Re: PESOs: Backyard Birds

What Henk and Alan said! I have always enjoyed your bird photos. I’m particularly fond of white throated sparrows for their song. Philly isn’t in their range, so I con’t hear their song until we go to a New Hampshire lake for a vacation during the summer. That’s my “happy place,” and this bird

Re: PESOs: Backyard Birds

Those are quite nice. On 4/29/2024 12:09 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Finally getting back to shooting a few birds. A nice morning here, so I sat outside for a bit. The pair of Cardinals are either expecting or doing amazing ritual, but the male has a seed that he will give to the female. The

Re: PESOs: Backyard Birds

Beautiful these birds and well captured. Over here we only have these cardinals in cages. Henk Op 2024-04-29 om 18:09 schreef paul stenquist: Finally getting back to shooting a few birds. A nice morning here, so I sat outside for a bit. The pair of Cardinals are either expecting or doing

Re: PESOs: Backyard Birds

Very nice text book images, Paul. Summer should bring plenty more. We are slowly moving into the cooler part of the year (thank goodness!). The Swallows & others have already left. Alan C On 29-Apr-24 06:09 PM, paul stenquist wrote: Finally getting back to shooting a few birds. A nice

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

The fruit stand is not obviously fishy. On 2/6/2024 5:20 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Rick, you got a nicely cleaned fisheye. I'm surprised that I would not have recognized some pics as taken with a fisheye, in particular of the playground and the fruit market. For me that is the way this lens

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun

Requires me to login? On 2/5/2024 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. I’m taking a photography course at the Fleisher Art Memorial, and this weeks assignment was to shoot something we’d photographed before, in a new way. So I dusted

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

Exactly! Alan C On 06-Feb-24 12:20 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Rick, you got a nicely cleaned fisheye. I'm surprised that I would not have recognized some pics as taken with a fisheye, in particular of the playground and the fruit market. For me that is the way this lens should be used to not

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

Rick, you got a nicely cleaned fisheye. I'm surprised that I would not have recognized some pics as taken with a fisheye, in particular of the playground and the fruit market. For me that is the way this lens should be used to not looking overdone. Henk Op 2024-02-06 om 04:10 schreef Rick

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

Am 06.02.24 um 04:54 schrieb Paul Sorenson: They're all colorful and interesting but the piano keyboard, I think, is the most striking. +1 Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

They're all colorful and interesting but the piano keyboard, I think, is the most striking. -p On 2/5/2024 9:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: This link should work without begging for money: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun Sorry about that! Rick On Feb 5, 2024, at

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

Rick Womer wrote: >This link should work without begging for money: > >https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun Cool! I like the shot of the piano keyboard. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

Much better. I like the colors in the fruit stand and the playground photos. Now i'm curious about how you shot them before. > On Feb 5, 2024, at 7:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > This link should work without begging for money: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun >

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun NEW LINK

This link should work without begging for money: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2024/January-2024/Fisheye-Fun Sorry about that! Rick > On Feb 5, 2024, at 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. > > I’m taking a photography course at

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun

That’s possible. A number of on-line things have changed annoyingly since October. Stay tuned. Thanks! Rick > On Feb 5, 2024, at 9:44 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Rick, > It's asking me to log in, did you send the link for you to organize your own > album rather than the link for us to look

Re: PESOs (5) - Fisheye Fun

Rick, It's asking me to log in, did you send the link for you to organize your own album rather than the link for us to look at your album? LRC > On Feb 5, 2024, at 6:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I haven’t posted any pix since October. The drought is hereby over. > > I’m taking a

Re: PESOS: Portraits, no Pentax content

Thanks everyone for looking and commenting. I need to get a stepping ring so I can put an ND filter on my lens as I can't get the beauty dish close enough with the light at minimum power. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to

Re: PESOS: Portraits, no Pentax content

Well done. Beauty dish is the best portrait lighting. Too bad more people don’t use them. Umbrellas (“lots of soft light”) is the most boring way to shoot. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PESOS: Portraits, no Pentax content

