly odd), so if any

Re: Russian cathedral

2019-01-09 Thread Doug Brewer
We've had the 10KB limit in place for many years. It encourages people to trim reply threads. On 1/9/19 3:37 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: [I am resending this message, as it apparently was held by the PDML mail server for being over 10 KB. (Huh?!) So, I am cutting off the bottom portion of it]

OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Doug Brewer
maybe not in so many words, but still https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/181868829229/top-shot-in-the-wee-morning-hours-top-shot -- 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

Re: GESO: Salgado on Display

2019-01-06 Thread Doug Brewer
them photos? I can see I've adjusted to Georgia. On 1/6/19 3:11 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: What a cool way to bring Salgado to the people. I caught the Genesis show in Belém, Portugal on my trip to Lisbon a few years back, and it was revelatory. And while it was in a great space, I think the way

Re: GESO: Salgado on Display

2019-01-06 Thread Doug Brewer
What a cool way to bring Salgado to the people. I caught the Genesis show in Belém, Portugal on my trip to Lisbon a few years back, and it was revelatory. And while it was in a great space, I think the way they've mounted them photos outside is arguably more fitting. On 1/4/19 11:51 AM,

Re: K-1 and 12-24/4

2018-11-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks for the comparison, Paul. Looks like it will work. On 11/2/18 10:57 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Doug, Here’s a sample of the 12-24 on the K-1. I shot it full frame and cropped it, thinking I might get higher resolution that way. Not sure i that’s true. I attached the uncrossed (and not

Re: K-1 and 12-24/4

2018-11-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Sorry, Rick. I had a fisheye zoom that I made about ten frames with before the novelty ran out and I got rid of it. On 11/1/18 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Doug, are you interested in fisheye or "normal"? I have an F 17-24 fisheye that I haven't used since I switched to digital. Rick --

Re: K-1 and 12-24/4

2018-11-01 Thread Doug Brewer
, but in full frame mode the lens’s image circle doesn’t come close to filling the frame. Paul On Nov 1, 2018, at 4:06 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: Hi, kids. Pondering getting a K-1 (the first one) for my birthday this month and am wondering how it performs with the 12-24/4 that's made for the crop bodies

Re: K-1 and 12-24/4

2018-11-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Jos. I don't know that I'm willing to perform surgery. I'll have to look into the 15mm. It might be an interesting item. On 11/1/18 4:35 PM, Jos de Fotograaf wrote: Hi Doug, I tried the Sigma 8-18mm on my K1. On FF it gave only APS-C coverage as it was limited by the build on metal

K-1 and 12-24/4

2018-11-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi, kids. Pondering getting a K-1 (the first one) for my birthday this month and am wondering how it performs with the 12-24/4 that's made for the crop bodies. I think Mark Roberts has the combo, but am not sure. Do any of you folks also have it? I am open to purchasing a full-frame wide,

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-24 Thread Doug Brewer
uh huh On 9/23/18 8:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Since Instagram encourages a tedious homogeneity of heavily tinted and HDR'ed landscapes and portraits with out-of-focus faery lights, if nobody on Instagram is digging your work, you are likely on the right track. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Watching my new work tank so spectacularly is kind of awesome, though. On 9/23/18 3:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I post there, though I'm damned if I know why I bother. I dislike pretty much everything about Instagram. If you use Lightroom, consider using the LR/Instagram plugin as it eases a

Re: OT: Instagram

2018-09-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Yes. One is square and the other isn't. If you post using the default aspect ratio on IG, you get a square. If you want the rectangle, you have to touch the little angle bracket button on the bottom left of the selection screen. IG's rectangle is squat, though, so some vertical or horizontal

it's ransom time

2018-09-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi kids, I used up the last ten bucks in the PDML cookie jar this morning, so if you can find a few clams in the sofa please consider contributing to the cause. sincerely, guy who never met a metaphor he couldn't mangle. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: World Science Fiction Convention

2018-07-27 Thread Doug Brewer
Not gonna be there, but according to Book Twitter, they had to scrap the programming and start over a few days ago, so it may be a bit of a mess. On 7/27/18 2:03 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Worldcon 76 is going to be happening in a few weeks in San Jose. Just out of curiosity, will anybody else

Re: testD

2018-07-16 Thread Doug Brewer
looks to be functional. On 7/16/18 8:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: revised config test again 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: Just checking

2018-07-12 Thread Doug Brewer
An email from a member ticked off a number of guardians, leading to excessive bounces from around forty accounts, yours included. The PDML server, according to instructions, boots accounts that reach a certain bounce threshold. A couple people, like Godfrey, just resubbed, and I added back

Bounce actions

2018-07-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi, gang. I message from a yahoo account triggered alarms on a number of systems, leading to excessive bounces and thus multiple unsubscribe actions. I think there were around forty. I'm setting things right as quickly as I can. Thanks, Doug -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: monitor

2018-07-09 Thread Doug Brewer
happened. I'm worried. On 7/9/18 1:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Doug Brewer wrote on 7/8/18 3:14 PM: Hi, troops. I am on a quest for a reasonably priced portrait mode monitor. Any suggestions? I recently picked up one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0746P6L45/ref

