Re: Anticipation

2013-01-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
Agreed. Hwy 70 from Las Cruces takes you past White Sands, through Alamogordo and Tularosa, then Hwy 54 on up to Santa Rosa. It's a beautiful, lonely stretch of road. Or if you're of a mind to investigate aliens, stick with 70 over to Roswell. ; ] -p On 1/4/2013 4:56 PM, Kenneth Waller

Re: Brian Walters

2013-01-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
Please let him know we're thinking of him and wishing a speedy, complete recovery. -p Sent from my iPad On Jan 6, 2013, at 7:09 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: On 06/01/2013 06:36, Doug Brewer wrote: Hi kids, Just to let you know, our fellow Brian Walters has had a mild

Re: Poll - Have You Done a Photo Book (Or Thinking About It)?

2013-01-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
(Replies interspersed) On 1/6/2013 1:59 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Looking it seems doing a blurb book is cheaper than it once was. So just curious, because I've been thinking about it (Derby got me thinking)... and wondering who has done it. Don't think I'd do it now, but I could bear

Optio WG-2

2013-01-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Anyone using this camera? What's good and/or bad about it? Target has them on sale for $180. Good price or average? -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: Photo gadgets that I wish they made

2013-01-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
White balance lens cap... http://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=vivicap and of course, there's ExpoDisc...but that's not cheap. -p On 1/8/2013 12:29 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I've got a set of greycards (white, grey, black) that are a bit larger than a business card. I

Re: Optio WG-2

2013-01-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
to be the going price right now. stan On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:13 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Anyone using this camera? What's good and/or bad about it? Target has them on sale for $180. Good price or average? -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- Being old doesn't seem so

Re: Geso, some four seasons

2013-01-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
Fun series. I like the seasonal concept, especially the four of the house-mail box. The seasonal studies are reminiscent of Steichen's series of his Shadblow tree. -p On 1/12/2013 12:58 PM, David J Brooks wrote: In a bit of a dry spell photo wize, so i put a small gallery together of some

Re: PESO: Foggy Coots

2013-01-12 Thread Paul Sorenson
I like it. But from the title I was expecting a bunch of old guys sittin' on the front porch. -p On 1/12/2013 3:22 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Made the 20+ mile to Gray Lodge again a couple days ago and found it foggy. After waiting for an hour or so I decided to use one of their porta-potties

Re: PAW Week 2-2013

2013-01-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Interesting...self portrait? -p Sent from my iPad On Jan 13, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/pawweek2sharpened_edited-1_large.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Sunrise over the river

2013-01-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
All four very nice - like 1 3 the best -p On 1/18/2013 9:53 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: So there I am, still in robe and slippers, just starting on my first cup of coffee, and I look out of my office window. The rising sun is creating golden sparkles on the weeds covered with hoar frost. A brief

Re: Anybody getting shots of Jupiter right next to the moon?

2013-01-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Sorry to hear about your back. Hope you're able to get back to normal soon. OTOH, I don't have much sympathy about the temperature since it's about 50 degrees colder here this morning. ; ] -p Sent from my iPad On Jan 22, 2013, at 1:01 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: My back went

Re: G'day and Thanks

2013-01-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
Brian - Good to hear you're back and doing well. Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress. Don't slack off on the therapy!! -p On 1/23/2013 8:20 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Just dropping in to say thanks for all of the good wishes, both on list and personally, following my recent

Re: OT: Something else to do this weekend

2013-01-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
And how was your stay? -p On 1/25/2013 2:57 PM, Bob W wrote: Those of you who have had to cancel this weekend's Limpopo swimming trip because of all the crocodiles might want to pop over to Amsterdam instead. Here's a good place to stay, not too expensive: http://www.hans-brinker.com/ B

Re: Published photo

2013-01-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Congrats. And a very fine image it is...now you have incentive to spend additional thousands on more equipment. -p On 1/25/2013 11:29 AM, Don Guthrie wrote: Our local city magazine came out today and the photo on the closing page was one I had submitted. Thousands of dollars in equipment and

