Re: SD cards

Actually I was wrong you can find it for less than that on Amazon.  Same card, same part number half the price. On 5/24/2019 8:05 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Oh yes, I forgot to mention.  It appears that the best bang for the buck if you're using a Pentax camera,  is this https://www.amazo

Re: SD cards

Oh yes, I forgot to mention.  It appears that the best bang for the buck if you're using a Pentax camera,  is this https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-UHS-I-Memory-SDSDUNC-064G-GN6IN/dp/B0143IIP4W which the afore mentioned website tested but not in the K-3II On 5/24/2019 7:51 PM,

Re: SD cards

The only website that I've found that even makes a pretense of measuring the bus speed of cameras has the K-3 II at 37.2mb/s, using cards that tested with often much higher write speeds, so you don't really need to worry if that 90Mb/s is read or write speed, only if the write speed exceeds the

Re: PESO -- Artifact.

/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 2:39 PM P. J. Alling wrote: Had an opportunity to photograph some interesting stuff. Maybe I'll post more of it. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20artifact.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments ar

Re: It looks like we'll have a Peak Designs tripod.

It's a $350 travel tripod,  $700 if you want carbon fiber. That's more than twice as expensive as an equivalent Manfrotto BeFree and the carbon fiber BeFree is on sale for $150 less than the Aluminum model.  I never thought that Manfrotto products were inexpensive before. On 5/21/2019 2:23 PM,

Re: article in PetaPixel

Fanboy's gotta fanboy. On 5/20/2019 4:28 PM, Gonz wrote: The comments, wow https://petapixel.com/2019/05/20/ricoh-thinks-mirrorless-shooters-will-switch-back-to-dslrs-in-1-2-years/ -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we da

Re: Underground Photos From New Yorkâ?Ts Seediest Years

Meh, focus is over rated, especially if you get a magazine spread. On 5/20/2019 2:51 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Apparently he never learned to focus. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: OT: Underground Pho

Re: Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

That is unfortunately how warranties are intended to work. On 5/19/2019 1:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I hope you’re wrong! The one-year warranty from the SDM motor replacement expired exactly a month ago. Rick On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 19:13 P. J. Alling wrote: The lens is drawing power from

Re: Odd K-5 / DA 17-70 behavior

The lens is drawing power from the camera, could be a failing component on the lenses main board causing a larger than expected power drain. On 5/19/2019 11:42 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Shooting today, the battery gauge dropped unusually quickly from full to 1 bar. Well, I thought, it’s an old batt

Re: Anybody out there?

No. On 5/18/2019 8:23 PM, John wrote: Haven't seen any messages for the last couple of days & wondering if the list has gone down for some reason or if y'all are just busy? -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well

Re: For your Pentax film viewing pleasure

It must be nice to have an attractive willing subject, that doesn't have four legs. If I could get my color film developed at even a local semi pro lab I'd still probably be shooting film. If I had a 645 or 67 even then I might still be shooting some film. On 5/15/2019 2:39 PM, coll...@brend

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

On 5/7/2019 4:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: On 5/7/2019 12:28:28, Steve Cottrell wrote: He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. Hold on, hold on. I know it's here somewhere. And don't forget the video of when Mark met that huge Bigfoot with the hairy appendages... T

Re: PESO: Economy Car

Jeeze, it looks like a child's extruded plastic toy.  Are you sure it isn't one. On 5/6/2019 12:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Seen in Cape May, NJ, over the weekend: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2019/5/6/economy Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http

Re: Eckythump!