Both portraits are very pleasing to the eye. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 10:55 AM Bill wrote: > I did a mini portrait shoot on Sunday using the X-T5 and Viltrox 75/1.2 > lens. > I'm absolutely delighted

Re: PESOS: Portraits, no Pentax content

Nicely done On March 22, 2023 7:55:27 AM PDT, Bill wrote: >I did a mini portrait shoot on Sunday using the X-T5 and Viltrox 75/1.2 >lens. >I'm absolutely delighted with both this camera and lens. >These were done with a single beauty dish using a wall to get some fill. > >The first was shot at

Re: PESOs (5) - Tangles and Shadows

"Loveliest of trees, the cherry now..." I don't quite have the energy or the guts to head to the Brooklyn botanical garden these days..  so nice to see your sweet photo ann On 3/19/2023 5:15 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Ann, yes they are.Japanese Cherry, to be precise. There are a fair number of

Re: PESOs (5) - Tangles and Shadows

Thanks, Dan. > On Mar 19, 2023, at 2:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Interesting theme, well executed! > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 11:40 AM Rick Womer wrote: > >> This bounced

Re: PESOs (5) - Tangles and Shadows

Ann, yes they are.Japanese Cherry, to be precise. There are a fair number of these trees in our neighborhood, and they’re at their peak. Rick > On Mar 19, 2023, at 5:02 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Love those blossoms! are those Cherry? My old brain has a hard time > looking at tangled

Re: PESOs (5) - Tangles and Shadows

Love those blossoms!  are those Cherry?  My  old brain has a hard time looking at tangled things so not fiar to comment on those. (childhood nightmares) ann On 3/19/2023 11:40 AM, Rick Womer wrote: This bounced earlier this morning—I don’t know why. So, I’m trying again.

Re: PESOs (5) - Tangles and Shadows

Interesting theme, well executed! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 11:40 AM Rick Womer wrote: > This bounced earlier this morning—I don’t know why. > > So, I’m trying again. > >

Re: PESOs (3) - Aging Decorations

Well seen and captured. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 8:28 PM Rick Womer wrote: > It was a beautiful spring-like day in Philly, and my camera and I took a > walk in the neighborhood. > > Several houses

Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

The third photo would make a pretty cool abstract if you cropped ~ 1/8 off the top and 1/3 off the left leaving just the reflections in the glass. On 11/22/2022 8:45 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: p.s.  I like the 4th photo for reflections more than the third for the same reason I like the 2nd

Re: PESOs - Minneapolis Park

Very nice, especially the first image and the one of the view through the windows. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 9:39 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Across from the Minneapolis Institute of Art is a beautiful

Re: PESOs - Minneapolis Park

That first one floats my boat, Rick :-) ann On 11/24/2022 9:39 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Across from the Minneapolis Institute of Art is a beautiful park, Washburn-Fair-Oaks. It is on the site of a mansion that was given to the city, but torn down in the 1920s when the city could not maintain it.

Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

p.s.  I like the 4th photo for reflections more than the third for the same reason I like the 2nd photo.. I wonder how long those older short buildings will survive.  Nice doucmentary series, Rick! ann On 11/22/2022 8:42 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I'm always attracted to reflections of older

Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

I'm always attracted to reflections of older structures reflected in the glass towers in New York - i'd like to see your 3rd photo lightened up a bit and with more contrast..  LIke the tower reflected in the tall glass building in the first photo and the contrast in architechtural forms in the

Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

Impressive images, Rick. Mind you, I'm not particularly partial to all that glass. Foshay must have made an exceedingly huge fortune to be able to finance an edifice like that. The mind boggles. Alan C On 22-Nov-22 04:16 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman who made

Re: PESOs (5) - Minneapolis Foshay Tower

Excellent and enjoyable city views. The reflections in the second and third images make them quite special. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 9:16 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Wilbur Foshay was a 1920s businessman

Re: PESOs: A bit of fun for me

Thanks Ann. And thanks to all who commented or had a look. Paul > On Aug 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > liked Grckle already on FB .. but didn't see the other there..which is > especially nice.. > > ann > >> On 8/25/2022 2:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Had a chance to