Re: Boris 2013 #05 - By the bar

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Boris, I think that word would be hostess. -p On 1/26/2013 11:20 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 1/25/2013 10:29 PM, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Hi! http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-05-by-bar.html Nice shot, Boris. Don't

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
4...5...6 ; } On 1/26/2013 2:52 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Testing...1...2...3 -- 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 PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check out the DOF calculator apps https://play.google.com/store/search?q=depth+of+field+calculatorc=apps DOFmaster is a great one but right now only supports iOS. They're working on one for Android... http://www.dofmaster.com/android.html -p On 1/26/2013 3:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: One

Re: Test

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Greetings...and welcome! -p On 1/26/2013 4:05 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: We have contact! Greetings. :) Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: 4...5...6 ; } On 1/26/2013 2:52 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Testing...1...2...3 -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML

Re: OT: Travel

2013-01-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
John - Glad to hear you're back home safe and sound. Having lived in the Phoenix area for a time (but not GA) I'd have to vote for Phoenix having the worst drivers. It took a while to get used to drivers waiting until they were almost to a exit ramp, then crossing two or three lanes of

Re: SD Card Survey

2013-01-31 Thread Paul Sorenson
Like Stan and Bob S I back up the cards on a daily basis. It doesn't take exotic equipment to do it - I use a 4 yer old netbook w/an SD card slot and a 360 gig external drive and just copy the images from the card. Both Irfanview and Faststone Image Viewer do an adequate job if I want to

Re: Tom Petty: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part (K5 on the way)

2013-02-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
UPS My Choice will automatically give you delivery alerts... http://www.ups.com/mychoice/index.html?WT.mc_id=UPS_Con_MyChoiceHPNews -p On 2/1/2013 8:04 AM, David Parsons wrote: Hehehe. I've been known to check the tracking right after making the payment, just to see if they are being super

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you shoot pef and convert to dng using LR, the files seem to be slightly smaller than dng's straight out of the camera. -p On 2/1/2013 2:27 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Feb 1, 2013, at 14:15 , Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: IIRC...pef is smaller. You might want to check that

Color Photo Show - Milwaukee Art Museum

2013-02-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Color Rush - 75 Years of Color Photography in America. Opens Feb 22 and runs through May 19 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Link for more info here... http://www.mam.org/color-rush/ And the March issue of Shutterbug has a four page spread on the show. If any PDMLers would like to get together

Re: K5 RAW file size - yow!

2013-02-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
We had to do that with punch cards, too. The tough part was sorting the holes and getting them back in the right place. -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Ya, you young wipper-snappers have it easy. In my day, our mass storage device

Re: Color Photo Show - Milwaukee Art Museum

2013-02-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
in March or April. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Color Rush - 75 Years of Color Photography in America. Opens Feb 22 and runs through May 19 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Link for more info here... http://www.mam.org/color-rush

Re: Color Photo Show - Milwaukee Art Museum

2013-02-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
in April but otherwise no commitments yet this spring. A Chicago/Milwaukee weekend followed by a loop back to Michigan via the UP - could be a nice road trip. stan On Feb 2, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Sounds good, Bob. Let's keep in touch about it. Any other's interested

Re: Color Photo Show - Milwaukee Art Museum

2013-02-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, Stan, you're on. I'll keep taking names on list and we can do final planning off list as the time gets closer. -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 2, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Put me on the list

Re: A House Divided

2013-02-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
I think I like the bleach bypass a little better, too. Somehow there seems to be more detain in it. But...either one would look good printed and hanging on the wall. -p On 2/3/2013 4:50 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi All: Darrel likes the BW better, but I went with the bleach bypass.

