Re: clueless in the presence of greatness, again

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
The really cool thing is that he is a modest, gentle guy. Your relationship with him was probably a lot more relaxed and comfortable because you =didn't= know who he was. Rick --- cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In 2002 when we had the men's Final Four at my stadium of employment, I had

Re: FS: FA28/2.8 and 16-45/4

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
The 28/2.8 sounds interesting. Where are you shipping from? Rick --- Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have for sale: 1). 16-45/4, it came with one of my bodies and has hardly been used. Includes box and all literature. $320 2). FA 28/2.8, in essentialy as new condition with

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
I'm going to be a contrary old cuss and say that I liked the original better! With this crop, the building distracts from the mood. Rick --- Russell Kerstetter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bill, Jack, Godders, Rick Markus, PJ and Bruce for your input. Several of you commented that it is

Re: Accomodation reccomendation for NY in June

2007-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
Cheap hotel in New York?? Without bedbugs, whores, or drug dealers?? Hmmm... We usually stay at the Milburn Hotel on the upper west side (76th st or so, near Broadway). The rooms have a kitchinette with a microwave, and two groceries are around the corner. They cost ~$200-$250/night, which is

Re: New gallery and PESO page - comments

2007-04-14 Thread Rick Womer
Brendan, For me, there is way too much EXIF information: lots of numbers with no readily apparent meaning. I would also like to be able to move to the next screen from the bottom of a screen, rather than have to scroll to the top again. The pix are nice, though I would like a little more DOF on

Re: On the Beach

2007-04-14 Thread Rick Womer
The lower left quarter of this shot would make a great shot all by itself. In fact, there are probably several great shots you could get by cropping this one. Rick Bob W wrote: I thought that was a good photograph. Until I noticed the tiny human figure in the foreground. Then I

Re: PESO: Golden Sunrise

2007-04-15 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice pix, but I really dislike the timed slide show presentation. Rick --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157600077914723/show/ I konda like this. Do you? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -- No virus found in this outgoing

Re: New!

2007-04-19 Thread Rick Womer
. Special thanks to Rick Womer, whom I randomly emailed (name was on the most recent post at the time) and who helped me figure out why none of the posts were going through. Been reading through the archives, researching... What is an aperture simulator, anyway? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Peaches!

2007-04-22 Thread Rick Womer
Alex, I like this, too--the colors, the lighting, and the reflections all work nicely. Rick --- AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Maris! On 4/21/07, Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is excellent - perhaps because of the soft peach-colored reflections in the silver

Re: PESO - Low Bow

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice and very unusual! What do you think about a little more contrast or saturation in the foreground? Rick --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: About 1/10 mile from home I rounded the corner and was treated to this. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5886737size=lg Tom

Re: PESO: Tall shadows

2007-04-24 Thread Rick Womer
Wonderful shot, Dario! It is almost abstract. Rick --- Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, it's very high contrast, but that's fully intentional, for making the subjects look like shadows and the shadows look like subjects. I was also tempted to call that pic highshadows, as

Re: WAY OT, but not inflamatory: Roast Beef Sandwich

2007-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
My favorite: Rye bread, Russian dressing, roast beef, a slice of Swiss cheese, topped with cole slaw. Messy but delectable! Rick --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK gang, this may be one of the strangest questions asked on the PDML in quite a while, and might give the list a few

Re: WAY OT, but not inflamatory: Roast Beef Sandwich

2007-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
No; I can lick my fingers in just 90 seconds! --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have to wait a 1/2 hour before touching a camera with that sandwich, Rick. LOL Dave On 4/25/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My favorite: Rye bread, Russian dressing, roast beef

Re: PESO - End Part II

2007-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
I like alternative 3 best. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on comments by the list, I thought I would try a few more things and show you what I had to work with. The story I told is basically how the shot came to be - whether you agree with my thought process or

Re: PESO - Digital magnet

2007-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
You--oops, I mean your camera!--does so beautifully with this sort of shot! Kind of you to take it for a walk so that it could exhibit its talents. I agree with Walter about the bug. Great shot anyway! Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Same day as the tree, I was walking along

Re: PESO - End Part II

2007-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
Marnie, Try 2 is great. Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bruce, I did these in about 10 minutes. I had 10 minutes to spare. :-) I will take them down once I know you have seen them. Some people are going to tell you to go with a straight BW conversion. But in this case, I