It reminds me of the phony advert from the 70's can't remember which humor magazine it was from but they were advertising Nyeht skid condoms made from recycled snow tires. On 5/6/2019 8:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: https://imgur.com/NjCpxLX ;-) -- America wasn't founded so that we could all

Re: OT: Passing of Phoenix 2006-2019

I don't have to imagine how you feel.  15 years ago my buddy Elton died, at just 12.  His successor is now 15 and I'm already experiencing anticipatory grief.  Both were rescues and both made even the worst parts of life easier just being there.   There's an old proverb, Scottish I think, that

Re: My sister's ass

What the heck is vovet? On 5/4/2019 10:21 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/5/19, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: but it turns out that my sister has a really cute ass. Do not vovet your sister's ass. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we

Re: My sister's ass

It's too bad I expected exactly this from you Larry.  Really too bad. On 5/4/2019 9:17 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I haven't had a lot of time for taking photos, even less for processing them, but it turns out that my sister has a really cute ass. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4685509473

Re: Food photography

inking the coffee. On 4/29/2019 2:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I avoid Starbucks. Terrible coffee. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 1:36 PM P. J. Alling wrote: Go the a Starbucks that's in a Barnes and Noble bookstore and you

Re: Food photography

Go the a Starbucks that's in a Barnes and Noble bookstore and you'll see some of the finest realistic plastic replica food items in their display cases. On 4/29/2019 12:34 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The first part, about photographing food to make it look better, was quite interesting and at

Re: OT : annsan's diagnosis and a photo note too

Congratulations on the sale Ann.   Really sorry to hear about you're health issue.  I have no good recommendations for pain of any kind, most accepted pain relievers don't really work for me all that well.   Wish I had something better to say. On 4/26/2019 2:24 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Bottom

PESO -- Artifact.

Had an opportunity to photograph some interesting stuff.   Maybe I'll post more of it. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20artifact.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/smc Pentax F 70-210mm f4.0~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- America wasn't founded so that

Re: Last Call - May PUG

I have lots of photos of trees, not a lot of good ones, but I don't have time to make a new one.  I'll take a look at what I have. On 4/24/2019 6:35 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all As previously mentioned, I need to close this one off early because of my upcoming travels. I'm going to shut this

Re: PESO Grand Canyon

It's the big rock that stops the internet?  I've got some work to do, I'll be right back. On 4/24/2019 3:00 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Yea, they finally moved that big boulder in front of my cave, so I have internet again :-)! Cheers, Christine Sent from my iPad On Apr 24, 2019, at 12:51 P

Re: OT: For the English on this list

That's not a design... On 4/24/2019 6:28 AM, Toine wrote: And we redesigned it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapsalon Toine On Wed, 24 Apr 2019, 11:14 Steve Cottrell, wrote: Fish and chips Belgian invention. Yeah but we nicked it first ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Sh

Re: OT: The British Empire triumphs again! New record for world's fastest shed!

Don't burst my bubble, the AF on my K-5II is almost effective. On 4/24/2019 9:16 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: We better ignore this news. This shed is too fast for Pentax AF:-( Henk Op 2019-04-24 om 14:59 schreef Mark Roberts: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45636671 My favorite bit is that not

Re: OT: For the English on this list

It hurts to say this but I've got to agree with Cotty. Shakespeare's sonnets are a close second. On 4/23/2019 1:35 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/4/19, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: On this date, we all celebrate England's greatest gift to the world: https://www.theweek.co.u

Re: OT Airport

It's an Apple product, in my experience they are either glued or welded shut. On 4/22/2019 11:53 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 11:28 AM John wrote: On 4/21/2019 13:46:09, Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brooks wrote: My 11-12 years old Airport express needs to be reset 2-3

Re: GESO Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

There's the 64 million dollar question. Even if such wood exists today, the owner is unlikely to be willing to allow it to be harvested. It's worse than that actually. A few years ago, one of the last "untouched" Oak groves in New England had several trees in the 400 to 500 year age group to

Re: OT: Out of the World image

Except that there's always been processing involved in printing even from a silver, (or other photo sensitive material), negative.   Taken to the extreme the only true photograph is a direct positive of some kind, and even then, time, temperature and other factors in the chemical processing can

Re: Did I break something, or did Pentax?