Re: At least they didn't shoot me

2013-02-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yeah...late '50s...small town where nearly every male over the age of 15 was a hunter. We'd bring shotguns to school, keep them in our lockers so we could head right out to the corn fields after pheasants. -p On 2/5/2013 4:56 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:14 AM, Larry

OT - For Boris

2013-02-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
Please see my off-list message... -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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO -- Major Snow Event(R)

2013-02-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
Seven inches from yesterday's storm here in Milwaukee. This is what my back yard looked like this morning... http://studio1941.com/FebSnow/index.html -p On 2/8/2013 7:45 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Imagine this. A long time Chicago News anchor (Bill Curtis), announced today that he had a

Re: PESO: LeeAnn, Revisited

2013-02-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Very nice, Walt. Reminds me of the following conversation... He - after noticing how tight her clothing is...How does one get into a pair of jeans like that? She - We'll, you can start by buying me a drink. -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 11, 2013, at 2:59 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:

OT - For Christine A

2013-02-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Sent you an off list message a couple days ago. Did it end get to you? -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 PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: So this really seems to hoover big time. (Kind of long),

2013-02-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
How about this...find the existing product that most closely matches the surface of the paper you have and run some test prints with your paper using that icm profile. I actually get better prints using the R1800 profiles with my R800 printer. Maybe something similar will work for different

Epson V-500

2013-02-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
Atlex has a bunch of Epson printers and scanners on sale and I'm considering the V-500. Anyone have any experience with this? Here's the link if anyone needs an inexpensive printer. http://www.atlex.com/deals/epson-advantage-program -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. --

Re: Monitor choices

2013-02-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
Quite an improved review compared to the earlier one. It seems the reviewer was very impressed with LG's response to the earlier criticism. The review, however, seems targeted to gamers rather than photographers, particularly regarding the brightness calibration of 200 cd/m². Most of what

Re: Epson V-500

2013-02-18 Thread Paul Sorenson
Sanfedele wrote: Yup I have one and love it - I think it was Charles whose recommendation I took initially ann On 2/16/2013 11:06, Paul Sorenson wrote: Atlex has a bunch of Epson printers and scanners on sale and I'm considering the V-500. Anyone have any experience with this? Here's the link

Re: OT - Frequent Fracture Card

2013-02-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
You Canadians!! Always trying to make us here in the south feel bad about our healthcare system. ; ) Sorry about the mishap, but looking forward to more pix. -p On 2/20/2013 6:34 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's what they're giving me at St. Joe's Hospital here in Toronto.

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-23 Thread Paul Sorenson
Hmmm. In what way was the internet not free? I'm an HHonors member and the few times I've stayed there's not been a problem with free internet service. Is it just up to the individual hotels to make that decision? -p On 2/23/2013 1:49 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Speaking of Horseshit, I have

Re: 1975 Kodachrome

2013-02-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Glad to hear a good report on the scanner. I ordered mine last Wednesday and found out Friday that they're out of stock already. Won't be shipped until Tuesday. : ( -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Yes, the scanner is

Re: GESO - Experiments with X-ray optics

2013-02-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Simpleviewer requires flash. Can't see the gallery on my iPad. : ( -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2013, at 10:25 AM, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: http://www.alunfoto.no/temp/heligontest/index.html I have purchased an old optic from an X-ray machine, a Rodenstock 100mm f/1.6.

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Goes for other things too. Stay in a Country Inn and a fridge in the room is the norm. We stayed in a Radisson (same parent company) in downtown Minneapolis and had to pay an extra 25 bucks for a fridge. -p Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com

Re: Windows 8 is Horseshit.

2013-02-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
I was 'til I got my fridge. Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Sorenson Goes for other things too. Stay in a Country Inn and a fridge in the room is the norm. We stayed

Re: PESO: Venice

2013-02-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Purchasing your own domain is pretty cheap these days and both LR and jAlbum offer a plethora of gallery designs to use. If you don't have LR, jAlbum is still free, I believe. Both LR and jAlbum have built-in FTP so you don't even have to use an external FTP to get your gallery uploaded.

Re: Photography. My photography, even...

