Re: PESO covered cabin

2008-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
Beautiful shot, Dave! The cabin looks a trifle drafty... Rick On the way to replace my Tamron lens, i stopped and took a few photos, of stuff, after our day long storm. We received at least a foot if not more, of snow. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6924723 Cabin on

Re: PESO 2008 - 03 - GDG

2008-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
Rest and peace, as well, for all who loved her. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At the wall of stones, rest and peace for these remains. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/03-calvary.jpg Final Farewell - Calvary 2008 Godfrey Only in silence the word,

Yo again List Guy! Something still screwy!

2008-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
8 messages dated Feb 7 in my mailbox; 21 in the archive. Is anybody else missing a lot of list traffic? I never got the message I sent about this last night, though it made it to the archive. Rick

Re: What about those GX20 samples.... (little OT: Pentax Service Hungary)

2008-02-07 Thread Rick Womer
Timber, IIRC, the K10D and its Samsung sibling are very similar but run different firmware. The same is likely to be true of the K20D and GX-20. Rick --- Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup. So far I know that's one of the reasons why the Pentax cameras come out under the name of Samsung.

Re: Kodak to sell off film production?

2008-02-09 Thread Rick Womer
I think they are at Univ of California Riverside. --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another thing I really liked in the Ansel Adams video I saw at GEH was another part, in which he talks about the negatives he had donated to a university (I forget which one). He describes the

Re: Your Great Photographic Moments?

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
There have been =lots=. What stands out for me is a trip. Most of my shooting is squeezed into odd moments--on my way to work, on a trip while the rest of the family waits for me, that sort of thing. In January 2004 my wife was heading to Zurich for work, and with both kids in college I

Re: PESO 2008 - 04 - GDG

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
It's lovely. How did you get the background so dark? Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From this morning's walk ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/04-daisy.jpg Daisy - Sunnyvale 2008 Panasonic L1 + Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 ISO 160 @ f/8 @ 1/80 sec Comments and critique

RE: Your Great Photographic Moments?

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
Indeed. Especially in January! --- Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amazing piece of luck, Rick, being there just as that naked boy was feeding an eagle. There have been =lots=. What stands out for me is a trip. Most of my shooting is squeezed into odd moments--on my way to

Re: Peso Covered cabin, second view

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
I liked the first one better. In this view the left-hand end of the cabin is chopped off, and everything feels crowded. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6930131 This is a second view i had of the cabin, in portrait mode. Cropped a

Re: Peso Covered cabin, second view

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
I liked the first one better. In this view the left-hand end of the cabin is chopped off, and everything feels crowded. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6930131 This is a second view i had of the cabin, in portrait mode. Cropped a

PESO: First macro

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
Inspired by the lousy snowless January landscape in Philadelphia and the March PUG topic, I have undertaken my first explorations of macro photography. Here is one of the fruits of that effort: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6937159size=lg K10D, FA 50/2.8 macro, ISO 400, f/11 @ 1/50,

Re: PESO: New Game

2008-02-10 Thread Rick Womer
Great shot! I especially like the woman in the background, working her own puzzle (?) with the half-smile on her face. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The coffee shop portraits: New Game. K10D, FA 50/1.4, f2, 1/160th, ISO 500

Re: PESO: Pinnacles

2008-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
Great pic, Dave. Is there a painless way to see the EXIF? Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, One from the weekend (~150kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2209/2258045616_6bbe97702c_o.jpg The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Western Australia (tech details in

PESO: Macro flute

2008-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
My wife plays the flute, and it is a beautiful instrument to look at as well as to hear. I played it photographically. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6941246size=lg K10D, FA 50/2.8 macro, ISO 400, f/16 @ 1/45, RAW via LR. the flute was resting on a clean, pressed dark blue dinner

Re: PESO: First macro

2008-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
distracting mottling within the frame that might be cloned out or darkened. Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inspired by the lousy snowless January landscape in Philadelphia and the March PUG topic, I have undertaken my first explorations of macro photography. Here

Re: Pentax AF-540 FGZ Parts list

2008-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
Very appropriate that they send you an exploded diagram, when that's exactly what you'd like to do with the thing... Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I called Pentax parts and service to order a part for my tr0 flash, and they sent me a parts diagram. It appears that the arm and pin that

Re: First macro

2008-02-11 Thread Rick Womer
- Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:50 PM Subject: PESO: First macro Inspired by the lousy snowless January landscape in Philadelphia and the March PUG topic, I have undertaken my first explorations of macro