Re: PESOs: A bit of fun for me

liked Grckle already on FB   .. but didn't see the other there..which is especially nice.. ann On 8/25/2022 2:52 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Had a chance to shoot for fun today for the first time in a while.The first one is a juvenile red-bellied woodpecker. It’s that time of year when we see

Re: PESOs: A bit of fun for me

Very nice pictures! Henk Op do 25 aug. 2022 om 20:52 schreef Paul Stenquist : > Had a chance to shoot for fun today for the first time in a while.The > first one is a juvenile red-bellied woodpecker. It’s that time of year when > we see the newborns out on their own. The second is just a common

Re: PESOs: A bit of fun for me

Nice work! The woodpecker is a real cutie. I dislike grackles, but you certainly portrayed him well. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 2:52 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Had a chance to shoot for fun today for

Re: PESOs: A bit of fun for me

> On Aug 25, 2022, at 11:52 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Had a chance to shoot for fun today for the first time in a while.The first > one is a juvenile red-bellied woodpecker. It’s that time of year when we see > the newborns out on their own. The second is just a common Grackle, but I >

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

On 6/12/2022 7:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Paul On Jun 12, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote:  On Jun 12, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. It’s true that the

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

Started out as "The Landlord's Game" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord's_Game On 6/12/2022 5:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: On 6/12/2022 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:50 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: .. snip... snip.. I played Monopoly  years ago and as  a kid thought

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

> On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:08 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > Paul > >> On Jun 12, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>  >> >>> On Jun 12, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>> The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. >>> It’s true that the game on

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

Paul > On Jun 12, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Jun 12, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. >> It’s true that the game on which Monopoly was based — The Landlord’s Game — >> was meant to teach

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

> On Jun 12, 2022, at 2:12 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. > It’s true that the game on which Monopoly was based — The Landlord’s Game — > was meant to teach economic lessons but that purpose was long ago abandoned > on the trash

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

The point of any game is enjoyment. In this case with others. It’s true that the game on which Monopoly was based — The Landlord’s Game — was meant to teach economic lessons but that purpose was long ago abandoned on the trash heap of Victorian moral excessiveness. Paul > On Jun 12, 2022, at

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

On 6/12/2022 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:50 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: .. snip... snip.. I played Monopoly years ago and as a kid thought it was fun but as I learned more about what a monopoly was in a real sense I never wanted to play it again.. You can probably

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

> On Jun 12, 2022, at 4:50 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Larry to be clear -- the streets are in Atlantic City - the the 4 railroad > lines are real, too .. Reading is a town in PA - you can go ther by rain > from PHilly. The > The B Rail , Short Line adn Pennsylvania Railroad are the

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

Larry to be clear -- the streets are in Atlantic City - the the 4 railroad lines are real, too  .. Reading is a town in PA - you can go ther by rain from PHilly.  The The B Rail , Short Line adn Pennsylvania Railroad are the other 4 you can own.  the B stands for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

Very nicely done, Rick! Philly has a large number of fine areas for photography. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 6:27 PM Rick Womer wrote: > The photo class I joined wandered Philly’s Reading Terminal

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 6:39 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > It is weird to realize that the places on a Monopoly board exist in real > life. > > The Monopoly Properties care named after places in Atlantic City, not Philly. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

LIked your snaps from there -- I found it a bit challenging too when I was in Philly visiting you.. but I loved the place! - You are saying it was busy but from the shots you took it looks pretty empty compared to when I was there on the summer of 2014.. HOpe you got some good eats as well as

Re: PESOs (4) - Reading Terminal Market

> On Jun 11, 2022, at 3:27 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > The photo class I joined wandered Philly’s Reading Terminal Market last week. At first I wondered what a “Terminal Market” was. > The Market has existed since the early 1890s, on street level below the > Philadelphia terminal of the

RE: PESOs (4) - Laurel Hill Hearse

I'm not sure it was ever used for funerals! The skeletal hand mirror brackets and the slogan on the side window suggest a somewhat jokey design - and the two-tone jars a bit too! But, good subject. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Re: PESOs (4) - Laurel Hill Hearse

Thanks for sharing! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 4:16 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Our photo class visited Laurel Hill Cemetery last week. It was founded in > 1836 on the outer fringe of Philadelphia, but of

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

It just shows how people acclimatize. I would still be wearing my winter woolies at those temperatures. My comfort zone is around 86F/30C. Alan C On 14-May-22 10:34 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Alan, it was about 68 F / 20 C, but of course warmer in the sun. That is above average for early May.