2013-03-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Congratulations. Looking forward to more details - and the pix if you can show us. -p On 3/1/2013 8:58 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Despite months of concentrating on other things - my course work, the PDML book, the textbook I'm writing - I somehow manage to work in a little space for my own

Re: OT - two unrelated complaints

2013-03-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
True - it's a pain if you have to scroll far enough to get to a state that begins with a letter toward the end of the alphabet. OTOH, most lists will get you in the ballpark by hitting the first letter of the state you want. I can get to Wisconsin usually with three taps of the W. -p On

Re: Under the microscope (For Mark C.)

2013-03-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
Mark's are better by far. The photog may be a professor, but he needs some lessons in snowflake photography. : ) -p On 3/7/2013 10:33 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I saw this gallery of snowflakes on weather.com this morning and thought that overall Mark's photos are much better.

Re: OT: Vintage Images of New York City

2013-03-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Works for me. Firefox/Win 7 -p On 3/9/2013 11:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I0l_3zt2P7wp7AMXY630kgp4AR1o_EAP3mRUs_3g1HM/edit#slide=id.p4 I think this link will work, but I am not certain. Let me know if you can see the images or not. Dan Matyola

Re: Pesos barns and a mill

2013-03-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Try clearing your browser cache, then see if it works. -p On 3/11/2013 8:05 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David J Brooks On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting project, with great images. The third link was not working; I got this error:

Re: PDML book news

2013-03-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Agreed...if you've got a donate link to PayPal I can send a couple bucks for seed money. -p On 3/11/2013 5:21 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Mark, Seems an ideal partnership and one, due to your well handled and timely response, will result in enhanced benefits. If the funds fall short, I'm here to

Re: The F1 Of Yesterday

2013-03-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
Same here. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 15, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: your emails are still going to my spam folder; I have no problems with posts from any other PDML member. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri,

Re: The F1 Of Yesterday

2013-03-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
www.georgesphotos.net On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: And for me I'm afraid, Stig. FWIW to you. I have a Gmail filter to fish your emails out of spam automatically, else I wouldn't have see it at all. On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1

Re: New rumors....5 dslrs, aps-c compact....

2013-03-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
And how old is she? Is she cute? ; ) -p On 3/15/2013 1:55 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: How much do you want for your mother? Is she good at laundry? How does she do in the kitchen? Paul On Mar 15, 2013, at 2:37 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I really hope that Pentax

Re: The F1 Of Yesterday

2013-03-15 Thread Paul Sorenson
automatically, else I wouldn't have see it at all. On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Same here. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 15, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: your emails are still going to my spam folder; I have no problems

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-03-19 Thread Paul Sorenson
A little late, but...another digital option is to create a brush of your signature in PhotoShop or PSE. You can size it and color it to fit the print and it becomes part of the image when you print it. An example is here... http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/images/KX-0010-2.jpg -p On

Re: PESO: Township Shed - BW

2013-03-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yes - definitely the B/W version -p On 3/20/2013 1:52 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: I much prefer the BW version. Paul (Thanks) had it right. stan On Mar 20, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Jack Davis wrote: I believe it was Paul (Thanks) who suggested a BW be done of this image. I, too, felt I should be

Re: PESO - Kodachrome 1976

2013-03-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Nice. It's images like this that bring fond memories of our lifetimes. Keep scanning; be sure to print at least some for posterity and be sure to note on the back who the subjects were and when the pic was taken so someone three or four generations down the road will be able to see and know

Re: Happy Passover

2013-03-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thank you, Boris. Marcia and I got an early start visiting her mother on Sunday. The same good wishes go out to you from us. -p On 3/25/2013 12:06 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: To everyone who celebrates (and everyone who does not) - may your freedom be never challenged and may the rest of this

Re: New Nik plug-in bundle pricing announced today

2013-03-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Or...if you own any one of the Nik plug-ins you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite Premium Edition from OnOne for $149. Includes plug-ins for LR, PS, PSE and a stand alone version. http://www.ononesoftware.com/_a/templates/nik_upgrade.php?id=58 -p On 3/25/2013 4:42 PM, Darren Addy