So I guess you did. On 4/9/2019 2:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote: OK, it seems that it's my brain that is broken.  Either that, or my cameras have decided, a week late, to play an April fool's joke and mess with me.  Now it's working on all of my cameras. Larry Colen wrote on 4/8/19 11:26 PM: Corr

Re: Did I break something, or did Pentax?

Did you set using aperture ring to permitted in the custom settings, or whatever they've called it on the K-3II and K-1, in the custom menu? On 4/9/2019 1:55 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I have a few manual aperture lenses in my collection.  For various reasons I haven't used them in a while.  I just

Re: GESO (7) - Spring Walk

How lucky you are that spring is there, it isn't quite here yet. On 4/8/2019 9:08 PM, Rick Womer wrote: My camera was whimpering in its bag Sunday afternoon, begging for a walk on a lovely day. So, we went to Woodland Cemetery, where many things were in bloom. https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/PES

Re: PESO Nocturnal Mission

It looks like it's leaning over.  I think it could do with a bit of perspective correction. On 3/29/2019 8:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A couple nights ago I had a very nice dinner at a Basque restaurant in San Juan Bautista. Unfortunately I wasn’t able (didn’t even try) to get photos of the ba

Re: PESO -- fuzzy sweater

That does appear to be a fuzzy sweater... On 3/21/2019 5:58 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: I have finally made a photograph that is safe from deletion on Instagram or jail time on Facebook. https://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/GYAjkPdbqmCc/I3WQT11D_0ko On Flickr if you prefer: https://fli

Re: OT: Bong Manayon, the craftsman

Well Facebook want's me to log in to view this, and since I'd rather cut my wrists or better yet Zuckerberg's before I'd get a Facebook account, I'll just have to use my imagination. On 3/27/2019 2:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Everyone here knows what a fine photographer Bong Manayon is. S

Re: PESO The joy of digital

Bluejays are very shy by the way, I think David Brooks figured out that they lose that shyness if you properly bribe them... On 3/24/2019 4:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Sometimes your exposure is set for a normal shot, but then something very abnormal comes your way. Like a bird in shadow aga

Re: OT strange noises

Description sounds like fan noise to me.   Probably just needs dust removal, could need fan replacement.  The only other thing I could think of would be bearing failure, which could be a hard drive, which is infinity worse. On 3/22/2019 10:54 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Just tossing this out th

Re: iPESO: Escalator

Well that escalated quickly. On 3/15/2019 3:43 AM, Alan C wrote: With no escalators In Phalaborwa we easily maintain an even temperament! Alan C On 15-Mar-19 05:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Another iPhoto image of a sign. I found this sign amusing as well, for two .reasons.  First, the e

Re: Baxter

Sorry to hear that, I'm not a cat person, but I've been acquainted with one of them that I miss greatly.   You have my condolences. On 3/11/2019 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

Re: OT well that was weird.

It could be that the one of the signal lines wasn't making good contact.  I don't know how the digital signal is being handled, if I were designing a digital interface it wouldn't work that way but I didn't design it and don't really want to try to find the spec and figure it out.  I have enoug

Re: Peso

Are you sure you don't shoot and stuff them?  They always seem to cooperate. On 3/11/2019 11:17 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Taken at Sacramento Federal Wildlife area Yesterday, (3/10/19). Last Eagle shot you will be asked to see for some time. PROMISE!! Usual equipment. This is Mom who was with a

Re: PESO -- Beauty and the Beast.

n 3/9/2019 5:34 PM, Rick Womer wrote: It is indeed! I like it. The wooden fence and background lead one to think this is in the suburbs, but the subject seems urban. Where did you spot this? Rick On Mar 8, 2019, at 11:03 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I'm not going to say I've been inspi

PESO -- Beauty and the Beast.

I'm not going to say I've been inspired lately, but I have managed to take a few interesting photos. I thought this was an interesting juxtaposition. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20Beauty&TheBeast.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/Sigma DC 17-70mm f2.8~4.5 Processing Note: I rendere

Re: OT: Another stupid question ...