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Alan, it was about 68 F / 20 C, but of course warmer in the sun. That is above average for early May. Rick > On May 14, 2022, at 3:45 AM, Alan C wrote: > > > > Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm > curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Once again, nicely done. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 3:28 AM Rick Womer wrote: > I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto the end of the > ones you’ve seen before. > >

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

mercury is in retrograde :-) ann On 5/14/2022 7:35 AM, Alan C wrote: Rick, I'm so sorry about the multiple replies. It just wouldn't go so I tried various minor alterations. In the end they all went! Alan C On 14-May-22 09:39 AM, Alan C wrote: Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Rick, I'm so sorry about the multiple replies. It just wouldn't go so I tried various minor alterations. In the end they all went! Alan C On 14-May-22 09:39 AM, Alan C wrote: Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp.

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 9:33 AM Rick Womer wrote: > I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Yes, I can see you must have had some difficulty choosing only 5! But I'm curious - what is the ambient day temp. considering how the girls walking towards the fountain are dressed? Alan C On 13-May-22 10:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I neglected to create a new gallery, so they’re tagged onto

Re: PESOs - A few more of Fairmount

Really nice geometry on the last one - the three gals ,and three fountain spurts and even the three sections of the figure in the fountain .. MIght be even better if you cropped a bit of the bottom getting closer to the figures that way... The blossoms on the car works well, too  in a much

Re: PESOS Spring Sprung

Paul, my favorite is the sparrow in the forsythia, though the other two are also very good. Rick > On Apr 25, 2022, at 1:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Excellent set, Paul. I love the geometry and composition of the sentinel. > Setting the sparrow in the forsythia bush cretes a

Re: PESOS Spring Sprung

Excellent set, Paul. I love the geometry and composition of the sentinel. Setting the sparrow in the forsythia bush cretes a marvelous little scene; that is a great catch. I love the cherry tree; it is a gem (the tree and the image). Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery

Re: PESOS Spring Sprung

Love the birdy in the forsythia glad you didnt really -shoot- the sparrow :-) ann On 4/25/2022 12:53 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: After weeks of cold rainy weather we had temps around 80 degrees F this past weekend. That of course woke up some plants. I shot a sparrow, fortuitously in the

Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

The stone in back shows the name "Hugh Catherwood".  Could it be that's Dorothy's full name? -p On 4/12/2022 4:55 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Possible distant cousins. :-) . Willa had six siblings (Just read that) - born in VA, tho not PA..  I remembered somehow that she was from the east not

Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

Possible distant cousins. :-) . Willa had six siblings (Just read that) - born in VA, tho not PA..  I remembered somehow that she was from the east not the great plains ann On 4/12/2022 5:42 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Ann, thanks for the comments! Google provides a selection of Dorothy Cathers,

Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

Ann, thanks for the comments! Google provides a selection of Dorothy Cathers, but none in Philadelphia, or than mention Willa. I know nothing about either of them. Rick > On Apr 11, 2022, at 10:16 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Really nice group, Rick -especiall nice geometry on photos 1 and

Re: PESOs

Excellent indeed! The detail is remarkable — “Steady Stenquist” is still steady! The woodpecker is also my favorite. A neighbor has a few bird feeders out; but the birds perch on the nearby utility wires rather than on anything attractive; so I haven’t tried any photos. Rick > On Apr 11,

Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

Very nice! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 8:13 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Friday was a lovely day in Philadelphia, and my camera was eager for a > walk in Woodland Cemetery. > > For your enjoyment: > > -