Re: New Nik plug-in bundle pricing announced today

2013-03-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
:37 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Or...if you own any one of the Nik plug-ins you can get the entire Perfect Photo Suite Premium Edition from OnOne for $149. Includes plug-ins for LR, PS, PSE and a stand alone version. http://www.ononesoftware.com/_a/templates/nik_upgrade.php

Re: OT: Overbearing metaphors

2013-03-31 Thread Paul Sorenson
Do a search in the App Store for Calendars by Readdle. They have a free one and another for about 3USD. Readdle seems to make good apps and the customer service is great. -p Sent from my iPad On Mar 31, 2013, at 6:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought an iPad yesterday, which

Re: Printing BW

2013-04-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Jack - I sent you a long reply off list. If you have any questions please let me know. -p On 4/1/2013 4:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I'm done wasting photo paper...for the moment. I estimate having sacrificed about 20 sheets of A3 Ultra Premium Luster in the last 36 hours. Would

Re: Medium format camera kit

2013-04-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
No joy!! Try again... ; ] -p On 4/3/2013 6:27 PM, Larry Colen wrote: This is kind of cool: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kellyangood/the-pop-up-pinhole-project I'm also testing my new mail server, so let me know if you don't get this. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est

Re: Posting Photos of Street Art can get you arrested

2013-04-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
It depends on your definition of a Public School. If it's a school offered/run by a public entity, then I'd agree that thy are non-denominational. However, the big push in Wisconsin by both a Republican governor and a Republican legislature is for so-called voucher schools whereby private

Re: Posting Photos of Street Art can get you arrested

2013-04-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
that there aren't bad charters. There are. But the competition of the marketplace eventually weeds them out. Public schools don't have to compete. That's part of the problem. Paul On Apr 6, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: It depends on your definition of a Public School

Re: OT: The Bay Area in 4K

2013-04-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
You're right. They just throttle it down. We have the turbo and speedtest consistently reports 30Mb down and 5Mb up. -p Sent from my iPad On Apr 7, 2013, at 11:54 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Although they claim they don't, TWC throttles bandwidth here in Raleigh unless

FTAGH - Epson ink

2013-12-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Anyone still printing with and Epson R800 or R1800? I'm finally giving up my R800 and have three NIB ink cartridges - photo black, matte black and red - for anyone who could use them. If you're interested, contact me off list. -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML

Re: Did you know these things do video?

2013-12-31 Thread Paul Sorenson
Fun to see Jester enjoying himself so much... On the K-5 for video just rotate the mode dial to the little pix of the video camera between green and USER...or is there something I'm missing? -p On 12/31/2013 12:40 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: What Paul said ... and... LOL! :-) Just a switch on

Re: OT: Cans?

2014-01-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Good idea to save it - it's expensive to buy - healthier than pork of beef fat, but not as healthy as olive and other vegetable oils. Tastes really good though. There's a bar/restaurant in the east side of Milwaukee (The Horny Goat, if anyone's interested) that does their french fries in

Re: OT: Cans?

2014-01-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yeah - lard was the spread used on toast - you couldn't get/afford butter. I don't remember my grandmother ever throwing out a piece of soap too small to use. She just kept smushing all those small pieces together until she had a full bar again. -p On 1/1/2014 11:26 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

Re: Did you know these things do video?

2014-01-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
Import it into Lightroom, select the first frame and adjust it, then sync the remaining frames... -p On 1/2/2014 2:57 PM, Bill wrote: On 02/01/2014 2:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: He sure is bouncy, Bill! :-) You have two dogs then? Both very good looking. Yeah, we have the Rottie dog and a

Re: PESO - Pacific Sunset

2014-01-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
Very nice, Bob. Makes me wish I was in SD instead of here. About 8 inches of snow in MKE since New Year's eve and the temp going for -20F by Sunday night. -p On 1/2/2014 4:10 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thanks Bruce. When I saw the birds, I knew I needed to take the shot. Regards, Bob S. On

Re: Did you know these things do video?