It's not available many places, apparently there's a shortage. I'm supposed to get it too, but still waiting. On 3/8/2019 12:46 PM, John wrote: I have NOT had the shingles vaccination, either the old one or the new one. It's kind of a sore point. My doctor has been telling me I need to get it

PESO -- Basket Torch

Shot at a waterfire event in Providence RI. These things are used to light the Pawtuxet and Blackstone rivers during said event. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20baskettorch.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited As usual comments are welcome but may be tota

Re: Another stupid question ...

Well I think that's because we were exposed to the disease in our youth and have some immunity.  It probably wouldn't hurt to get vaccinated against measles if you're older, but I'd really consult a physician about that, since I don't even play a Doctor on TV, though I have played Doctor in the

PESO -- After the Recital.

I've been going through my directories culling duplicate files, to make some room, and came across this image.  Well almost this image.  It was originally titled; oh sorry after someone poked their head into frame as I was pressing the shutter to see what I was doing... I did a bit of judiciou

Well it seems Ricoh is still supporting Pentax APS=C for the time being.

The new 11-18mm f2.8 DA* seems to have hit the store shelves looks like a pretty nice lens too.  It's priced above the level where my nose starts bleed unfortunately.  Now if only they release the K3 II successor that keeps being promised. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be bett

Re: With heavy heart, I'm selling my best lens...

It is with a heavy heart that I must say I cannot afford this lens, really mean that.  I hope you find it a good home. On 3/6/2019 4:23 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I worked my way up the macro lens food chain to near the very top and have enjoyed my Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 (with original case and 1:1

Re: ping

gnop. On 3/3/2019 5:47 AM, pdm...@gmail.com wrote: Gnip -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd

Re: PESO -- A casualty of war.

an Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 5:47 PM P. J. Alling wrote: I met up with an old friend at the Book Barn, a used book store, in Niantic CT. It's an interesting place. While I was waiting for them to arrive I wandered around and saw this fo

PESO -- A casualty of war.

I met up with an old friend at the Book Barn, a used book store, in Niantic CT.  It's an interesting place.  While I was waiting for them to arrive I wandered around and saw this found art. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/PESO%20--%20aCasualityOfWar.html Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/Sigma DC 17-7

Re: OT: What can you do ...?

Unfortunately they're probably unreadable.   ANSI standards for data retention on floppy disks is an amazingly short period of time.  Measured in months if IIRC. No motherboard made in probably the last 8 years has the requisite hardware to actually operate a floppy on it's own.  I was going t

Re: OT: What can you do ...?

Did they really make 8" floppy disk wallets?  I only ever saw them stored in boxes, lots and lots of boxes... On 2/28/2019 4:37 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: That depends are they 5 1/4 or 8 inch? On February 28, 2019 12:31:20 PM PST, John wrote: In my most recent round of housecleaning & de-c

Re: GESO: PDML in San Jose

Wow, you managed to make them look exactly like what you'd expect from their posts. On 2/19/2019 11:28 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My wife and I have been spending a month in Maui this winter. On our way back to New Jersey, we stopped for a few days in San Jose, mostly to visit an old friend

Re: PESO: Life in the slow lane

I'd say it's a handsome snail, except who could tell, it's a handsome photograph.  It needs something, though I'm at a loss at how to make it better. On 2/20/2019 8:30 AM, Jack Davis wrote: H! Think I'll skip breakfast this AM.;-/ J Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2019, at 9:54 PM, Alan

Re: PESO: Life in the slow lane

No would eat snails if they weren't swimming in garlic and butter... On 2/20/2019 8:57 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: But is it edible? A lot of meat on that puppy. I can see it swimming in garlic and butter. Yum! Paul On Feb 20, 2019, at 8:30 AM, Jack Davis wrote: H! Think I'll skip breakf

Re: OT: The year’s largest supermoon rises

As usual I expect overcast with possible frozen precipitation in my area. On 2/17/2019 1:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Early* Tuesday *morning will be prime viewing time for what’s known as a snow moon

