Re: k20d first impressions article

2008-03-15 Thread Rick Womer
14, 2008 at 10:24 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sure am. It's been a long week. Rick -- 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

PESO: Some Left Over

2008-03-15 Thread Rick Womer
We didn't finish the bottle of wine, and I liked the way it looked. The DOF is shallow at f/8, and the top near edge of the cork is OOF; but any smaller aperture made the clutter in the background distracting. I like the effect. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7059249 K10D, FA 50/2.8

Re: PESO: Poppy Gate

2008-03-15 Thread Rick Womer
Nice scene and composition, Jack. Methinks it would have benefitted a lot from a polarizer, though--the lighting is rather bright and harsh. Rick --- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took a drive a couple hours ago looking for spring. This is an example of what's happening, weather wise,

Re: PESO: Talk With Your Hands

2008-03-15 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice. --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The coffee shop portraits K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8, 65mm, f5, 1/400th, ISO 800. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7059189size=md. Cropped to about 60% of frame. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESOs: Today's :D

2008-03-15 Thread Rick Womer
Timber, I must say, your photography is outstanding. Your friend is really good, too. Rick --- Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list! I've had a good offer from one of my favourite hungarian hobby-photographers. Her pictures can be found at flickr under the name Szefi (

Re: PESO: Some Left Over

2008-03-16 Thread Rick Womer
can think to critique is to say I wish it were a bit off-center. Anyways, great shot and I think one worth revisting next time you have some wine leftover :) By the way, how DO you have wine leftover?? ;) rg2 On 3/15/08, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We didn't finish

Re: Attempts at portraiture

2008-03-16 Thread Rick Womer
Taking portraits of one's own children and alligator wrestling have some things in common... Rick --- Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I tried recently to snap a semi-formal photo of my two young ones to send to my mother for her birthday. Although of course I have heard of other

Mac DVD-burning PITA

2008-03-16 Thread Rick Womer
I've spent a few joyful hours this weekend burning DVDs of my 2007 photos, since my pathetic little backup hard disk is full. Coasters that take an hour to burn are an annoyance. A bigger annoyance is that one cannot tell reliably whether the stuff one drags into the burning window is going to

Re: Mac DVD-burning PITA--Thanks and no thanks

2008-03-16 Thread Rick Womer
Many thanks to those who responded helpfully by recommending Toast (which I will acquire), and suggesting a Finder workaround (that's you, Godfrey). No thanks to those who seized on the opportunity to try to launch a Mac-v-PC flame war. I scratch my head with Paul that a computer question

PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-19 Thread Rick Womer
Short spring break trip. It was Tuesday, so it must be... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7075771 An aperture simulator simulator to whomever identifies the city where I find myself. Rick

RE: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
But it isn't. --- Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks a lot like a spot where I ate lunch in London in 1967. Bill Short spring break trip. It was Tuesday, so it must be... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7075771 An aperture simulator simulator to whomever

Re: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
I hope not! --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not Saturday yet, is it? Paul Stenquist wrote: Bath. On Mar 19, 2008, at 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Short spring break trip. It was Tuesday, so it must be... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7075771

Re: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
HAR! --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somewhere in the U(c)K. For more a more precise location ask a local. Or try google maps. HTH. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
both off by 3000 miles or so. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ooops, might that be Scotland? Cheers, Christine -Original Message- From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mar 19, 2008 8:32 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Where Am I? Short spring break trip

Re: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
Techno-cheater! --- Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Short spring break trip. It was Tuesday, so it must be... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7075771 An aperture simulator simulator to whomever identifies the city where I find myself. Rick

Re: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
Nope. I had a shower this morning. --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bath. On Mar 19, 2008, at 9:32 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Short spring break trip. It was Tuesday, so it must be... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7075771 An aperture simulator simulator

Re: PESO: Where Am I?