PESO--Sudsy Fountain

2007-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
Living near 3 universities has its drawbacks, but one of the advantages is seeing the occasional practical joke--such as this new fountain to which an enterprising person added detergent. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5894769 Not meant to be high art photography, just a snap to

Re: GFM and food for the masses

2007-04-26 Thread Rick Womer
I'm flying into Charlotte, and plan to pick up some =good=* beer on the way to GFM. I can pick up other comestibles upon request. Rick *(i.e., nothing brewed by Budweiser, Miller, Coors, and their ilk.) --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so its about 4 weeks away, so i'm in full

Re: GFM and food for the masses

2007-04-26 Thread Rick Womer
It was those miserable Puritans. Your country wasn't screwed up enough to have had a Prohibition era, either. I'll certainly join you in a drink with dinner (and lunch!), but mine will be red wine or beer. Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I seem to remember eating in the restaurant a

Re: Some good news regarding lost horse shows

2007-04-26 Thread Rick Womer
Your not spooking the horses is =proof= that you don't sleep on the job! Great news, Dave. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hay gang.:-) Just found out, that the two big shows i lost to that company last year, with arms of shooters and imacs, i now have back. I knew a

Re: PESO -- Summer Home by the Sea.

2007-04-27 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful photo. The building isn't getting iconic-grade maintenance, though, is it? Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess it would help to include a link... http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO_--_summerhome.html P. J. Alling wrote: This is something of a local

Re: PESO, woodland

2007-04-27 Thread Rick Womer
You never need to apologize for pictures of bluebells--I love them! That said, I agree with Godfrey's comments. Rick --- drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Sorry, more flowers. http://www.rileyelf.free-online.co.uk/peso3/ Cheers, Drew. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PAW 2007 - 21 - GDG

2007-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
A real classic, Godfrey, though I wish I could see more in the lower corners. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was in San Francisco early this morning, climbed the hill to Twin Peaks and captured this view ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/21.htm

Re: PESO: Mr. Downey

2007-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Paul, I like the composition and the colors, but I think the DOF is too shallow. The beak and the side of the body are in focus, but the head is not. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shot a male downey woodpecker at the nature center today. I also made a very good deal

Re: PESO: Not My House

2007-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
Linko non worko. Rick --- cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cwaters.smugmug.com/photos/147840234-L-1.jpg I think this link should work. It's a photo from yesterday. I think it's been re-sized and jpegged a couple times by software so it looks a little different than the RAW

Re: PESO: Pecker Replacement

2007-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
This is better. Fully charged NiMH batteries in the K10D?? Or, did you mean in the flash? Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I replaced my soft Pecker with the next frame. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5907141size=lg This pose isn't quite as happy, and there's

Tenba Messenger Bag 17C Question

2007-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
I'm looking for a bag that will accommodate a laptop or a binder of papers as well as camera stuff, and this one looks pretty good. None of the descriptions mention dividers for the main compartment. Are they available, or does stuff just rattle around in there? Individual cases for lenses are

Re: Tenba Messenger Bag 17C Question--Probably not

2007-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
for that one as an accessory purchase. Godfrey On May 1, 2007, at 6:50 AM, Rick Womer wrote: I'm looking for a bag that will accommodate a laptop or a binder of papers as well as camera stuff, and this one looks pretty good. None of the descriptions mention dividers

Re: GESO - Explorations fo Sudbury

2007-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Adam, The pics are nice (I especially like the last one), but the viewer is awful. Rick --- Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've put together a gallery of my landscapish work from Sudbury, ON. It's mostly MF stuff, but some 35mm and some digital. All shots have been taken within 5

Re: GESO - Explorations fo Sudbury

2007-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
to recommend instead? I've generally been impressed by Autoviewer, it's lightweight for a flash viewer and doesn't intrude much (The slowness is more a case of my poor upload bandwidth than the viewer itself) -Adam Rick Womer wrote: Adam, The pics are nice (I especially like the last

Re: Upcoming October PUG and ultimatum

2007-09-19 Thread Rick Womer
Okay, I submitted a PUG. It had -nothing- to do with Scott's threats. Honest. Really. Nerves of steel. A paucity of digital autumn pix caused me to dive into my slides for the first time in months. I chose something from November 2007. Boy, am I ever out of practice with scanning! Rick

Re: Upcoming October PUG and ultimatum

2007-09-20 Thread Rick Womer
- From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Upcoming October PUG and ultimatum Okay, I submitted a PUG. It had -nothing- to do with Scott's threats. Honest. Really. Nerves of steel. A paucity of digital autumn pix caused me to dive into my slides for the first time

Re: PESO 2007 - 39d - GDG

2007-09-20 Thread Rick Womer
Hmmm... Pity about that standpipe... --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found this one from San Francisco while browsing a few exposures from last week ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/39d.htm The usual larger size is available by clicking on the image.