Re: PESO: Macro flute

2008-02-12 Thread Rick Womer
with the background, I would try a lighter background to alleviate that problem. It's worst at the top valve. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO

PESO: Macro Pen

2008-02-12 Thread Rick Womer
Several years ago I collected fountain pens, and I still write with them almost exclusively. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6944539size=lg K10D, Tamron 100/3.5 macro, ISO 800, f/8 @ 1/125, RAW via LR. The light was a combination of room light, built-in flash, and wireless flash bounced

PESO: Macro flute BW

2008-02-12 Thread Rick Womer
In response to a suggestion: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6944345size=lg I also lightened the background a bit, using the LR Grayscale Mix sliders. Personally, I prefer the color version. Rick

Re: PESO: Macro flute BW

2008-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
Thank you, gents! --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Rick Womer wrote: In response to a suggestion: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6944345size=lg I also lightened the background a bit, using the LR Grayscale Mix sliders. Personally, I

Re: PESO -- Pink Blue

2008-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
I may be confused about what I'm responding to... I like orange blue (the one with the sunset, no buildings) better. The relationship between the house and the lighthouse in this one is a little strange. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems no one much noticed or like

Re: PESO -- ORANGE blue

2008-02-13 Thread Rick Womer
Peter, I like this. There is no ice or snow in it, but it looks cold anyway! Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not much to be photographically inspired about lately but I did shoot this. http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20orangeblue.html Equipment:

Re: PESO - Swinging

2008-02-14 Thread Rick Womer
It has a rather Soviet-era air about it, for sure. I have mixed feelings about it too. Without the Soviet touches it would be an ordinary snap. Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been staring at this one for a while, and I'm still not sure if I like it. So I thought

Re: 'nother test

2008-02-14 Thread Rick Womer
That one came through. --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Appears you folks are being deprived of my posts again. |-D Anyone else? Jack Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all

Re: Canadian K20 Release date

2008-02-17 Thread Rick Womer
But Bill... Pentax will ONLY do that =if= you buy a K20D. So you see, you have to do it as a public service. Their whole development program depends on you. Rick --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because I can see another grand and a half going into camera equipment, and I just

Re: PESO - Grin

2008-02-17 Thread Rick Womer
Hi Scott! I like it! The focus problem isn't such a problem on the web. I would suggest cropping to a vertical and losing the intruding leg on the right, though. Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken a couple weeks ago. 645, SMC-A 35/3.5, 400TX, Dektol 1+10 for 5

Re: PESO: The Woman

2008-02-18 Thread Rick Womer
And they she snatched your camera and jammed your 16-45 up your left nostril; but at least the memory card wasn't damaged... --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A woman confronted me as she and her two companions were leaving the coffee shop. Why didn't you take pictures of us,

Re: PESO 2008 - 07 - GDG

2008-02-18 Thread Rick Womer
Interesting idea, but to me it comes across as a jumble. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Back to this year's monochrome obsession, from yesterday's street shooting session in SF ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/07-reading.jpg Reading - This Cafe Life 2008 Olympus E-1

Re: PESO: Texture

2008-02-20 Thread Rick Womer
Weird! The pic divides both horizontally and vertically, and makes my eyes go wonky. I like it. Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, One for the archives (~220kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/2276409639_987bd8b19c_o.jpg K10D, FA 31mm f1.8 Ltd, 1/30 @

Re: PESO 2008 - 07 - GDG

2008-02-20 Thread Rick Womer
I'm having a lot of trouble with that sort of thing lately, and it apparently isn't just Yahoo accounts. --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the damndest thing - although I see your reply to my post, I never saw that post hit the list (and I'm pretty sure it was a public

Re: PESO -- Tortoise

2008-02-20 Thread Rick Womer
Rather than motion, it looks as though the plane of focus is right in front of the ears. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What looks like a comb, looks like a cat, looks like a turtle... http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20tortoise.html Equipment:

Re: PESO - (An oldie) Leeds Castle Doorway

2008-02-21 Thread Rick Womer
An oldie but a goodie! Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7cb00213.htm Pentax ME Super with M 50/1.7 and Kodak Gold 200! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Dear Listguy...

