Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2017-07-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Like the diagonal composition, Dan. > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 16, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > One of my favorite shrubs: >

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2017-07-17 Thread Jack Davis
Like the diagonal composition, Dan. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2017, at 8:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > One of my favorite shrubs: > https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/16/rose-of-sharon > K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro > Comments are always appreciated. >

PESO: Rose of Sharon

2017-07-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
One of my favorite shrubs: https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/7/16/rose-of-sharon K-5 IIs, FA 100mm F2.8 Macro Comments are always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailm

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-23 Thread John
On 9/22/2016 11:14 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: my question is why they didn't name the 8th month "Octember"? They named it after the Octomom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Suleman More like because the Latin for 8 is "octō", r

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > my question is why they didn't name the 8th month > "Octember"? > They named it after the Octomom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Suleman Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-22 Thread Ken Waller
Because it was named August, in honor of my birth ! -Original Message- >From: Mark Roberts >Subject: Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon > >Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >>It is the ninth month in our calendar, but >>it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar, hence

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >It is the ninth month in our calendar, but >it was the seventh month in the Roman calendar, hence the inappropriate >(today) name. Thus the tenth month was named "December" and the ninth month "November". But my question is why they didn't name the 8th month "Octember"?

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bruce, Alan, Larry and David for your comments. Larry, I like your comments about cropping it and using the white slider. Alan, it is certainly related to the hibiscus (I called it a cousin), and is in the hibiscus genus, but is quite different in culture and appearance from the tropical

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2016, at 6:58 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > (btw, what month is Spetember? :) ) It was slotted in to rebalance the star signs. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-37419182 BTW I liked the flower pic, Dan. Reminds me of Rarotonga :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List P

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-21 Thread Larry Colen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg Lovely flower, perfectly sharp, colors look perfect. One quibble and a couple of

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-21 Thread Alan C
Very smart. It is in fact an Hibiscus sp. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Rose of Sharon As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the

Re: PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-21 Thread Bruce Walker
Nicely captured, Dan. I love those perennials. (btw, what month is Spetember? :) ) On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their > cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: > > http://photo.net/p

PESO: Rose of Sharon

2016-09-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
As summer draws to a close, my hibiscus plants are fading fast, but their cousins, the Rose of Sharon bushes, are in full bloom: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18286391&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 Comments always appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --