Re: Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius

2020-08-19 Thread Ken Waller
Who Took the >World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius > >Where else but Vermont to study snowflakes? > >That is an interesting and informative article. Thanks for posting the >link. > >Dan Matyola >*https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery ><https:/

Re: Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius

2020-08-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
20 2:07 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius Where else but Vermont to study snowflakes? That is an interesting and informative article. Thanks for posting the link. Dan Maty

Re: Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius

2020-08-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
ges to prove it. ;+) > > > -Original Message- > >From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > >Sent: Aug 19, 2020 2:07 PM > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >Subject: Re: Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the > World’s First Pictures of Snowfla

Re: Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius

2020-08-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Where else but Vermont to study snowflakes? That is an interesting and informative article. Thanks for posting the link. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 1:53 PM Paul Sorenson wrote: > >

Semi OT “Snowflake” Bentley: The Vermont Farmer Who Took the World’s First Pictures of Snowflakes | Trivia Genius

2020-08-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
https://www.triviagenius.com/wilson-bentley-vermont-farmer-who-took-the-worlds-first-pictures-of-snowflakes/XzrmSvaawAAGI7O-?utm_source=blog_medium=email_campaign=1140416561 https://tinyurl.com/y6bcr9hu -p -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares people. -- PDML

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/12/16, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >> You must not be married then. > >I was. I'm divorced now. ...is the right answer! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread John
On 12/29/2016 7:52 PM, Larry Colen wrote: John wrote: On 12/29/2016 5:19 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 29/12/16, Paul in MKE, discombobulated, unleashed: John wins the prize. We'll never hear the end of it I can't be wrong EVERY time. You must not be married then. I was. I'm

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Larry Colen
John wrote: On 12/29/2016 5:19 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 29/12/16, Paul in MKE, discombobulated, unleashed: John wins the prize. We'll never hear the end of it I can't be wrong EVERY time. You must not be married then. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est)

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread ann sanfedele
toilet paper holder? ann On 12/29/2016 12:21 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread John
On 12/29/2016 5:19 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 29/12/16, Paul in MKE, discombobulated, unleashed: John wins the prize. We'll never hear the end of it I can't be wrong EVERY time. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Mark Roberts
On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 11:21:42 -0600, you wrote: >Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... > >http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ Atomic-powered toilet paper holder. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Larry Colen
David J Brooks wrote: flux capacitor Looks more like an interocitor, but it might be the gas feed on a turbo-encabulator. On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this...

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Larry Colen
Paul in MKE wrote: Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ It looks like you took a photo of a carburetor (venturi?) for something that burns natural gas, propane or the like, and passed it through a high

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 29/12/16, Paul in MKE, discombobulated, unleashed: >John wins the prize. We'll never hear the end of it -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Paul in MKE
John wins the prize. In the days before engine driven vacuum pumps, a venturi was used to provide vacuum to spin up gyroscopic aircraft instruments - usually the attitude and directional gyros. The down side was that the instruments didn't become "live" until you built up speed going down

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread mike wilson
If you're going to be all serious about it; fuel pump for a Sopwith Camel. > On 29 December 2016 at 21:49 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > > >On 12/29/2016 12:21 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: > >> Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... > >> > >>

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
>On 12/29/2016 12:21 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: >> Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... >> >> http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ Upside down image of a horn on the side of an ancient single seat racing car? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread David J Brooks
flux capacitor On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: > Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... > > http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ > > -p > > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > > -- > PDML

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread John
Venturi to provide air to an air-driven gyroscopic instrument. On 12/29/2016 12:21 PM, Paul in MKE wrote: Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ -p -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for.

Re: PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread mike wilson
Heated takeup spool in the Schyster und Drang 72mm Arctic Spezial. That's the easy part to get hold of. The steam-powered objectifs, on the other hand. > On 29 December 2016 at 17:21 Paul in MKE wrote: > > > Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... > >

PESO - Trivia Thursday

2016-12-29 Thread Paul in MKE
Twelve Attaboys for the first to identify this... http://studio1941.com/koken/albums/pdml-peso/content/nat-10a-sketch/ -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: OT: Automobile Trivia

2016-02-04 Thread John
On 2/3/2016 7:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: This may be of interest to some here; https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BycOAx-X2IssM3BWdnd0U2RmX1E/view?usp=sharing Please let me know if the link works. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I got the Bonnie & Clyde

OT: Automobile Trivia

2016-02-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
This may be of interest to some here; https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BycOAx-X2IssM3BWdnd0U2RmX1E/view?usp=sharing Please let me know if the link works. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Automobile Trivia

2016-02-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for sharing. A fun read, but some of it is outdated, such as the fastest American production car and quickest 0-60 time. Paul > On Feb 3, 2016, at 7:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > This may be of interest to some here; >

Re: OT: Automobile Trivia

2016-02-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I'm sure that's right Paul. Someone sent it to me by email, and I thought that you and the other car buff here might enjoy it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 7:55 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Thanks for sharing. A

OT cormorant trivia

2010-09-14 Thread eckinator
Having seen my first cormorant (official count is 220 along the 53 km length of it) on the 'artificial city lake' portion or the Alster river yesterday, I googled that and stumbled upon the fact that the cormorant was chosen as 'Bird of the Year' by German environmentalist organization NABU. While

RE: OT cormorant trivia

2010-09-14 Thread Bob W
Having seen my first cormorant (official count is 220 along the 53 km length of it) on the 'artificial city lake' portion or the Alster river yesterday, I googled that and stumbled upon the fact that the cormorant was chosen as 'Bird of the Year' by German environmentalist organization NABU.

Re: OT cormorant trivia

2010-09-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... After all, having a Bird of the Year surely implies that there must some years when the cormorant isn't it. And that won't do at all. LOL! That's perfect, Bob. I must get down to Cormorant Rock in Santa Cruz to do some

Re: OT cormorant trivia

2010-09-14 Thread eckinator
2010/9/14 Bob W p...@web-options.com: I've always felt kindly disposed towards NABUlists, no matter where they lie on the spectrum of NABUkovian thought. Their wise voting habits have put my instincts on a more scientific footing. And yet I never quite trust them. After all, having a Bird of

Re: OT cormorant trivia

2010-09-14 Thread Rick Womer
What's OT about cormorant trivia?? For that matter, what could possibly be trivial about cormorants??? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 9/14/10, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: From: eckinator eckina...@gmail.com Subject: OT cormorant trivia To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT cormorant trivia

2010-09-14 Thread eckinator
2010/9/14 Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com: What's OT about cormorant trivia?? For that matter, what could possibly be trivial about cormorants??? Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-11 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 7:43 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Didn't we go through this last year. We go through this ~every~ year... ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-08 Thread Luiz Felipe
List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GFM Trivia Hi Sally ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: GFM Trivia The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/2/09, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Where have you been? Chasing people up mountains with cameras! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/2/09, Peter Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: You forgot to slap him. When Peter was born they slapped his face. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years running across America, there is a 4 second shot of Forrest and his posse running

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: GFM Trivia On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-08 Thread Peter Alling
Naa, didn't nead to, I bit the doctor... -Original Message- From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Sent: Feb 8, 2009 5:44 AM To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: GFM Trivia On 8/2/09, Peter Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: You forgot to slap him. When Peter was born they slapped his

GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread Cotty
The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years running across America, there is a 4 second shot of Forrest and his posse running up a curvy road with some pretty familiar scenery behind. I swore

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/7/09, Sally cotty...@mac.com wrote: The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years running across America, there is a 4 second shot of Forrest and his posse running up a curvy road

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread Luiz Felipe
...now, if you insist, Sally... LF Cotty escreveu: The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years running across America, there is a 4 second shot of Forrest and his posse running up a curvy

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread pnstenquist
Good catch Sally. Paul - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2009 6:44:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: GFM Trivia The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/7/2009 3:44:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, cotty...@mac.com writes: Well slap my ass and call me Sally. -- Cheers, Cotty = This list seems to abound with gonads and asses. Again, rather NOT slap your ass, thank you very much. But that's very interesting. I

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread David Savage
slap Sally, even I knew that. There is a sign on the corner and everything. :-) Cheers, Dave 2009/2/8 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years running

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread Ken Waller
Hi Sally ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: GFM Trivia The Mrs was watching Forrest Gump for the first time - I had seen it years ago. Occasionally I glanced up, and in the sequence where he spends 3 years