2008-02-22 Thread Rick Womer
Things are screwed up somewhere yet again, and it ain't just Yahoo. Messages dated 2/22 I've received: 10 Messages dated 2/22 in the mail-archive archive: 0 Messages dated 2/22 in the pipermail archive: 45 Sigh. Thanks for all your work, Doug! Rick

Re: next week's news

2008-02-23 Thread Rick Womer
Ummm...Sony. Last thing I knew, they were still trading, and gloating over the triumph of Blu-ray over HD-DVD. --- Peter Fairweather [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone remember the name of the Japanese firm that used to make betamax? I wonder if they are still trading? Peter

Re: Florida Gallery (mostly Butterfly Macros)

2008-02-23 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, Bob. I especially like #3. Rick --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photos/bsullivan I've posted a small gallery on Photo.net from a trip to Florida earlier this month. Your comments or observations would be helpful. This is my first use of

Re: GESO 2008 - things, mission district SF - GDG

2008-02-24 Thread Rick Womer
The wonders of email are such that it took until Sunday morning for this to show up. Worth waiting for, though. They are all excellent. The presentation is another matter. I hate Flickr. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Four color photos from the SF outing this past

Re: Philly funnies

2008-02-24 Thread Rick Womer
Look at the second picture. The reason it's so expensive is that it's the rare left-handed model. gdr Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope I'm not violating the spirit of the ebay rule here. Enjoy. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/582514926.html -- Scott

Re: List Catching Up

2008-02-27 Thread Rick Womer
Don't know whether it's Yahoo or not; the same thing is happening to me. Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the last couple days I've been getting a rush of list postings from as long ago as Feb 20. ('08). Thought they had been kind of lean lately. Anyone else? Is this just

Re: GESO - Music

2008-02-28 Thread Rick Womer
Nice, Doug--especially the second one! --- Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a few shots of stuff you don't usually see from me: http://photos.drivingtheflies.com/index.php?page=album.7 enjoy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO 2008 - 15 - GDG

2008-02-28 Thread Rick Womer
It's obviously a chest Xray from a writhing octopus. Doesn't do anything for me, though. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A bit on the more abstractive side of the game ... First person to ask what is it gets three demerits. ]'-)

Re: PESO - Hey Sailor - Redux

2008-02-28 Thread Rick Womer
Significant improvement on an already great pic. Give a print to the proprietors and maybe they'll give you a discount... ;-) Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As per Mr. Robb's suggestion, I've tried my best to correct the perspective issues of Hey Sailor. Also fiddled

Re: PESO 2008 - 14 - GDG

2008-02-28 Thread Rick Womer
Nice pic; but why is it in your this cafe life series? Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see this too often and it always makes me wonder ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/14-aerial_landscape.jpg Aerial Landscape - This Cafe Life 2008 Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm

Re: Peso: ~ King ~

2008-02-28 Thread Rick Womer
You apparently haven't tried. They come out at dusk near the shoreline and are mostly underwater. I've shivered on the shore or in a canoe for an hour at a time, and have never seen one well enough to even click the shutter. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We Canadians

Re: FS Friday: Manfrotto/Bogen 3021 tripod

2008-03-01 Thread Rick Womer
I spend the extra money on gaffer's tape, whose adhesive stays on the tape. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eww, yuck. Duct tape adhesive all over the legs of the tripod! Gross. I usually carry a small roll of duct tape in a plastic baggie if I'm out on a shoot. G On

Re: PESO - Toronto the Good?

2008-03-02 Thread Rick Womer
Mark! --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO - Toronto the Good? I get that - but what do I want a chainsaw for? Most of life's problems can be solved with a chainsaw. William Robb -- PDML

Re: PESO 2008 - 16 - GDG

2008-03-02 Thread Rick Womer
Don't be a drip. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I might just have to start filtering posts a little more. I'm feeling a little French, pressed to get through them all, and would like only comments on the photos to percolate into this mailbox. Godfrey -- PDML

Re: Cotty is a ......