2008-03-20 Thread Rick Womer
DING DING DING!!! Charles scores! Aperture simulator simulator on its way by Pony Express. Rick --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 19, 2008, at 20:32, Rick Womer wrote: Short spring break trip. It was Tuesday, so it must be... http://photo.net/photodb/photo

On the Verandah

2008-03-21 Thread Rick Womer
On the verandah of Magnolia Plantation, outside Charleston: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7083024size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 400, f/11 @ 1/30, RAW via DNG converter and PE4. Wobbly internet connections and a crowded schedule these days, so I've not been around as much as I would

Re: On the Verandah

2008-03-22 Thread Rick Womer
the best. I might try a crop where the square vertical post is, though... cheers, Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Love the line work in this Dave On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:25 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the verandah of Magnolia Plantation, outside

Re: On the Verandah

2008-03-22 Thread Rick Womer
This is color, not converted. There didn't seem much point in a BW rendering, actually. Rick --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 22, 2008, at 7:38, Paul Stenquist wrote: I like it. Nice shapes, well recorded. Paul On Mar 21, 2008, at 10:25 PM, Rick Womer wrote

PESO: Snake Dinner

2008-03-22 Thread Rick Womer
In the Swamp Gardens of the Magnolia Plantation outside Charleston, we happened upon a snake having dinner. I think it's a cottonmouth, even though the usual banding is subtle. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7086860size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 200, f/8 @ 1/90 with pop-up flash, RAW via

Re: On the Verandah

2008-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
corner. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the verandah of Magnolia Plantation, outside Charleston: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7083024size=lg K10D, DA 50-200, ISO 400, f/11 @ 1/30, RAW via DNG

Re: Snake Dinner

2008-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick: I have to say I feel for that frog. Good one though. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:33 PM Subject: PESO: Snake Dinner In the Swamp

Re: GESO: Stitched panoramas

2008-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
These are beautiful. I've gotta try it sometime. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday I went out for my usual Saturday morning run with friends. We run 12-16 miles around North Park, just north (duh) of Pittsburgh, then have coffee bagels and visit the running shop

PESO: On Magnolia Plantation

2008-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
Another from near Charleston, SC. Not hugely creative, but it was an appealing scene. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7091273size=lg K10D, DA 16-45, polarizer, ISO 200, f/9.5 @ 1/30, RAW via LR. Also, if someone could tell me how to update the copyright line, I'd be grateful. I've

Re: Not a Peso: Can someone identify this bird?

2008-03-24 Thread Rick Womer
It looks like the Loch Ness monster, run aground... --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I was out shooting on easter, someone pointed out this little guy hiding in the rushes. I think he's some kind of rail but I can't find anything that looks like him in any identification

Re: PESO - Stairway to the Stars

2008-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
I really like it, despite the title. Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A horrible title, but I was listening Ella on the weekend: http://tinyurl.com/28h2d5 http://bp3.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R-jssKIJ9yI/Btw/94pZPKqjRlE/s1600-h/mar_25_08+005.jpg I'm working on

Re: On the Verandah

2008-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Tim! --- Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This picture qualifies for a WOW. Very well seen and executed Rick. MaritimTim 2008/3/22, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On the verandah of Magnolia Plantation, outside Charleston: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id

Re: PESO 2008 - 53 - GDG

2008-03-25 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. One might crop it about 20% on the left and bottom; then again one might not! Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another from the archives ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/53_student_of_art.jpg Student Of Art - Liverpool 2006 Pentax *ist DS + DA21mm f/3.2

Re: Zoom action - dust suction ???

2008-03-27 Thread Rick Womer
Just ask Cotty. Last year at GFM he was using a zoom to do some ground-level macro shooting around the dusty campsite. His sensor looked like the inside of a vacuum cleaner afterwards. --- Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can a zoom lens be used as a vacuum cleaner? (cleaning the

LAX trip: worth carrying the camera bag?