Re: GFM Trivia

2009-02-07 Thread Peter Alling
You forgot to slap him. -Original Message- From: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com Sent: Feb 8, 2009 12:03 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GFM Trivia Hi Sally ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cotty cotty

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-10-01 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Y'all probably already knew this ... I may have forgotten it. Reading an article on full-frame DSLRs today, and it said the *FIRST* FF DSLR was Pentax's MZ-D 6MP prototype shown at Photokina and PMA in 2001. First

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Maas
It was cost, Phillips jacked the cost up on the sensor seriously while not delivering on IQ claims at anything other than base ISO. So a poor quality at high cost sensor killed the MZ-D as well as the Contax N Digital (along with Contax itself). -Adam On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:50 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Y'all probably already knew this ... I may have forgotten it. Reading an article on full-frame DSLRs today, and it said the *FIRST* FF DSLR was

Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-09-29 Thread John Sessoms
Y'all probably already knew this ... I may have forgotten it. Reading an article on full-frame DSLRs today, and it said the *FIRST* FF DSLR was Pentax's MZ-D 6MP prototype shown at Photokina and PMA in 2001. First PRODUCTION FF DSLR was the Contax N Digital, using the same Phillips CCD image

Re: Interesting bit of Trivia

2008-09-29 Thread Rick Womer
Yup. Read that a few places. The Contax N bombed because of image quality problems. If only... Rick --- On Mon, 9/29/08, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Y'all probably already knew this ... I may have forgotten it. Reading an article on full-frame DSLRs today, and it said the

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-11 Thread Boris Liberman
I haven't voted for my portion for at least two weeks... I wonder if I ever am going to see the light at the end of the tunnel ;-) Jostein, I think you're a bit too preoccupied with numbers and stats... Boris AlunFoto wrote: Conclusion: The minimum estimate of throughput must be about a

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Dec 11, 2007 1:09 PM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jostein, I think you're a bit too preoccupied with numbers and stats... 5% of about 20-30 of us are, which leaves 79% or 100-200 of us to , oh you know..:-) Dave Boris AlunFoto wrote: Conclusion: The minimum estimate of

Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-10 Thread AlunFoto
For the last fifteen days, I've kept track of my voting in the Gallery. The rules were simple; log on once a day and vote until the queue is empty. On average, I cast 71 votes per day. Then to the fun bit... :-) Assumptions: - A photo needs at least 40 votes before being presented to the Pentax

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-10 Thread Toine
71 votes every day! Thats what I would call Noblesse oblige. What's the average of your 71 votes in thumbs up and down? On Dec 10, 2007 9:47 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the last fifteen days, I've kept track of my voting in the Gallery. The rules were simple; log on once a day

re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-12-10 Thread AlunFoto
Toine wrote: 71 votes every day! Thats what I would call Noblesse oblige. What's the average of your 71 votes in thumbs up and down? It was 71 votes _on average_ over 15 days. The highest number of votes was about 135, and the lowest about 20. For some reason, both Tuesdays had much higher

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-20 Thread AlunFoto
John, The requirements seem a bit peculiar at first, but not really very complicated. Size: Max heigth is 600 pixels. It is a good idea to use 600 pixels to get the most out of the presentation interface. Due to limitations in the same interface (which is Flash-based), they don't want panoramic

Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread AlunFoto
Okay, I'll share what I've found out. Data as of a couple of days ago. Number of published photographers: 500 (exactly!) Total no. of pictures: 3377 Average no. of pics per photographer: 6.75 To the statistically minded, it might also be interesting to know that the median is 3. There are 89

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread pnstenquist
Bruce Dayton has more than 30 as well. -- Original message -- From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Okay, I'll share what I've found out. Data as of a couple of days ago. Number of published photographers: 500 (exactly!) Total no. of pictures: 3377 Average no.