2014-01-02 Thread Paul Sorenson
LR4 and LR5. See the video on this page... http://tv.adobe.com/watch/whats-new-in-lightroom-4/working-with-dslr-video-/ Not exactly the same process as I mentioned...I mis-remembered ;] -p On 1/2/2014 8:29 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Which Lr can do this? On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Paul

Re: New toy, graduated filter

2014-01-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Agreed. The second is better than the first but on my calibrated monitor, I'd like to see the foreground darker, too. -p On 1/5/2014 3:13 PM, Miserere wrote: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I really need to spend some time and actually learn how to use lightroom. I had not been

Re: OT: How Cold is it in Canada?

2014-01-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
-17F (-27C) here (west side of Milwaukee) when I got up this morning. Warming trend starts late today - Mid-30s F by the weekend. -p On 1/7/2014 9:10 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: It was -26 C (-16 F)in Michigan last night, and it’s -24 C (-11 F) right now. I suspect it was quite a bit colder up

Re: PESOs: polar vortex + window

2014-01-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Cool...they look like etched glass -p On 1/9/2014 7:47 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Ok... take two... this time I'll try not to hit send before I get to the second sentence... As I was saying... Happy new year! Been a while since I've had a chance to stop by, hopefully I'll have more

Re: DxO recommends lenses for the K-3

2014-01-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
That explains the Jockey's on my 18-55... -p On 1/9/2014 6:18 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Funny thong about my 16-45. Dave On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 1:37 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: DxO measured a whack of glass for sharpness and stuff on the K-3 and also compared to how

Re: A Familiar Shoulder

2014-01-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy shooting weddings. -p On 1/13/2014 7:38 AM, Walt wrote: Thanks, Ken. I do hope they'll like it, as it's one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. -- Walt On 1/12/2014 7:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: A nice capture that they will

Re: GESO - CES and Paul's Pic

2014-01-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Pix or it didn't happen... BIG GRIN -p On 1/13/2014 1:15 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: JOhn - In the sixties I wore platform heels and hot pants to work in an office at General Electric whilst going to night school.. It was the decade fo the sexual revolution.. But in Bruces world I'm guessing

Re: A Familiar Shoulder

2014-01-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2014/1/13 Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com: A very touching moment/photo. One of the reasons I used to enjoy

Re: A Familiar Shoulder

2014-01-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Ain't that the truth... -p On 1/13/2014 10:35 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: For what it's worth, people in general are a mixed blessing. -- Walt On 1/13/2014 2:16 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Daughters can be a mixed blessing...I have two...one will probably never marry; the other chose someone else

Re: PESO 2014 - 022 - GDG

2014-01-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Your inclusion of maiden and sheets reminded me of this... This ad ran quite a few times in 1950s men's magazines like True and Argosy DISCLAIMER: This ad is not to be construed as anywhere near politically correct. http://www.textilehistory.org/images/buckwellspent.jpg -p On 1/20/2014

Re: OT: Need to vent

2014-01-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Bio-Clean is one of the best enzymatic cleaners. A combination of friendly bacteria and enzymes. I've disassembled old drains being treated with this and they looked brand new. Just be careful not to put anything down the drain that will kill the bacteria (including mouthwash, 'cause it's

Re: Question - how to achieve this effect in LR (or PS)?

2014-01-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
Or instead of Find Edges you might also try Glowing Edges... -p On 1/22/2014 1:45 PM, Attila Boros wrote: On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Attila, Jostein and Bruce, Delayed thank you for your responses to this question. Atilla: I didn't mean the

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks Frank... Sent from my iPad On Jan 26, 2014, at 5:09 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Lovely! Cheers, frank eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I realize this is belated, but what the heck. Better you than me, re snow. I really like that, a very painterly shot. Marnie

Re: PESO Snow storm

2014-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks Marnie. About four additional inches of snow last night with more expected tonight. Then into the deep freeze again. High temp tomorrow forecast to be -7F...low tomorrow night -21F. -p Sent from my iPad On Jan 26, 2014, at 3:50 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: I realize this is