2008-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
I have a trip next week to a meeting in the luxurious LAX Marriott. Looking at Google Maps, I observe that the beach is a long 3-mile walk. A 5 or 6 mile cab ride will get me to Marina Del Ray. Time is going to be limited. Is it worth taking the camera bag along? Rick

PESO: On Magnolia Plantation 2

2008-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
This is a loom in the slave quarters on Magnolia Plantation. The slave unravelled old rags to weave into new cloth. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7111972 K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 800, f/6.7 @ 1/15, RAW via LR. There was dazzling light coming through a doorway to the left, but the room was

Re: On Magnolia Plantation 2

2008-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 3:22 PM Subject: PESO: On Magnolia Plantation 2 This is a loom in the slave quarters on Magnolia Plantation. The slave unravelled old rags to weave into new cloth. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id

Re: PESO: On Magnolia Plantation 2

2008-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
--- Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the idea of the scene and your composition choice, but it's somewhat dark on my monitor. Doesn't mean it is on most, however. Would like to have a better look at the rag wheel and a little brighter colors. Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: PESO 2008 - 55 - GDG

2008-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
Another vote for the full frame. --- Manuel Magalhães [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The full frame says it all for me. Best regards, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Em nome de Godfrey DiGiorgi Enviada: sábado, 29 de Março de 2008 22:26

Re: PESO: Through the Window at McDonald's: A Family Cell Phone Moment

2008-03-29 Thread Rick Womer
Well, it would be better without the reflections, but it's a nice, well-timed shot that is a definite keeper. I wonder how long it will take before someone invents a digital polarizing filter for PS or Lightroom... Rick --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: I'm very

Re: PESO - Whiteout conditions

2008-03-30 Thread Rick Womer
Great minimalist photo! Rick --- DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Easter traditions in Norway http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=370402 K10D, DA16-50 f:16, 1/180s Comments are welcome. DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 900x-IMGP8910905.jpg (JPEG Image, 900x506 pixels)

2008-04-02 Thread Rick Womer
Roman, Too much of the left side of the photo is out of focus for this composition to work for me. The right half of the pic is very nice. Rick --- Roman Melihhov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/r-rated/900x-IMGP8910905.jpg It's just something nice. Even though

Re: All right . . . here's an idea, Let's start a Magazine . . .

2008-04-03 Thread Rick Womer
Christine, This list =is= a magazine! It comes out every day (many times a day), has photos and critiques and how-to's and stories and dumb-ass letters to the editor and everything else one could want. Any time we spent writing or editing a magazine would be time we =weren't= spending wasting

PESO: Lighthouse Keeper's Kitchen

2008-04-05 Thread Rick Womer
This is from the grounds of the lighthouse on Tybee Island, GA, near Savannah, which are being restored and preserved as a museum. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7137052 K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 400, f/8 @ 1/180, RAW via LR. Rick

Re: PESO 2008 - 60 (set of 16) - GDG

2008-04-05 Thread Rick Womer
I really like these. --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some street photos in San Francisco ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157604387278924/ Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO -- Black Mountain Tambourine

2008-04-05 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent! Strong composition, strong lighting, simple. The URL is rather long, so it took some copying and pasting to get to the photo. This would reduce the number of views and comments! You might try tinyurl.com. Rick --- Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another live music photo.

Re: PESO -- Night Scene

2008-04-05 Thread Rick Womer
What Ira said. Rick --- Ira H. Bryant IV [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really like it. Normally, the presence of the orange and white barrel would be annoying, but because of the way the light caught it, it really pulls me in to the building which is the important part of the scene. Ira

Re: PESO -- Tree Line

2008-04-06 Thread Rick Womer
I like this, Peter. The diagonal shadows in the foreground make it work nicely. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nothing exciting, just something that looked interesting, and I'm probably more wedded to the image than it deserves...

Re: PESO -- A young mallard's fancy II

2008-04-06 Thread Rick Womer
This is much better than Version I, methinks, because the composition is stronger and the female isn't camouflaged. I have always been intrigued by ducks as photo subjects, but have virtually no keepers. For some reason they're tough to shoot. This is definitely a keeper. Rick --- P. J.