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Jack Davis
Jostein, you don't consider me a prominent PDML'er? (I have 33..big deal) ;-)) I've lost track of the criteria numbers I professed in the past. I may have to bother some Pentax type and ask.(?) I do vote and feel a smidgen guilty if I don't support the effort. Once I start voting, I generally

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis wrote: Once I start voting, I generally continue to do so 'til there are no more..for the moment. I vote until the web-app that they use for the voting pukes and dies. My record is 5 batches, I think. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread AlunFoto
And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. I just mentioned the first names that dropped into my head. :-) Jostein 2007/11/19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bruce Dayton has more than 30 as well. -- Original message -- From: AlunFoto [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Roberts
AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. Yes, and they both have some awesome shots. Plus, Bong Manayon has the coolest name of anyone on the PDML :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. I just mentioned the first names that dropped into my head. :-) Jostein Yes, but Dario is not so prominent ;-) Dario 30+ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. Yes, and they both have some awesome shots. Plus, Bong Manayon has the coolest name of anyone on the PDML :) I fully agree to your second statement ;-) Dario 30+ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Jack Davis
Every once in awhile we are all reminded that it's a vein world. This time, it was my job. ;) Jack --- AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. I just mentioned the first names that dropped into my head. :-) Jostein 2007/11/19, [EMAIL

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread John Celio
Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that included? Also, do they have size requirements (pixels, not megabytes)? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There's an uploading FAQ on the site. Basically, leave the EXIF data in and size them to be 600 pixels tall. G On Nov 19, 2007, at 4:33 PM, John Celio wrote: Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Bong Manayon
Does that have anything to do with the fact every time I google my name I get all these marijuana related websites? :-D On Nov 20, 2007 4:43 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AlunFoto wrote: And so has Dario and Bong, and probably others too. Yes, and they both have some awesome

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread David Savage
At 09:33 AM 20/11/2007, John Celio wrote: Only slightly related to the topic: When submitting photos, do the images have to have EXIF data or anything else like that included? Yes. Otherwise you'll have to mark it as scanned. Also, do they have size requirements (pixels, not megabytes)? 600

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery trivia

2007-11-19 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello John, I found out the hard way that if they have exif data, they better be from a Pentax DSLR. Basically the uploading program searches the exif data for pentax cameras (probably just the Pentax part). So the way I do it, is make sure the exif has that information - otherwise use the good

OT Johnny Thunders trivia (Was: OT: Lou Reed heart NY)

2006-05-14 Thread Lasse Karlsson
generally seen it attributed to the New York Dolls, but I expect it was something of a movement even before them. Trivia: Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls made his last recordings at my friend Tony Gross' recording studio in upstate New York with a band called the Chesterfield Kings

Another trivia question: 67 slip-on lenscap

2005-12-17 Thread Derby Chang
I picked up what I thought would be the lens cap for the 67 55mm/3.5, which has a 100mm filter ring. It says 6x7 C on the inside, and Takumar lens for Asahi Pentax Ltd, Asahi Opt. Co on the outside. But the cap appears to be about a mm too narrow to slip on. Argh What lens cap do I need,

Todays wide angle lens trivia

2005-11-10 Thread Rob Studdert
I've discovered a method of very precisely determining lens FL and distortion parameters and I've been doing some experiments. Here's what I found: My A16/28 lens is actually closer to 15.94mm in FL :-) When this lens is used on the *ist D or its brethren (1.53 mag factor) and the file is

Re: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.)

2004-12-06 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, December 6, 2004, 1:30:00 AM, Lasse wrote: Ok, I was just being curious whether you immediately spotted the Monroe connection just by the names, or if you had to check it out. (Anyway, when sending the Q. I thought Bob W. will definitely know (or be curious enough to find) the

Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.)

2004-12-06 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Lasse Karlsson Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:26:21 -0800 Adding the personal aspects of her life to it, she will be the closest anyone will ever get to giving a face to the notion of A Modern Day Female Jesus-character. Celebrity? Granted. Sex symbol? Most certainly. Inspiring? To what end, other

Re: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.)

2004-12-06 Thread Peter Alling
As the old joke goes, You know you're having a bad day, when Elton John rerwrites candle in the wind using your name. -Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 6, 2004 8:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1

Re: December Trivia Q No1.

2004-12-06 Thread Andre Langevin
Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) Lasse They all give or receive Leica equipment at Christmas... Andre

RE: December Trivia Q No1.