2008-03-03 Thread Rick Womer
I doubt I'll make it to GFM this year (I will probably be giving a talk at a meeting in Chicago), but New York is only 1 1/2 h from Philly by train... Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/2/08, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: Norm is, too, but you probably don't want

Re: K20D focus adjustment

2008-03-04 Thread Rick Womer
Does that mean it will only work for horses and lions? --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I plan to make the K10D the mane camera if a lens comes out soon enough. Dave Never miss a

Re: K20D focus adjustment

2008-03-05 Thread Rick Womer
Return. The lazy b*ds need to get it right, and test it before they send it back to you. --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 11:36 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not the lens, you focusing screen and film plane don't agree. You need to

Re: more K20D autofocus adjustment results

2008-03-05 Thread Rick Womer
My understanding is that when Pentax added remote flash support to the K10D firmware (version 1.2), they had to take out the focus adjustment utility because of limited camera memory. They substituted software running on a PC to do the job; it would be nice if that were generally available. Rick

Re: March PUG is up

2008-03-05 Thread Rick Womer
This is an especially good (and big!) gallery. My faves are Micro Car, Gum Emperor Caterpillar, Leaf Skeleton and its neighbor Outlook, and Applelight. No, Ken, I can't guess what it is; but I don't crave an aperture simulator so it's no problem! Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: more K20D autofocus adjustment results

2008-03-05 Thread Rick Womer
I disagree, Paul. I was having a significant backfocusing problem on my K10D with all my lenses, which I corrected using the hacked firmware available on the web. Now things focus =much= better, though there is still a tiny variation between lenses. I could not have done my recent macro

Re: more K20D autofocus adjustment results

2008-03-06 Thread Rick Womer
The PEF files on the K10D are compressed, and the size varies with the amount of detail in the image. The K10D DNG files are not compressed, and are consistent in size. I don't know whether the DNGs in the K20D are compressed or not. Rick --- Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul

Re: GESO - Morning Commute

2008-03-06 Thread Rick Womer
I like the bus pic! That much snow would close schools and businesses in Philly for a week--maybe only 3 days if it melted immediately. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday we had yet another snowfall. Not a huge one, but this winter has set a record for the most

Re: GESO - Morning Commute

2008-03-06 Thread Rick Womer
...and that usually happens in July! The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco--anon., -not- Mark Twain or WC Fields. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've lived in California since 1979. Brrr Cold is anything under 55 degrees F now. =8^0 Godfrey

Focus adjustment cautionary note

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
A couple of people have mentioned using printed pages as test targets for their K10D and K20D focus adjustments. They may be misleading targets. The central focus area is the size of the spot metering circle--MUCH larger than the little red square that lights up. If there is more than one item

Re: K20D questions

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
I got it yesterday. Strange indeed. --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny. I sent this about 24 hours ago, and it's just showing up on the list now. That's been happening a lot lately. No big deal, just a curiosity. Paul On Mar 6, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

Re: Peso Dog day afternoon

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
Nice! A splash of color from the stop sign, muted colors otherwise, and the unaccompanied dog to emphasize the quiet. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7024466 Had a pretty decent snow storm roll through Tuesday night and most of the

Re: PESO 2008 - 18 - GDG

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
I don't think this is as good as the others in your cafe collection, Godfrey. One can't see what they are looking at, the water bottle and the hand of the more distant woman are distracting, and there's that woman in blue who seems to be bidding in an auction in the background. Too much

Re: PESO: ~ whiskers ~

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
It's dark on mine, too, in the shadows. Maybe a little fiddling with levels or curves to lighten the shadows a bit...? Nice pic, though! Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know..I understand they can jump pretty good! Jack PS: Maybe I need to dig out my Huey again,

Re: Quickie Mac screen calibration software which seems to work

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
One can buy a Huey Pro for $110 from BH. It takes a minute to install, about a minute to run, and then you have a monitor that looks =the same= as any other calibrated monitor. It is vastly superior to software calibration. Calibrating a monitor with software is like measuring a car's speed by

Re: Peso Dog day afternoon

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
That's great! --- wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey - I've got one of those dog-in-a-snowstorm pics too http://bp0.blogger.com/_UTmmj-uEOZ4/R87ojvRGECI/AFg/oDG1rXPIOFo/s1600-h/1D9759_frame.jpg Wendy On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 7:48 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Quickie Mac screen calibration software which seems to work

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
Don't. Nothing personal. You will see. --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I feel slightly insulted... Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --

Re: PESO 2008 - 18 bw - GDG

2008-03-07 Thread Rick Womer
Works better, but still not a match for the others in the cafe series. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've gotten quite a few comments on this photo, thank you. A couple of people suggested they'd prefer a monochrome rendering. I'd started one and was unhappy with

Re: Why i don't shoot weddings.

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
An Ouzi is what you get when you cross an Uzi with a bottle of Ouzo. --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't shoot weddings anymore, as my temptaton at the last few was to use an Ouzi rather than a Pentax. But that not got anything to do with this.

Re: Getting Lots of Duplicate Posts I Feel Better!