Re: OT: monitor

2018-07-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Paul. I looked at a number of ASUS offerings before eventually going back to Samsung to match my other monitor. Doug On 7/9/18 11:59 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: You didn't wait quite long enough. :-) The ASUS Professional series would be just what you need.  I have the PA249Q, which

Re: OT: monitor

2018-07-09 Thread Doug Brewer
yeah, I realized I would grow old and die before anyone answered, so I ordered a monitor and a pivoting stand. On 7/9/18 9:32 AM, Jostein wrote: Can't be of much help there. More of a landscape kinda guy... Jostein Den 09.07.2018 00:14, skrev Doug Brewer: Hi, troops. I am on a quest

Re: OT: American Masters: Dorothea Lange

2018-07-08 Thread Doug Brewer
and you can watch "Endeavour." On 7/8/18 8:26 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Jul 8, 2018, at 11:50 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I'd have to buy a new television and subscribe to cable-TV. I live in a valley where there is NO over-the-air reception. All of the local TV stations are blocked by

OT: monitor

2018-07-08 Thread Doug Brewer
Hi, troops. I am on a quest for a reasonably priced portrait mode monitor. Any suggestions? Thanks, Doug -- 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: This is EFFED-UP!

2018-06-26 Thread Doug Brewer
Yeah, John (and Joe Tainter, too) I'm kind of stuck here since Earthlink can't seem to get themselves out of the spam business. I can't request a whitelist because of their ongoing inability to police their servers. Our host won't go for it, for obvious reasons. On 6/26/18 3:34 PM, John

Re: PDML Annual

2018-06-23 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks, Jack, though I had little to do with it other than offering cheers from the sidelines. On 6/23/18 10:17 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Congratulations, Doug! J Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2018, at 7:10 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: Thank you, Rick. In other news, I don't know if you remember

Re: PDML Annual

2018-06-23 Thread Doug Brewer
weekends; Don was very friendly at the first, and greeted me warmly by name at the second. We occasionally exchanged emails after that. Doug, your tribute was spot-on, and beautifully written (as usual). Rick On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 07:40 Doug Brewer wrote: Thank you, Ken. Don was an original

Re: PDML Annual

2018-06-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Thank you, Ken. Don was an original, and I miss him every day. On 6/21/18 7:09 PM, Ken Waller wrote: I too recently received my copy of the 2018 annual and continue to marvel at Mark's creativity and images of the contributors, I have to say I was really taken by Doug's writing about Don

Re: Not Junk

2018-06-11 Thread Doug Brewer
forward the bounce message to me and I'll see what I can divine. thanks. On 6/11/18 1:00 PM, jtainter wrote: Doug, could you please instruct your server that emails from me are not junk mail. I've had two rejected recently, one a few seconds ago. Thanks, Joe jtain...@mindspring.com --

Re: PDML Annual

2018-06-08 Thread Doug Brewer
On 6/2/18 5:27 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Am going to try and aim for next year uh huh -- 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: Home from Grandfather Mountain

2018-06-04 Thread Doug Brewer
Aw, you're just saying that because we fucked up the awards. Great seeing you there, John. Hope you enjoyed yourself. On 6/3/18 6:11 PM, John wrote: ... and what a weekend it was. This was my 10th year at the Nature Photography Weekend. Today's Doug & Mark show was the best I've seen. I

Re: Did the default reply to on the list change?

2018-05-29 Thread Doug Brewer
I haven't changed anything on my end. You might want to examine recent postbox configurations. Thunderbird did something similar a little while back and caused some grief for a number of listers, including yours truly. There was a lengthy discussion about it. On 5/29/18 8:34 PM, Larry Colen

Re: PESO: Meeting of PDML Sunderland!

2018-05-25 Thread Doug Brewer
this does my heart good On 5/25/18 3:55 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pdml_sunderland.jpg From dinner last night. Left to right: Mike Wilson, Cath, Katy ("the sprog"), Lisa, me. (Photo by waitress who insisted on using the rear panel LCD rather than the viewfinder

Re: My phone

2018-05-18 Thread Doug Brewer
No > On May 18, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Are you receiving me? > Jack > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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

Re: Lens failure

2018-04-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Yep. He fixed my FA77 Ltd for less than a third of what Precision wanted. On 4/2/18 6:31 PM, Gonz wrote: Don't go with precision, go with this guy: http://pentaxs.com/ On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: After 11 years of hard use my DA*16-50/2.8

Re: in case you want to feel old

2018-03-20 Thread Doug Brewer
o remember it being a great joke somewhere, maybe the PDML... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DJmndgLCY5Q/TQkVJQueTuI/C2U/oO3djJUYMw8/s1600/Blog%2BDecember%2B27th%2B2010.JPG On 3/18/2018 12:56 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: 2018 marks twenty years since the debut of "No Poodles." --

Re: in case you want to feel old

2018-03-18 Thread Doug Brewer
: On 18/3/18, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: 2018 marks twenty years since the debut of "No Poodles." I used to be cryptic, but now I'm fishy fishy where does that fishy be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBS

in case you want to feel old

2018-03-18 Thread Doug Brewer
2018 marks twenty years since the debut of "No Poodles." -- 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: Your opinion about school (group) photographs

2018-02-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Igor, I am a survivor of the school photography grind as well as other strains of the volume portrait biz. In schools I was primarily involved in individual sets, but also tasked with group wrangling until I moved into shooting groups as needed. Interestingly, my other duty was to track down

Merry Christmas from PDML World Headquarters

2017-12-25 Thread Doug Brewer
and happy all the other holidays, too, if you prefer. -- 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.

