Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat

2011-02-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
e discounted flowers when next time at the grocery store. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Don Guthrie Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 3:41 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat

2011-02-19 Thread Jeffery Johnson
contains Moon shots and a cat Message: 8 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:26:57 -0500 From: Ann Sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Message-ID: <4d5f2a71.4040...@nyc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat

2011-02-19 Thread Don Guthrie
Message: 8 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:26:57 -0500 From: Ann Sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Message-ID: <4d5f2a71.4040...@nyc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Jeffery Johnson

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Ann Sanfedele David Parsons wrote: >The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky. > Duh - really? lol > When it >appears larger near the horizon, it's a perceptual illusion. > but does not the camera pick up perceptual illusions? ann No, all you get from the camera i

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread John Sessoms
magnifying the moon's image. Jack --- On Fri, 2/18/11, David Parsons wrote: From: David Parsons Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 5:42 AM The moon is the same size no matter where it

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Oh okay Well now feel free to forward it to him :) -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 8:27 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Nice moon shpt. I'd forward the cat shot to Mike Johnson for his approval. Dave On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Thanks Dan -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:30 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Nice portraits of the moon

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Mike Johnson?? -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Nice moon shpt. I'd fo

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
David Parsons wrote: Exactly, it won't look bigger in the frame. That's why it's perceptual, rather than optical. Take a picture of an optical illusion, and it still looks like an optical illusion. Take a picture of a perceptual illusion, and it looks different in the picture than your brai

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread David Parsons
Exactly, it won't look bigger in the frame. That's why it's perceptual, rather than optical. Take a picture of an optical illusion, and it still looks like an optical illusion. Take a picture of a perceptual illusion, and it looks different in the picture than your brain sees it. On Fri, Feb 18

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
David Parsons wrote: Nope, and you can't even call it an optical illusion, because when you take a picture of it, it is much smaller than you remember seeing it in person. well that's for sure... but give the same lens you are looking through ... say a 300 mm looking through it at a Har

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread David Parsons
Nope, and you can't even call it an optical illusion, because when you take a picture of it, it is much smaller than you remember seeing it in person. This is one case where it's easy to tell if it is real or Memorex. On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > David Parsons wro

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 18, 2011, at 9:06, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > David Parsons wrote: > >> The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky. > Duh - really? lol > >> When it >> appears larger near the horizon, it's a perceptual illusion. >> > but does not the camera pick up perceptual illusion

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread David J Brooks
Nice moon shpt. I'd forward the cat shot to Mike Johnson for his approval. Dave On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings moon > shots and yes it has one cat shot too. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-john

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice portraits of the moon. Well done! -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings moon > shots and yes it has one cat shot too. > > http://www.f

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Darren Addy
David Parsons wrote: >The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky. I'm told that it is not the size that matters but how you use it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link di

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Ann Sanfedele
David Parsons wrote: The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky. Duh - really? lol When it appears larger near the horizon, it's a perceptual illusion. but does not the camera pick up perceptual illusions? ann On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread Jack Davis
as responsible for slightly magnifying the moon's image. Jack --- On Fri, 2/18/11, David Parsons wrote: > From: David Parsons > Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 5:4

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-18 Thread David Parsons
The moon is the same size no matter where it is in the sky. When it appears larger near the horizon, it's a perceptual illusion. On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > I have to say I'm amazed you can get that much detail witht the 55-300 of > the moon... > are you photo'ing th

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Ken Waller
Message - From: "Jeffery Johnson" To: Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:10 PM Subject: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings moon shots and yes it has one cat shot too. http://www.flic

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Darren Addy
Pretty darn amazing for no tripod. How do you stop your heartbeat for that long? : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Not much you could do to eliminate those bright coors in the background. The best alternative here would have been to move the cat:-). The only other way you might be able to diminish the background

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul > Stenquist > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:19 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot > > Good detail on the moon. The cat shot is appealing and reasonably well > comp

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot Good detail on the moon. The cat shot is appealing and reasonably well composed. However, the background is distracting IMO. But good progress. Paul -- PDML

RE: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ann Sanfedele Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 9:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot I have to say I'm amazed you can get that much detail witht the 55-300 of the moon... are you photo'ing this when the mo

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I have to say I'm amazed you can get that much detail witht the 55-300 of the moon... are you photo'ing this when the moon is just rising? close to the horizon? Thanks for your compliment on my besaties, btw ann Jeffery Johnson wrote: Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains

Re: Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good detail on the moon. The cat shot is appealing and reasonably well composed. However, the background is distracting IMO. But good progress. Paul On Feb 17, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings moon > shots and yes it

Warning message contains Moon shots and a cat shot....

2011-02-17 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Just wanted to send a warning as the following contains this evenings moon shots and yes it has one cat shot too. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157626078196746/ As always be gentle.. I am hoping for a clearer night tomorrow night and I will use the tripod tomorrow night but for