Re: Upcoming October PUG and ultimatum

2007-09-20 Thread Rick Womer
: Rick Womer wrote: Didn't find a time machine, just lost my ability to type accurately. That should have been 2004! Ahha! Rick uses the number pad to type numbers - he probably even remembers what a keypunch is. ann --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: Upcoming October PUG and ultimatum

2007-09-20 Thread Rick Womer
: Rick Womer wrote: Didn't find a time machine, just lost my ability to type accurately. That should have been 2004! Ahha! Rick uses the number pad to type numbers - he probably even remembers what a keypunch is. ann --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: OT - Pythonesque

2007-09-21 Thread Rick Womer
Probably almost as dangerous a weapon as a raspberry. Or even a banana! --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tickled me. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/6999470.stm -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Gawd, I hate printing!!!

2007-09-23 Thread Rick Womer
I decide to try to relax this afternoon by printing some pix. Big mistake. First, printing from Lightroom is different from printing from PSE4. I can't find a way to produce a tiny proof-size photo in a specified spot on the page, for example. Second, THE DAMNED COLORS DON'T MATCH AGAIN! On

Re: PAW 2007 - 40 - GDG

2007-09-23 Thread Rick Womer
Great shot, Godfrey! --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in San Francisco: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/40.htm Comments, critique, and a shoe shine always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Something Different

2007-09-23 Thread Rick Womer
Ken, That shot is stunning. The colors are great, and the way you blended motion in the background and the wings with sharp bodies is marvelous. Rick --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Trying for something

Re: PESO 2007 - 39f - GDG

2007-09-23 Thread Rick Womer
U. Huh? --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More in this series of odd little scenes ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/39f.htm comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO -- Amanda Neil

2007-09-23 Thread Rick Womer
It worked well! It will never be mistaken for a studio portrait, but as a snap it's fine. --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes the pop up flash on the Pentax *ist-D and Ds is necessary... http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20amandaneil..html Equipment:

Re: Gawd, I hate printing!!!

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Womer
On Sep 24, 2007, at 6:32 AM, Cotty wrote: On 23/09/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm using Lightroom and PSE4 on a Mac running OS 10.4, and an Epson RX500 printer with Premium Glossy Photo Paper. I've run a zillion tests with all sorts of combinations of settings

Re: Gawd, I hate printing!!!

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Womer
I have one, and the monitor is calibrated. In Lightroom, when I select Preview during the printing process, the preview image has the colors of the print, not the colors on the screen. So, it does not seem to be the communication with the printer that is the problem. Rick --- David Savage

Re: Gawd, I hate printing!!!

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Womer
Yup. --- Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you make sure to turn OFF color management in the printer driver? -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Gawd, I hate printing!!!

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Womer
and make sure color management is turned off. Paul -- Original message -- From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am letting PSE4 or Lightroom do the color management, and ColorSynch is turned off. Yes, Epson has profiles for the RX500, and I've tried almost

Re: GESO - The Cabbagetown Blues

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Womer
I like the first one a lot. The second one doesn't have as much energy. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul posted a wonderful photo of a blues singer last week. I mentioned that I had a few from a street festival, but that the a horrible background ruined every photo

Re: Gawd, I hate printing!!!

2007-09-24 Thread Rick Womer
Yup. Also, the Preview has the same distorted colors as the print, so it's something in the computer. --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Rick Womer I did all those things. Rick, have you done a power clean on the heads? William Robb

Re: Last Rose of the Summer

2007-09-25 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful. You should get a cold more often! --- Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I Have spent the day at home with a bad cold, I couldn't recist doing thsi little series: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/sets/72157602143595865/show/ I was using my K10D with at Tamron Adaptall

Re: Grand Prix K10D?