Re: GESO - stanford quad evening photos - GDG

2008-04-06 Thread Rick Womer
#1 I like a lot. #4 is okay. #s 2 3 are so grainy/noisy that they look as though they came from a security camera. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally had a chance to process some of the Stanford Quad evening photos I took on March 20. Just four so far ... I was

PESO: Savannah Antiques

2008-04-06 Thread Rick Womer
Another from the scenic streets of Savannah: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7140823 K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 200, f/6.7 @ 1/45, RAW via LR. Rick You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you

Re: PESOs??

2008-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
The PESOs and GESOs (and, once upon a time, PAWs and WOWs) are the best things about the list, IMHO. I really enjoy seeing what others are shooting, and reading the comments on their pix and mine. It has definitely improved my photography, and my enjoyment of it. Delete them if you don't want

Re: Savannah Antiques

2008-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
, but I would have spent some time eliminating the triangle above the grill work in the ULH corner. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Savannah Antiques Another from the scenic streets

Re: Lighthouse Keeper's Kitchen

2008-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
the window nice shadow detail. I'd like to have that in my kitchen. I wonder though if you should rotate the photo a half degree to the left? Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:22

Re: PESO: Snowdrop

2008-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
Paul, I always look forward to your annual snowdrop pic, and was wondering when it would appear! On this one, I would crop out the right 40%. The composition is heavy on the left, and the large OOF flower on the right is distracting. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every

PESO: Marina Del Rey

2008-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
A lot of people felt strongly that I should take my camera bag along on my business trip to LA last week. I did. I had only an hour to shoot, after dinner on Thursday evening. We had an excellent meal at a waterfront Italian place in Marina del Rey, and a few of us strolled along the quay.

Re: PESO: My First Lightroom Rendering with question

2008-04-07 Thread Rick Womer
Nice! If you want to see how you got there, open the photo in Develop and look under History on the left-hand side. Rick --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: I just downloaded a trial version of Lightroom and started fooling around with a Memphis shot. I kind of

Re: One lens only...

2008-04-08 Thread Rick Womer
Take several lenses and leave behind a pair of shoes if you don't have space! Rick --- Peter McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, My wife and I are off to the south island of NZ in September for a couple of weeks. I want to travel light, and am considering taking just one - prime

Re: PESO: Waiting for the light to come...

2008-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
Timber, I like both the BW and color versions. I think both would be improved by cropping off the top 10% or so (the busiest part of the sky). I agree with those who have said that the cross is either not sharp enough or too sharp; you could use some Gaussian blur in PS or PE to make it fuzzier.

PESO: Flags

2008-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
I got back last evening from a work trip intense enough that I found myself with over 450 unread PDML messages. Only 200 to go. This is another shot from my after-dinner stroll down the quay in Marina Del Rey. I liked the way that the flags stood out in the jumble of masts, booms, antennae, and

Re: Peso: A night in Hoorn

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
That's amazingly sharp for a 1 sec hand-held exposure! You're giving Steady Stenquist some competition! It is also a really nice photo, though I think the intensely amber cast detracts. Have you played with the white balance, or tried a BW conversion? Rick --- Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Eye

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
This is great. --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I was out yesterday taking in some of the Foto Freo Exhibits between gallery spaces took photos. Magnum Photographer Paolo Pellergrin (man made) landscape shooter Edward Burtynsky had exhibits in the same location.

Re: PESO: What... why?!

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
LOL The US Mail mailbox next to a German address is intriguing, and the flag on the mailbox is (ahem) an added twist. Rick --- Marcus A. Hofmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. This is nothing special or particularly valuable from a photographic point of veiw, but worth sharing

PESO: Unwanted Guests' Exit

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
So sorry you're not satisfied, sir. If you would kindly go upstairs and through the door at the end of the corridor, somebody will be able to assist you. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7143962 Rick __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?