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Yes, it's been going on for a couple of weeks--along with massive weekend surges of messages posted earlier in the week. I think Doug may be doing some of his experiments warping space/time again. Rick --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got over a very, very bad case of the

Re: GESO: See ya 'Liz

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent! Some horizon adjustment needed on the third image, too. The pano is especially good. Rick --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I've put together a small 4 image gallery to put last nights PESO into a bit more context (~490kb page)

PESO: Trumpet

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Moving along from the flute... this is a view of my son't old trumpet. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7032000 K10D, DA 16-45, f/22 @ 1/6, ISO 800, RAW via LR and PE4 (to get a colored splodge out of the background). Shot under a light box covered with a layer of tissue paper. Rick

Re: Trumpet

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
image capture, but having the image horizontal with a portrait orientation seems to clash for me. The subject wants to be in a landscape orientation Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent

Re: PESO: My Horn

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
I prefer the second one too, though both are very good. Is that daylight? Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think my horn has the most character of any of those instruments shown so far. Many a cadenza passed through these tubes during my school/college years. Some years

Re: PESO: Trumpet

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Jack! --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Crisp graphic style shot. Like it! Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moving along from the flute... this is a view of my son't old trumpet. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7032000 K10D, DA 16-45, f/22

Re: Why i don't shoot weddings.

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Do you mean that you shoot no film except at weddings, =or= that your wedding shoots are exclusively film? If the latter, why? Rick --- Jim Apilado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are a lot of amateur photographers who make the jump to professional wedding photographer. I've done dozens

Re: PESO: Baby Love

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
Great shot! Nice BW conversion. I hope they continue to enjoy each other's company--mine didn't until they both went off to college. Rick --- Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's nothing better than an open-mouthed kiss from a drooling baby...

Re: Why i don't shoot weddings.

2008-03-08 Thread Rick Womer
question. Digital takes much of the stress out of wedding shooting, because the photographer has complete control. Not true with film. Paul -- Original message -- From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you mean that you shoot no film except

Re: PESO - the disciple

2008-03-09 Thread Rick Womer
Rabbit ears? A disciple of Knarf? Gosh, I didn't even know he had a following! The first pic is very grainy and the angle is awkward. I like the second one mostly for its context. Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couple of kid pics. Expired Tri-X in Dektol. I shot these

Re: PESO: Trumpet

2008-03-10 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Frank. A couple more trumpet shots to come, and then the weather should have improved enough that I can get back to shooting outdoors! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moving along from the flute

Re: PESO: Trumpet

2008-03-10 Thread Rick Womer
It's not the cold. I don't mind cold if there is something to shoot. It's the flat light, grey skies, and sullen snowless landscape. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Frank. A couple more trumpet

Re: I'm embarrassed to be a product of the 70s

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
Or maturing, like a fine Burgundy, in the PDML cellar... --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gawd. I sent that message at least a week ago. It's been gestating in the PDML cesspool. Paul On Mar 8, 2008, at 6:00 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Ok i admit. I had a set of green swede

Re: Quickie Mac screen calibration software which seems to work

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
software shouldn't be a problem, though. Rick --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 7, 2008, at 22:01, Rick Womer wrote: One can buy a Huey Pro for $110 from BH. It takes a minute to install, about a minute to run, and then you have a monitor that looks =the same= as any

Re: PESO 2008 - 19-24 - GDG

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
I really like the first 3 photos in that gallery. The fourth you might try cropping vertically right down the middle, preserving the left half. The fifth brings back bad parental memories of melt-down time. The sixth has a distracting lump of unidentifiable flesh that the adult's hand is on.

Re: PESO - Stepping Out For Chinese

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
The smile makes it work. To niggle a bit, it would be nice if three of their four feet hadn't been amputated. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These two young ladies didn't let the recent snowstorm stop them from heading out for dinner at one of Toronto Chinatown's many

Re: Quickie Mac screen calibration software which seems to work

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
Just did a quick Google search. Apparently the Huey Pro plays nicely with some MacBook screens and not others--not clear what the difference is. Charles, I suggest you contact Pantone customer support at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or, you can read this on their web site: http://tinyurl.com/2vd4u7 Good

Re: GFM 2008

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
Alas, no. I'll be in Chicago on business that weekend. Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who's planning on going? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Churchyard

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. It's great that you're posting more photos! Whadya think about cropping out the sapling, so that the pic is about the two trees and two crosses? Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One from a walk today. http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/landscapes/images/pic47.html R-D1 +