2007-09-25 Thread Rick Womer
--- Tom Cakalic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...is the photographer looking at their work with a critical eye or are they blushingly viewing it with self-adoration? Mark! Shape Yahoo! in your own

Re: PESO - Sidewalk Tango

2007-09-26 Thread Rick Womer
Frank?? PAY??? --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know how you're getting these random people to cooperate to make great street shots, are you sure you're not paying them? frank theriault wrote: I guess there are times that the one just feels the urge:

Re: Organizational Software

2007-09-26 Thread Rick Womer
Lightroom? I have a growing number of collections, as they call them, and a whole bunch of keywords. The nice thing is that any particular photo can exist in several collections at once. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife is getting serious about trying to organize all

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-28 Thread Rick Womer
How do you feel about fisheye? The Pentax 17-28 is a beauty. Rick --- Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! My FAJ 18-35 is a good lens but I want even wider lens. And I want it AF and even more I want it to be full frame. It seems to me that my options are (in parentheses is

Re: Fuji or Kodak?

2007-09-28 Thread Rick Womer
Mark!! --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But if you really want to have some fun get yourself some dev tanks, a few rolls of Tri-X, and process it yourself. Wh! -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO 2007 - 40x - GDG

2007-09-28 Thread Rick Womer
Great collection, Godfrey! I particularly like the coil of rope and the Radio City Tower. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone asked me how well the Pentax DA21 Limited did on sharpness when wide open (f/3.2). I did a quick search with Lightroom's metadata

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-28 Thread Rick Womer
Okay, okay. Merely amputated and transgendered. --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hardly butchered. It has the aperture lever removed. That's all. The EF mount that is screwed onto the back can easily be replaced by the K mount at any time. But not any time soon ;-) -- Cheers,

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Rick Womer
Yes. Could they please clean up the UI in Lightroom? For example, in the Library window, the thumbnails have little dots and little flags and little page-corner thingies, and one searches in vain for what those are or how to use them. I've figured most of them out through trial-and-error, but

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Rick Womer
, I know that it probably isn't me that is the problem. Adobe has a lot of work to do. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, Have a good time at the conference. ... On Sep 29, 2007, at 11:12 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Yes. Could they please clean up the UI

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-30 Thread Rick Womer
One way to ease the pain of business travel! --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Have a good trip! Try to get to the one of the Goose Island brewpubs, if you can. UPDATE: Not does the Goose Island Brew Pub have excellent ales... they have free wi-fi! I'm

Re: PESO: Welcome

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Let me guess... your client is...uhhh...a grocery store! No, no...uhhh...a florist! (hard to think first thing Monday morning...) Rick P.S. Very nice! --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I shot this for an ad agency client this afternoon. More fun than the typical studio

Re: PESO: Welcome

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Well, this 50-something dog grew up with English units, went into science, and was thoroughly converted to metric. In fact, when I'm doing projects around the house, I use metric. There are a lot fewer errors that way. Measure once, cut twice. Measure twice, cut once. In either case, with

Re: PAW 2007 - 41 - GDG

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Godfrey, It looks to me as though the plane of focus is through that leaf at about 10 o'clock, and that the flowers are a little soft. I like the colors and composition, though. My fisheye zoom is my second-most-used lens. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another fish-eye

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Poorly Designed Facilities? Piss on our Doting Fans? Poor Dumb F***? --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still don't know why they're called PDF kiosks. Summary of event so far: Typical Adobe user interface. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
I gather that Lake Sky was shot =after= your trip to the brewpub... --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Oops. Try: Some snaps from yesterday: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/wall.jpg Yet more corrections: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/thewall.jpg

Re: GESO -- Theatre of Dreams

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Nice gallery, Marnie! It conveys well the past-it, dust-covered nature of the town. What establishment was it that once had brass-framed revolving doors in the third-to-last image? Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I took these pictures about 14 months ago. Where I live, Contra Costa

Re: PESO (s) 114 and 1246

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
A =grey= locomotive? Darker than the leaves? Hmmm. Nice composition, but something about the conversion doesn't work. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so I'm unimaginative. Both taken with the same camera and lens combination in different places and times. The first

Re: PESO in honor of Monday

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
What Cotty said. Though, as a canoeist, I feel compelled to point out that the watercraft in the image is a decked canoe, not a kayak. Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30/09/07, Debra Wilborn, discombobulated, unleashed: Inspired by flickr, I dug through some CDs and found

Re: PESO: Going Green

2007-10-01 Thread Rick Womer
Nice shot! A polarizer might have eliminated some of the reflections from the chairs and made them greener. Rick --- ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took this with my PENTON/CANTAX camera this afternoon. http://tinyurl.com/2d2rlw

Re: Any More Pentax Rebates?