Re: OT ? more on the laptop

Actually I think the default naming convention is by color space.  sRGB is IGP while adobe RGB is _IGMP.  At least that's what the K20D does.  I just looked it up in the K-5II manual, and it also conforms to that pattern. On 2/18/2019 2:34 PM, John wrote: If memory serves, without going into th

Re: iPESO: Lounge Lizard

Some of it survived in the far deserts. On 2/9/2019 9:44 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: *I thought Precambrian slang perished in the first great extinction.* Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 10:39 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I also like

Re: iPESO: Lounge Lizard

I also like Precambrian slang... On 2/9/2019 3:28 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Good God, that reference is antediluvian! Must be at least 30 years since Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards! On 9 Feb 2019, at 20:13, P. J. Alling wrote: Somehow I expected him to be wearing a

Re: iPESO: Lounge Lizard

Somehow I expected him to be wearing a leisure suit.  I did expect an actual lizard of some kind but the lack of the suit is somehow disappointing. On 2/8/2019 10:52 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I spotted this local hanging around the pool this afternoon: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/dan

Re: Old school PESO - taken with an ist-D

I never really thought the K10D sensor was mush... On 2/6/2019 8:28 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Jostein Øksne wrote: The istD is still a good camera. Software has come a long way in fifteen years. The camera I miss the most is actually the K10D. It had very special raw files, with its sensor over

Re: A new FA 35/2

DPreview's announcement states it's an update to the older film version.  I wonder how many extra dollars the new coatings and cosmetics will cost. On 1/31/2019 6:38 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: It looks like a cosmetic upgrade, I'm surprised they didn't change the designation

Re: A new FA 35/2

It looks like a cosmetic upgrade, I'm surprised they didn't change the designation to D-FA... On 1/31/2019 2:57 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Or is it just a cosmetic upgrade of the lens we’ve been using for years? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/news/pentax-announces-35mm-f2-and-

Re: A new FA 35/2

SMC coatings improved from the time they were introduced in 1976 or so but will still a multi coating, (and really Super). Supposedly the new HD coatings have more in common with the new nano coatings that Canon, Nikon, et. al. have introduced, otherwise Ricoh wouldn't have changed the SMC desi

Re: February PUG Countdown

I haven't been doing a lot of shooting lately for various reasons, and I'm going to have to go way back in my archives to find anything that conveys a feeling of, or, allusion to heat. On 1/25/2019 4:30 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all A slow (as in moribund) start to this one: Theme: "Heat". S

Re: How do you stop interval shooting on the K-1?

I have no Idea, but, it sounds like Ricoh made a very poor design choice. On 1/21/2019 1:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote: If the K-3 is in interval mode, you can press menu and get it out of interval mode.  On the K-1, nothing that I do short of turning it off, will interrupt interval mode until it is

Re: Got 1 half-way decent shot of the eclipse

Which explains more than I ever wanted to ask... On 1/21/2019 2:21 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 21 Jan 2019, at 18:30, John wrote: On 1/21/2019 09:16:26, Postmaster wrote: Visiting our friends in North Carolina and staying at their cabin in the Blue Ridge. The skies were very clear but I was wo

Supermoon and Eclipse prediction results...

As I predicted, the Supermoon/Total Eclipse arrived and so did overcast skies, and precipitation.  I think I'll have a drink. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: A car park wall

Parks and stuff like that? On 1/17/2019 11:24:30, P. J. Alling wrote: Property ownership...  If you don't believe in that, well that's a mighty nice camera you have there.  I think I'll just take it to use for myself. It's been found that things owned in common become t

Re: NESO - Cage

My interpretation, is that the footstool being the cage, she could escape anytime she wished.  Which is the case of most "cages" people find themselves in, in the modern western world. That's one of the things that makes the image powerful. On 1/9/2019 10:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I ver