2004-12-06 Thread Jens Bladt
They are all but two (Inge, Cecil) male, it seemsI! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Lasse Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 5. december 2004 18:01 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: December Trivia Q No1. Ok, guys

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2004-12-06 Thread Andre Langevin
They are all but two (Inge, Cecil) male, it seemsI! Jens Bladt Cecil Beaton is a male... Andre

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2004-12-06 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]: They are all but two (Inge, Cecil) male, it seemsI! Eve Arnold ...

December Trivia Q No1.

2004-12-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) Lasse Slim Aarons Bernie Abramson Eve Arnold Zinn Arthur Richard Avedon Ernest

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2004-12-05 Thread Thibs
Lasse Karlsson a écrit : Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) Lasse Slim Aarons Bernie Abramson Eve Arnold Zinn Arthur

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2004-12-05 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Thibs Subject: Re: December Trivia Q No1. Lasse Karlsson a écrit : Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? Looks like a list of names to me. William Robb

Re: December Trivia Q No1.

2004-12-05 Thread Cotty
On 5/12/04, Lasse Karlsson, discombobulated, unleashed: Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) Lasse [snip] Weegee

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2004-12-05 Thread Keith Whaley
A number of them were superb photographers! keith Cotty wrote: On 5/12/04, Lasse Karlsson, discombobulated, unleashed: Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one

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2004-12-05 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) I've read the list very carefully

Re: December Trivia Q No1.

2004-12-05 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, December 5, 2004, 5:01:19 PM, Lasse wrote: Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is it?) Lasse Slim Aarons

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2004-12-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:58 PM Subject: Re: December Trivia Q No1. Hi, Sunday, December 5, 2004, 5:01:19 PM, Lasse wrote: Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does

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2004-12-05 Thread Bob W
Hi, Slim Aarons [...] Jerome Zerbe they all photographed Marilyn Monroe Now, what makes you think they all did that, Bob? all their photographs of Marilyn Monroe -- Cheers, Bob

Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.)

2004-12-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Slim Aarons [...] Jerome Zerbe they all photographed Marilyn Monroe Now, what makes you think they all did that, Bob? all their photographs of Marilyn Monroe Ok, I was just being curious whether you immediately spotted the Monroe connection

Re: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.)

2004-12-05 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Correction of misspelling. Below I wrote Polowny. It should of course read POWOLNY. Thanks, Lasse - Original Message - From: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:30 AM Subject: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1

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2004-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
They are all on your list... HAR! Regards, Bob... From: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, guys and gals. Time for some Pre-Christmas family fun. Below is a list of names. What does this particular list represent? (The people behind these names all share one particular thing in common. What is

December Trivia Q No. 2 (extremely easy)

2004-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
This photographer of the American Southwest and of the Hopi Indians he loved was featured at many shows across the US and Europe. He was also a US Senator. Name him. Regards, Bob... The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is the

Re: December Trivia Q No. 2 (extremely easy)

2004-12-05 Thread Bill Owens
I'm taking a wild guess. Barry Goldwater? Bill - Original Message - From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:02 PM Subject: December Trivia Q No. 2 (extremely easy) This photographer of the American Southwest and of the Hopi Indians he

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2004-12-05 Thread Bob Blakely
Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:02 PM Subject: December Trivia Q No. 2 (extremely easy) This photographer of the American Southwest and of the Hopi Indians he loved was featured at many shows across the US and Europe. He was also a US Senator. Name him

Re: December Trivia Q No. 2 (extremely easy)

2004-12-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bob Blakely wrote: This photographer of the American Southwest and of the Hopi Indians he loved was featured at many shows across the US and Europe. He was also a US Senator. Name him. Regards, Bob... The only difference between a tax man and a

Re: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.)

2004-12-05 Thread Jon Glass
On Dec 6, 2004, at 2:38 AM, Lasse Karlsson wrote: It should of course read POWOLNY. You may be slow but you get it in the end ;-) (sorry, bilingual pun there) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Trivia

2004-02-17 Thread brooksdj
parts snipped: Spike TV has been running a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special all afternoon here. I noted with interest the equipment being used, although for the most part they did not focus on that and you had to catch a glimpse here or there. I

Trivia

2004-02-16 Thread David Miers
Spike TV has been running a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special all afternoon here. I noted with interest the equipment being used, although for the most part they did not focus on that and you had to catch a glimpse here or there. I was surprised to here numerous mentions of the use of film,

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