2007-10-03 Thread Rick Womer
As soon as you conclude there won't be any more rebates and buy something, there will be another rebate program. That's what happened with my K10D! There's a corollary of Murphy's (Sod's) law in there somewhere... Rick --- Perry Pellechia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last rebate period ended

Re: OT Bulls**t Bingo (was: Roadmaps)

2007-10-03 Thread Rick Womer
You may sublimate your frustrations thus: http://elsmar.com/level2/Bingo.html --- Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter. Norm Mark Roberts wrote: mike wilson wrote: From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] This word 'roadmap' is

Re: Any More Pentax Rebates?

2007-10-03 Thread Rick Womer
...or not long enough! --- Perry Pellechia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's exactly what I am afraid of. I have been thinking about ordering a DA 70 or a FA 77. Looks like I might have waited too long... On 10/3/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As soon as you conclude

Re: PESO - Son

2007-10-03 Thread Rick Womer
Nice. I'll bet he's a lot bigger now! Rick (whose once-cute 19 yo son is 2cm taller and 10kg heavier than his dad...) --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An older shot: PZ-1p, FA* 85/1.4 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0077-13a.htm -- Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Peso Markham Fair Juggler

2007-10-03 Thread Rick Womer
What Knarf said. Would a faster shutter speed and larger aperture have worked better? Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/3/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/MarkhamFair2007/photo#5117066289361005154 Well the 2007

Re: PESO - Dragon's Throat

2007-10-04 Thread Rick Womer
Absolutely brilliant shot! I love what you've done with the composition, color, and focus. Rick --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On a stroll at lunch hour several days ago. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6494146 Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Evening at the Lake

2007-10-04 Thread Rick Womer
I love lakes. That is beautiful. Were you using some fill flash? The grass on the right makes me wonder. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of my older shots. Pentax PZ-1p, F 17-28/3.4-4.5 Fisheye http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0048-21.htm -- Bruce --

Re: Mlford Pond and Church

2007-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
I really like your Connecticut pix! This one is nice and peaceful. With more saturation and contrast (especially to bring out some features in the cloudy sky) it would be more interesting. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had to be in the center of Milford a much bigger

Re: PESO - Cloud

2007-10-05 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. The cloud in the center is saying Someday, I'll grow up and be a thunderhead! Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An older shot. Pentax ZX-10, Tamron 28-80/3.5-5.6, Handheld Cheap, Grainy film http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0254-12.htm -- Bruce --

Re: PESO - Cotton Candy

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
Nice job color-coordinating the cotton candy with the hat! Rick (BTW, it's not the sugar--it's the artificial colors and flavors that accompany the sugar). --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something that every parent dreads - between the sticky fingers and face and the inevitable

Re: WTB - SMC-A 20mm 2.8

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
Cotty, you have to admit, you stepped right into it... --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 08/10/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Look at dog doodoo and be reminded of Cotty. revenge is stinky and best served warm! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: PESO - Court House

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
Dunno, Marnie... it doesn't really work for me. It's just a big ol' hunk o' Victorian building. Maybe a series of close-ups of some of the architectural features--like the stonework around the windows, the capitals on the pillars, the railing and ornamentation on the porch--would work better

Re: PESO - Detail

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Bruce. I really like your use of DOF here. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Detail of a building that is part of one of the wineries in Napa Valley. Pentax PZ-1p, FA* 200/2.8, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0166-30.htm -- Bruce -- PDML

Re: PESO - Cocktail

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Womer
I like it! Old signs are fascinating. Like this one, for a similar establishment: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5782865 Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another one from Auburn. This one I played with Distort/Skew to straighten out the light post a bit, to correct the

Re: PAW 2007 - 42 - GDG

2007-10-09 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice. Is that the actual color or did you do a BW conversion and tint it? --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope you enjoy ... http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/42.htm Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. enjoy! Godfrey -- PDML

Re: GESO - Philly PDML

2007-10-09 Thread Rick Womer
Those are nice, Scott! That was a really enjoyable day. You didn't show the nutritious part of the liquid lunch, though! Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally got some slides back. These are all E100SW, exposed at 125, PZ-1, and either FA28-80, F80-200 or M50/1.7.