Re: PESOs

WONDERFUL images! I especially like the woodpecker photo. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 2:26 PM Paul Stenquist wrote: > Had some decent weather Sunday and I’m relatively free of maladies, so I > ventured

Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

Really nice group, Rick  -especiall nice geometry on photos 1 and 4..   re the gravestone - was Dorothy any relation to Willa? ann On 4/11/2022 12:25 AM, Alan C wrote: No doubt about spring now! Link: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Cemetery-Walk-4-8-22/ Alan C On 11-Apr-22

Re: PESOs (4) - Woodland Cemetery walk

No doubt about spring now! Link: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/April-2022/Cemetery-Walk-4-8-22/ Alan C On 11-Apr-22 02:13 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Friday was a lovely day in Philadelphia, and my camera was eager for a walk in Woodland Cemetery. For your enjoyment: - Flowers in a fenced

Re: PESOs (3) - April Fools Day Walk

Refreshingly colorful! It’s still winter here, Cold and brown for the most part. Paul > On Apr 3, 2022, at 1:39 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Nothing particularly foolish about these; except that it was windy and a bit > chilly. I was restless, though, and my camera was sighing pitifully, so I

Re: PESOs (3) - April Fools Day Walk

That third shot is especailly nice in my eye.. beautiful light, beautiful subject ann On 4/3/2022 1:39 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Nothing particularly foolish about these; except that it was windy and a bit chilly. I was restless, though, and my camera was sighing pitifully, so I took it for a

Re: PESOs (4) - Early Spring in Philly

I like the Quince and the Witch Hazel photos... the other two don't do much for me because I never found those particular blossoms very attractive. Wish quince branches were not so expensive at the farm market ann On 3/26/2022 1:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Selected neighborhood shots from a few

Re: PESOs (4) - Early Spring in Philly

Very nice, Rick! I'm just 60 miles north of Philly, but obviously spring is more advanced there than here in Central Jersey. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 1:54 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Selected

Re: PESOs (4) - Walk Along the River

Nice, Rick. I agree with you about the geometry in the first image; very effective. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 5:36 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Kelly Drive follows the Schuylkill River down the west side

Re: PESOs (4) - Walk Along the River

 I like the geometry too :-) and the light ..  same comment applies to second photo. ann On 2/26/2022 5:36 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Kelly Drive follows the Schuylkill River down the west side of Philadelphia. On another mutantly warm Sunday two weeks ago, we and my camera took a walk along

Re: PESOs (3) - Warm February Afternoon

John, we’ve lived in our house since 1986. It’s a one-lane, one-block east-west street with rowhouses on both sides. The first 10-15 years we were here, snow covered our block in early December, and the snow and ice persisted until March. For the last several years, we ~might~ get 10-15 cm

RE: PESOs (3) - Warm February Afternoon

Nice images, Rick. WRT climate - that sort of warm winter day is not unprecedented. In 1965, I was working for a shipping company that had one tanker for which we could not find a new charter as she came to the end of the then current charter. Given that she did not need a refit, it was

Re: PESOs (5) - Thawed Cemetery

Dan, The Woodlands is owned by a nonprofit corporation, and operating the cemetery is only one of its activities. A fair amount of the land has bedrock too close to the surface to allow burials; so the property includes walking and running trails, an apiary, a project to help establish orchards,

Re: PESOs (5) - Thawed Cemetery

Very unusual; tapping maple trees in the cemetery? if goes on . . . . Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 3:47 PM Rick Womer wrote: > The snow is long gone, as the temperature gyrates between 65F/18C and >

Re: PESOs (4) - Snowy Cemetery

Nice, Rick. I especially like the animal tracks in the snow, leading to the tomb and beyond. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 9:40 PM Rick Womer wrote: > We got about 6 in / 15cm of snow in last weekend’s

Re: PESOs (2) - Two more from December

Thanks, Bob! > On Jan 6, 2022, at 3:12 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > >> On 6 Jan 2022, at 20:04, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Faster, slower: >> >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/December-2021/December-2021/i-PSzSx8D/A >> > > The quick and the dead. Very nice shot. > >> >> Chinese rose: >> >>