Re: Peso

I think I'd crop it a little tighter, most of the branches and the white sky doesn't add any context, and the bird itself is regal enough. On 1/12/2019 9:36 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Immature Bald Eagle.Taken at Colusa Ntl Refuge a couple days ago. Overcast dull day, but I ventured out to shake a

Re: A car park wall

Property ownership...  If you don't believe in that, well that's a mighty nice camera you have there.  I think I'll just take it to use for myself. It's been found that things owned in common become the shittiest things there are.  Maybe that's because people are just awful, but if you want s

PESOs -- Dos PESOS

A couple from today.  I went for a walk along the old canal line... https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/pesoNoSkinnyDippingToday.html https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/pesoTheBuddaWatches.html Equipment: Pentax K5II w/Sigma DC 17-70mm f2.8~4.5 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored

Re: Stoopid iPhone

It really depends on how the pop server is configured.  Some delete emails, some don't.  Some let you choose.  gmail, is one that lets you choose to "delete"* downloaded emails, if your client tells it to. *"Delete in Google terms means they disappear from your on line inbox, but like the FBI,

Re: Found on facebook forsale in San Jose

Well, they seem to be priced to sell. On 1/9/2019 4:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I know that we aren't supposed to post ebay stuff, but this isn't something most folks would see, it also looks like some great deals.  He does want it to be local and cash only, so I don't know if it would actually

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

That was a joke Alan. On 1/9/2019 10:28 PM, Alan C wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_fishing Alan C On 09-Jan-19 08:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane... On 1/9/2019 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: maybe not in so many words, but

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane... On 1/9/2019 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: maybe not in so many words, but still https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/181868829229/top-shot-in-the-wee-morning-hours-top-shot -- America wasn't founded so that we could all

Re: PESO -- The Piper.

It's the number that counts, there are multiple lodges with duplicate names... On 1/6/2019 9:50 AM, Alan C wrote: I thought Hiram Lodge was in Riverdale. Alan C On 06-Jan-19 07:22 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was a guest at the installation of officers for Hiram Lodge  # 1 in New Have

PESO -- The Piper.

I was a guest at the installation of officers for Hiram Lodge  # 1 in New Haven, CT.  It's a Masonic Lodge that's been around for 269 years.  They certainly know how to put on an impressive ceremony. Here's a moment that I think I did justice to, while just sitting along the sidelines. As an

Re: OT: Damn computers!

Actually DSL modems are pretty much Ethernet routers with some proprietary firmware.  Depending on your provider you may or may not be able to use third party hardware. I have what used to be AT&T U-Verse, now administrated by Frontier.  As far as I can tell, it's just a variation on a really

Re: 2018 faves and chasing the muse

Shooting nude women just because you can is all joy. This can be taken a number of ways, and out of context, it's a MARK! On 1/2/2019 6:42 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:09 PM William Robb wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 9:49 AM Bruce Walker I think the secret to making sure it

Re: OT: 'super blood Moon' eclipse to put on stunning display in January

Doesn't matter, whenever it happens there will be clouds, maybe rain, this time of year maybe freezing rain or snow... On 1/1/2019 3:22 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://www.foxnews.com/science/rare-super-blood-wolf-moon-eclipse-to-put-on-stunning-show-in-january-what-to-know Dan Matyola ht

Re: OT: Pentax Spotting -- Welcome to Marwen

This post may be the longest passage to ever be included in the annual quotes list... On 1/1/2019 12:24 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: We saw Welcome to Marwen this past weekend; Both my wife and I really enjoyed it. You may have to look for it in "art" theaters, rather than in the multiplex ci

Re: OT: A New Life Partner

Part of your problem is you're only supposed to be on one knee... Much happiness to your and your new lady. On 12/29/2018 2:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: After about three years without my wife of 44 years, I decided I definitely didn’t like going it alone. Fortuitously, I met a wonderful lady

Re: GESO -- Christmas Eve 2016

? Rick On Dec 25, 2018, at 3:33 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Well I had nothing better to do Christmas Eve, so I made a pilgrimage to the Town Greens of South Eastern New Haven County, and photographed their Christmas Trees. I make no representation of the artistic merit of any of these photos

Re: Tis the season (for the PDML Quotations List)

That should be 2006 once.  I guess I'm still tired or can no longer type. On 12/25/2018 6:55 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I just completed re reading the past PDML quotes lists, (yes I do need a life, do you have one to spare?), and the 2003 list has two that with the test of time seem espec

Re: Tis the season (for the PDML Quotations List)

I just completed re reading the past PDML quotes lists, (yes I do need a life, do you have one to spare?), and the 2003 list has two that with the test of time seem especially poignant. One from Bob Shell, anyone who doesn't remember him should google his name, don't worry I'll wait, about pho

Re: GESO -- Christmas Eve 2016

difficult exposure situations. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Dec 25, 2018 at 3:33 AM P. J. Alling wrote: Well I had nothing better to do Christmas Eve, so I made a pilgrimage to the Town Greens of South Eastern New Haven County, and photographed their

GESO -- Christmas Eve 2016

Well I had nothing better to do Christmas Eve, so I made a pilgrimage to the Town Greens of South Eastern New Haven County, and photographed their Christmas Trees.  I make no representation of the artistic merit of any of these photos. Anyway, Merry Christmas. https://pdml.updog.co/webster26/

Re: Tis the season (for the PDML Quotations List)

My God, not only have I given Bill Robb a run for his money, but I've actually got /more/ quotes than he does this year.  I think it's time to retire. On 12/24/2018 10:13 PM, Postmaster wrote: https://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. Ame

Re: Posting to instagram from a desktop

Anyone who actually want's to look at photos on instagram should probably get a life.  That  said I have no idea how to get photos from a desktop to instagram.  I count myself lucky for not having at least one probably complicated and esoteric skill. I have enough skills that don't impress the

Re: [OT] Get ready for an onslaught of limericks!

They almost write themselves. On 12/24/2018 3:43 PM, Postmaster wrote: Kevin Spacey has just been charged with sexual assault... in Nantucket. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke --

Re: I don't understand...still...

I was wondering about that, I never got the impression that Rick was particularly wide... On 12/22/2018 11:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Damn! That was an unfortunate autocorrect.. It was supposed to be that Rick is as *wise* as he is good looking. l...@red4est.com wrote on 12/22/18 7:12 PM: Ric

Re: Done with my backlog

Yes it's a bench Larry, you can now recognize common things.  (I know it's snarky, but somebody had to do it). On 12/22/2018 2:49 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I finally made it through my backlog of photos from my trip north Here’s a bench overlooking the Alsea Bay in Waldport, at sunset https://ww

Re: OT: Fashion Photographer accused of exploiting models

Just because it's round doesn't mean it can't have corners in some oddly specified geometry or other...  I don't know of one but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. On 12/22/2018 5:46 AM, Alan C wrote: Isn't the Earth supposed to be round? Alan C On 22-Dec-18 11:15 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote:

Re: PESO - a framed photo by...?

There are communities in parts of Canada around Hudson's Bay and Alaska where Polar Bears wander down the middle of what you could call Main Street, and there's no accounting for the stupidity of people.  Bears of all kinds are dangerous, hair triggered giant, on a human scale at least, carnivo

Re: Lightroom... Darktable... what else?

DxO Optics Pro.  Doesn't require a subscription, supports tagging and keyword searching, but lets you set up your own structure, and leaves your, photos right where you left them. It's biggest issue is not supporting Pentax cameras prior to K10D.   It's second biggest flaw is it kind of wants

Re: PESO modern photographer

I don't know if you can claim the Old Man of the Mountain.  The whole area was socked in by fog, for about a month, but the fog had lifted, just about the time I arrived with some friends at one of the scenic overlooks.  I shot two maybe three frames with my LX and probably the M*300mm f4.0 and

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