Re: GESO - Philly PDML

2007-10-09 Thread Rick Womer
for them. I know you told me what they were, but I can't remember what I had for breakfast most days... Rick Womer wrote: Those are nice, Scott! That was a really enjoyable day. You didn't show the nutritious part of the liquid lunch, though! Rick --- Scott Loveless

Re: PUG themes for 2008

2007-10-09 Thread Rick Womer
Scott, As you say, there is a lot of overlap; too much to be really stimulating, I think. Nature, Landscape, Macro, Synchronicity all tend in the same direction. Then there's Red shirt?!?! Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've put together a list of 12 themes for 2008. I've

Re: 2008 PUG themes - revised

2007-10-10 Thread Rick Womer
Nice! --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the tentative list, in order. Comments, suggestions and cries of You suck, Loveless! are most welcome. January - Photowalking February - 'Tis the Season March - Macro and Close-up April - Portrait May - Red Shirt June - 11th

Re: 2008 PUG themes - revised

2007-10-10 Thread Rick Womer
Hmmm... Your pitch is a touch flat. Try again. --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la, la la

Re: Get your flu shots everyone, and wash your hands!

2007-10-10 Thread Rick Womer
Handwashing. It's all about handwashing. There are astonishingly few things that are actually transmitted through the air. At the University of Rochester years ago, about 2/3 of the pediatric residents picked up a nasty cold virus called RSV during their first year. A very aggressive hand

Re: Q re DA 16-45/4 on Film

2007-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Yes. I would guess it was about 21mm--a tad wider that my FA24-90, but not much. Rick --- Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Ladies and Gentlemen, has any of you actually tried the DA 16-45/4 on film? I'd like to know what is the shortest focal length that can be used on film

Re: GESO - Downtown I

2007-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Nice pix! The three or four times I've been sentenced to meetings in Dallas, I haven't bothered to take my camera. Maybe I should next time... Rick --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few shots from a short detour in downtown Dallas after work. Lot's of good architecture. Very little

Re: finally a few shots from my July Trip

2007-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice collection. I like the last two the best. Rick --- Ted Beilby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally got around to posting a few shots on PhotoNet from my trip this summer. Will change out in a week or so. Comments are welcomed. Ted

Re: GESO - naturalixms - GDG

2007-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
A little behind on my comments here... This is beautiful, and the flash gallery works smoothly. I wish I could produce such quality when in the doldrums! Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fun project I made up today to get myself out of the doldrums ...

PESO: Salzburg Autumn

2007-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Here's one from the slide files, that I came across and scanned while looking for my PUG submission a couple of weeks ago. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6519964size=lg The Schloss Leopoldskron (famous for its use in the outdoor scenes in Sound of Music) sits on the shore of a pond in

PESO: On My Way to Work

2007-10-11 Thread Rick Womer
Another in my occasional On My Way to Work series: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6520021size=lg The night before last we had our first rain in 6 weeks. I took my camera (with a newly-acquired FA 28/2.8 lens--thanks Godfrey!) and paused to do some shooting on my walk to work. K10D, FA

Re: PESO: On My Way to Work

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dave. --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice Rick. The granit makes a nice break in the shot Dave On 10/11/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another in my occasional On My Way to Work series: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6520021size=lg

Re: Salzburg Autumn

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
Often works that way, doesn't it? --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice capture. The day may have been dreary, but the light look great/ Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Salzburg

Re: PESO: On My Way to Work

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks Bob! Glad you like it. --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, Love the purple and the granite. The raindrops make it all look new and fresh. This photo transports me there... Regards, Bob S. On 10/11/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another in my occasional

Re: PESO: Salzburg Autumn

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
it down a little bit, my eye would settle more easily. Godfrey Rick Womer wrote: Here's one from the slide files, that I came across and scanned while looking for my PUG submission a couple of weeks ago. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6519964size=lg The Schloss

Re: PESO: Salzburg Autumn

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Adam. I don't know how much difference it would make. Hand-holding with ISO 100 film on a dim day didn't leave me a lot of aperture latitude, though. Rick --- Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting shot, but I would have preferred the foreground leaves to be in focus,

Re: PESO - August Sunrise

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Womer
That is lovely. I really like sunrises, but I like sleeping late even more! Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Striking shot, Ken! Not having been there to see what options were available to you, I'm wondering if you had enough to the right to have moved the taller right tree a

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