Re: PESO 2008 - 26 - GDG

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
Ho-hum on this one, I'm afraid. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been doing a lot of work, the posting backlog is deep, but I'll stop here for a bit. :-) http://homepage.mac.com/godders/26-stick.jpg Stick - Ground Signs 2008 Panasonic L1 + ZD 11-22/2.8-3.5 ISO 100 @

Re: Two Inspired GESOs

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
John, In the first set, I like 2, 4, and 6. I don't generally care for mixed monochrome and color. I'm ambivalent about the anti-consumerism shot; the guy is just standing there with his cellphone, with nothing strikingly consumerist around him. If the subject demonstrated more crass

Re: PESO 2008 - 25 - GDG

2008-03-11 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. The only problem is that the wide angle makes it look as though Dad has size 18 sneakers. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday, I rode BART into SF for a visit to the Coit Tower. This father and his son had great faces ... we talked for a bit, then

Re: Two Inspired GESOs

2008-03-12 Thread Rick Womer
Except that, when you get your K20D (admit it, it's almost inevitable!) the file size will go up, and then you'll have only 2-3 years' capacity. Murphy's and Moore's Laws never sleep. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A 500G capacity is holding about 4 years work at

Re: PESO: Lamps

2008-03-12 Thread Rick Womer
I like the top one; interesting lamp and nice use of DOF. I'll bet you could get a great pic of it at dusk. The background on the bottom pic is distracting and provokes head-scratching. What is it? Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two pesos, actually. Two lamp pictures. Both

Re: PESO: Trumpet

2008-03-12 Thread Rick Womer
in the series. Boris Rick Womer wrote: Moving along from the flute... this is a view of my son't old trumpet. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7032000 K10D, DA 16-45, f/22 @ 1/6, ISO 800, RAW via LR and PE4 (to get a colored splodge out of the background). Shot under

Re: PESO - Glacial Rocks

2008-03-12 Thread Rick Womer
Peter, Nothing really grabs my attention in this pic. Maybe some severe cropping would help, or a higher-contrast rendering. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually I didn't. I was a bit heavy handed on the highlight contrast in RSE. New version is in the same location.

Re: PESO - winter moon

2008-03-12 Thread Rick Womer
Wow. Hard to believe that's moonlight! Nice pic! Rick --- DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=353011 I love SR. This is hand held, 16mm, 1/8s, 1:2.8 and ISO400. Comments are welcome. DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO: Trumpet 2

2008-03-12 Thread Rick Womer
I could have titled this Spit Valves, but somehow that just didn't seem appealing... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7049628size=lg K10D, DA 16-45, f/22 @ 1/8, ISO 800, RAW via LR with some straightening and mild cropping. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: PESO: Synchronize Your Cell Phones

2008-03-13 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. All too typical a moment, too, IMHO. I'm surprised at the amount of noise, since it's an ISO 1600 BW conversion on a K20. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is everyone sleeping? I've been overpesoed lately, but since there's no activity here, I'll offer another.

Re: GESO 2008 - 27 to 33 - GDG

2008-03-14 Thread Rick Womer
Very, very nice, Godfrey. How many people can make a rubbish bin look nice? On the first one, one might crop out some of the sky, though I can understand wanting to preserve the cloud. One might also straighten the corner of the building in the rubbish bin photo. These are minor quibbles,

RE: PESO - Desperation

2008-03-14 Thread Rick Womer
I agree. BTW, Scott, drawing on a ciggy requires sucking. So who sucks? Rick --- Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fantastic shot, Frank. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of frank theriault Sent: 14 March 2008 14:02 To:

Re: k20d first impressions article

2008-03-14 Thread Rick Womer
George, The second link kicks immediately to your smugmug page, which has nothing resembling a review... Rick --- George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: first impressions of the k20d from anandtech http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras/showdoc.aspx?i=3259p=3 GS

Re: k20d first impressions article

2008-03-14 Thread Rick Womer
Sure am. It's been a long week. Rick --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick, You're having a brain fade. Just follow the 1st link, then continuations at the bottom of the article pages. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: PESO: Trumpet 2

2008-03-15 Thread Rick Womer
Didn't notice until you mentioned them; they're not blown on the original. I may have to try again with the jpg conversion. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the framing, but I'm not so keen on the blown highlights. Godfrey On Mar 12, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Rick

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