Site of the PDML group show featured on Atlas Obscura

2017-12-07 Thread Doug Brewer
DANK Haus article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dank-haus-german-american-cultural-center?utm_source=twitter_medium=atlas-page -- 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

Re: Time to feed the kitty

2017-12-05 Thread Doug Brewer
or not. Please confirm whether or not you received a donation from me. Thanks, Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 11:21 AM, Doug Brewer <d...@dougbrewerphoto.com> wrote: Good morning, troops. I've just used up the last few dr

Re: Time to feed the kitty

2017-12-03 Thread Doug Brewer
, 2017, 10:25 AM -0600, Doug Brewer <d...@dougbrewerphoto.com>, wrote: the location of the kitty might be of some use: www.pdml.net On 12/3/17 11:21 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Good morning, troops. > > I've just used up the last few drachmae in the List Fund to pay for this > m

Re: Time to feed the kitty

2017-12-03 Thread Doug Brewer
the location of the kitty might be of some use: www.pdml.net On 12/3/17 11:21 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: Good morning, troops. I've just used up the last few drachmae in the List Fund to pay for this month's shenanigans. Please consider loosening your grip on your coin purses and donating

Time to feed the kitty

2017-12-03 Thread Doug Brewer
Good morning, troops. I've just used up the last few drachmae in the List Fund to pay for this month's shenanigans. Please consider loosening your grip on your coin purses and donating to the cause. It costs $76.10 a month to keep the tubes open, so your generosity is welcome and

Re: People's thoughts on Adobe CC photoshop

2017-11-16 Thread Doug Brewer
I use it. I don't use it as much as I use Lightroom, but I do sometimes slide it open if I determine I need something it offers that LR doesn't, and it works. The newest version is pretty snappy, even on my relatively old MBP, although I have to say I seldom work with excessively large files.

Re: Apple Photo

2017-10-03 Thread Doug Brewer
try this: https://petapixel.com/2015/12/21/stop-apple-photos-from-auto-launching-in-os-x-with-one-command/ On 10/3/17 8:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Is there a way to keep my Mac (running 10.11) from launching Photo every time I open up Lightroom, or put a memory card in the card reader? Rick

Re: Posting Question

2017-09-19 Thread Doug Brewer
Your earlier message arrived at 11:41 my time, Jack, which is correct given the time zone difference. You are using the correct address. have a great day. On 9/19/17 4:05 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I sent an email to PDML at 8:41 this AM. As of this moment, 12:57PM, it has not appeared on

Re: Instax gratification

2017-08-29 Thread Doug Brewer
I have an Instax I bought before going to Lisbon a couple years back. It's a fun doodad I trot out now and again for quick shots to give away. There appears to be a thriving community of people doing very good work with them. I don't count myself among that number. On 8/28/17 8:17 PM, Igor

Re: Great article on W. Eugene Smith

2017-08-06 Thread Doug Brewer
Sarah Fishko and WNYC combed through all that stuff and made a documentary: http://www.wnyc.org/jazzloftthemovie/ It's a little disjointed, like some jazz, but it's a fascinating view of the project, well worth tracking down. I rented it on Amazon Prime a while back, so it might still be

Just a reminder

2017-07-23 Thread Doug Brewer
the message size limit for The List is 10KB, so remember to trim your reply trains, folks. -- 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.

are we down?

2017-07-21 Thread Doug Brewer
Just checking before firing up the chickens -- 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: (which photos) I'm going to try to sell this Saturday

2017-06-16 Thread Doug Brewer
That's a fine set of images, Larry. Good luck with the sale. As anyone who has witnessed my online displays can tell you, I'm completely at a loss when attempting to predict what people want to see, and even worse when trying it with a print sale. You have a nice, diverse range of shots that

Re: PESO in a way...

2017-06-14 Thread Doug Brewer
This is likely the best sentence I'll see today. On 6/14/17 9:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I see a nice painting of a trout and lots of nekkid ladies. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: anybody there? testing

2017-06-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Wasn't me. I still have mine. > On Jun 10, 2017, at 7:57 PM, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: > > I'll have a few PESO's and a GFM report soon but I'm still kinda > recovering from my travels at the moment. (Did I mention that Doug > Brewer pas

Re: OT TPS book update

2017-06-09 Thread Doug Brewer
Thanks for the TPS Report, Dave > On Jun 9, 2017, at 7:34 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > Phew, an update on the TPS book project for those that are interested.:-) > > Make in March our small club (12) decided to do a Blurb book. We > formed a small committee of which i am

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