Re: PESOs (2) - Two more from December

> On 6 Jan 2022, at 20:04, Rick Womer wrote: > > Faster, slower: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/December-2021/December-2021/i-PSzSx8D/A > The quick and the dead. Very nice shot. > > Chinese rose: > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/December-2021/December-2021/i-4BpX6KG/A > >

Re: PESOs (3) - Greenery and Light Snow

Hah!!  If that image were mine I'd definitely have it on my card list. -p On 1/4/2022 7:45 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: great minds... honest Paul, I wrote mine before I saw yours :-) ann On 1/4/2022 6:24 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Very nice. *** The second one would make a great holiday

Re: PESOs (3) - Greenery and Light Snow

great minds... honest Paul, I wrote mine before I saw yours :-) ann On 1/4/2022 6:24 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Very nice. *** The second one would make a great holiday card.*** -p On 1/4/2022 5:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Philly only had light snow yesterday, while areas south and east of us

Re: PESOs (3) - Greenery and Light Snow

snow never came to us yesterday  I was a little disappointed.   I like the middle photo best.. it would make a nice Christmas card ann On 1/4/2022 6:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Philly only had light snow yesterday, while areas south and east of us got clobbered. I took the Optio along as i

Re: PESOs (3) - Greenery and Light Snow

Very nice.  The second one would make a great holiday card. -p On 1/4/2022 5:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Philly only had light snow yesterday, while areas south and east of us got clobbered. I took the Optio along as i walked to a meeting and back, and took a few photos on the Penn campus:

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

Really nice interplay of light and shadow in the vertical shot! > On Nov 13, 2021, at 5:23 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > On our last day in San Diego (a Sunday), we got a ride to Balboa Park. It > looks large on the map, but most of the area is taken up with buildings > (especially museums), a

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

Well I remember being disappointed but it was 20 years ago and it may have been something as simple as part of the park being closed or some other extenuating circumstances.. maybe I just didn't like the shots I got. :-) ann On 11/14/2021 5:07 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Ann, the park was not

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

> On Nov 14, 2021, at 11:36 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Yeah Balboa Park was a disappointment to me, too.. in 2002... > However, those two photos are keepers especially the vertical one. I quite liked the vertical one as well I mostly know of Balboa from the dance. -- Larry Colen

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

I went to the San Diego Zoo when I was 14 - 1964. My family went to San Diego for "vacation" while my father attended a convention. I was the only person in my age group and there was nothing for me to do & no one for me to do it with ... so I went by myself; walked up to the zoo from the El

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

Ann, the park was not what we expected, but it wasn’t a disappointment. The architecture and the museums were interesting and enjoyable (there is even a photography museum!). Rick > On Nov 14, 2021, at 2:36 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Yeah Balboa Park was a disappointment to me, too.. in

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

Yeah Balboa Park was a disappointment to me, too.. in 2002... However, those two photos are keepers  especially the vertical one. ann On 11/13/2021 5:23 PM, Rick Womer wrote: On our last day in San Diego (a Sunday), we got a ride to Balboa Park. It looks large on the map, but most of the area

Re: PESOs (2) - Balboa Park

On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 17:23 Rick Womer wrote: > On our last day in San Diego (a Sunday), we got a ride to Balboa Park. It > looks large on the map, but most of the area is taken up with buildings > (especially museums), a zoo, a golf course, parking lots, and lots of deep > ravines. > >

Re: PESOs Speaking of Cars

Thanks, Gonz. Your lucky you can’t hear the engine. It was literally painful. Paul > On Sep 15, 2021, at 5:05 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Incredible shots. You can almost hear the deafening sound of the engines... > > --R > >> On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 10:51 AM Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> I shot

Re: PESOs Speaking of Cars

Incredible shots. You can almost hear the deafening sound of the engines... --R On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 10:51 AM Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I shot drag racing for the first time in almost 40 years yesterday because I > had to get a shot for a magazine article. It was not fun. I spent five

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