Re: OT - Slide scanner advice

2014-01-27 Thread Paul Sorenson
I have an Epson V500 that does a nice job. A newer model, the V600, is on sale now at Atlex.com for about $187. -p On 1/27/2014 11:49 PM, Ken Waller wrote: I have a friend that asked me to recommend a scanner that he could buy that would be able to scan slides. He's not interested in large

Re: It's that time of year

2014-01-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Done... -p On 1/29/2014 8:56 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: For the bi-annual fund drive to keep the PDML going for another while. Please visit the PDML home page and drop a few drachmas* in the till. the masses will sing songs of your heroism in the days to come. Much love, Doug, List Guy and

Re: OT: Problem with G5 PowerMac

2014-01-30 Thread Paul Sorenson
Links below to tables of the pin-out voltages on the G5 power supply. Should be able to check these with a good high impedance volt meter. P1 Connector... http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/meMD2v3echZtptCG.large P2 and P3 Connectors...

Re: OT question about a photoshop elements thingy

2014-02-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
I don't think that's available in PSE 5. It was introduced in a later version and called the Text on Shape tool. I'll contact you later off list re: this. -p On 2/1/2014 8:14 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I've drifted into lurk mode - had out-of-towner visiting and other things going on - but

Re: Question: Adobe Creative Cloud

2014-02-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
From a photographic standpoint, a combination of LR and PSE will satisfy most needs. You can warp using the skew, free transform and liquify tools and later versions of PSE support masking directly. You could mask with earlier versions by linking an adjustment layer to a pixel layer. Add

If anyone uses plug-ins...

2014-02-03 Thread Paul Sorenson
This is a decent deal on Perfect Photo Suite. Works with Photoshop, Lightroom, Elements and Aperture as well as stand-alone. Plus...unlike most, their customer service is excellent. http://tinyurl.com/lyrc7au -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

OT: 50 gig free cloud storage

2014-02-04 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you're an iPhone and/or iPad user. Details here... https://box.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201178517 -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 PDML, please

Re: Pentax camera caught by Lake Tahoe fisherman

2014-02-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Never trust a guy with a beard... :] -p On 2/5/2014 12:00 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: It is the bearded ones that cause trouble. stan -- 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

Re: PESO: Sunset Rainbow

2014-02-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yeah...the older furnaces were only 50-60% efficient. In order to boost the efficiency to the 85-90% level of the new furnaces they had to put that blower on it as a draft inducer. -p On 2/5/2014 5:19 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Yes keep the warm photos coming. It was 5 below this AM and it was

Re: zx/mz question

2014-02-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
ZX-7...in a bag with my MZ-S. Can't remember the last time I used it. Probably still has film in it. -p On 2/7/2014 8:52 AM, CollinB wrote: A simple poll: If you are shooting film, is anyone still using a ZX/MZ body? If so, which model? (I'm not seeing many of them around these days.)

Re: Grace the moviemaker

2014-02-07 Thread Paul Sorenson
It's really cool to see that creativity come out. The Pentax WG- series might be a good camera to consider. It's not all that expensive, has a built-in intervalometer for time-lapse and will do normal and slow motion movies. -p On 2/7/2014 2:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Grace collects

Re: Would you find THIS acceptable? - (Was -- OT - An innovative way to pad out your portfolio)

2014-02-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Interspersed... On Feb 11, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: ... Essentially, the concern I raised can be expressed in the following question (more academic in nature): 1. If the guy did it correctly, in a legal way (i.e. hired somebody to do produce great shots for

Re: F104's revisited - especially for Frank!

2014-02-11 Thread Paul Sorenson
Especially after they installed guns in the Phantoms... -p On 2/11/2014 1:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In air-to-air combat, neither the F-104 nor the Vulcan would be a match for the Phantom. I know; that used to be my job. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

Re: SHUTTER RELEASE

2014-02-16 Thread Paul Sorenson
OrI have one of these and it works quite fine. Advertised to work out to 30 meters. http://tinyurl.com/opwgb6q -p On 2/16/2014 11:02 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Alan C c...@lantic.net: I have a 30m mechanical (pneumatic) cable release I used to use with the S1a ME Super. Is

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