Re: PESOs for a change

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
Really nice photos, Joe. We visited the Pont du Gard about 5 years ago (when it was $0.80 to the Euro!). Some teenagers were horsing around on the top, where there are no walls or fences or rails. I had to stop watching. Rick --- Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For a talk Wednesday

Re: An Old Hooky with Cotty at The Rose Crown

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
I'll be over there for a meeting in early November, and I hope to be there for a few months a year hence. Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, bout time we had a PDML London again? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

PESO: Savannah morning

2008-04-13 Thread Rick Womer
Zipping back across the country again, from LA to Savannah: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7143944size=lg I'm ambivalent about this one: I like the light and the repeating pattern of the porches. On the other hand, it seems a bit cluttered. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: PESO - Cigarette Girl

2008-04-15 Thread Rick Womer
Yukons, Russets, Fingerlings? --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cigars, cigarettes, Tiparillos... Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Loire Valley

2008-04-15 Thread Rick Womer
Lovely photos. I love Yurp. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inspired by Godfrey's excellent Isle of Man gallery I decided to finally sort through the photos from my bicycle trip through the Loire Valley a couple of years ago. http://www.robertstech.com/loire.htm

Re: Published!

2008-04-16 Thread Rick Womer
Well, yes, it =is= a big deal, actually. And to think we knew those pics when they were PESOs... Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No big deal. A small cycling magazine from Vancouver, Momentum, will be publishing a couple of my photos in their upcoming issue.

PESO: Gordon St. Window

2008-04-16 Thread Rick Womer
Another shot from the historic district of Savannah http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7173279 K10D, DA 50-200, f/5.6 @ 1/180, RAW via LR. Rick Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with

Re: A Step in the Right Direction

2008-04-17 Thread Rick Womer
When I adjusted the focus on my K10D, I used the middle of the zoom range on my DA 16-45. I then checked both extremes of the zoom range on it, and on my 50-200, 10-17, and 24-90, and all were spot-on. Rick --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's good information. I had wondered at

Re: Gordon St. Window

2008-04-17 Thread Rick Womer
just below the street sign, but maybe not necessary. Elements on top portion are very nicely composed and balanced. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: PESO: Gordon St

Re: Make mine a Bud

2008-04-18 Thread Rick Womer
Geez, Frank, you haven't done much beer drinking in the US, have you? Great photo, btw! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not such a fan of American mainstream beers (nor Canadian mainstream brews, come to think of it), but Bud's the worst of a bad lot...

Re: Mini trekker AW as carry one.

2008-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
The CompuTrekker AW works fine as a carry-on, and the MiniTrekker is smaller. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The daughter and her boyfriend head out to Vancouver Tuesday. The bag i was going to lend them with the istD and two lenses, has had the zipper rip out of it

Re: PESO 2008 - 71 - GDG

2008-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
I had to look for the applauding woman; she's rather in the dark. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other night at the theatre ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/71-organist.jpg Woman Applauding Organist - Stanford Theatre 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus ZD 35mm f/3.5

Re: Peso Now i know i heard voices

2008-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
Har! Nice photo. Don't know what the aperture was, but it's sharp, too. Don't know about the white balance, though... Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For years i could have sworn i heard voices when working in the back yard. Now i'm sure of it.

Re: The Game

2008-04-20 Thread Rick Womer
I like it, Paul. The background elements are a bit distracting; I wonder if some carefully applied Gaussian blur or a BW conversion would work. Rick --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Christine. I appreciate the feedback (Saving bandwidth is off since you're the only one who commented on

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2008-04-23 Thread Rick Womer
If you rotated the camera upward about 15 degrees, so that the whole heart was included and there was less blank concrete foreground, it would work well. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another from San Francisco ... yesterday about noon...

Re: PESO

2008-04-23 Thread Rick Womer
I like it, but think it could use more contrast. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nature is where you find it. http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20cattails.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax M 85mm f2.0 As usual comments are welcome but may be

Re: PESO - Cheesecake in Colour

2008-04-23 Thread Rick Womer
No, no, no. The PUG wants a red shirt. Frank's shot a red SKIRT! Sheesh. :-) Rick --- ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Red shirt shot for the PUG :) ann frank theriault wrote: Here's one that I showed last week in BW. I was thinking of using the colour version for May

Re: PESO - Ask Me

2008-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
Great shot! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum, this young girl is watching a monarch caterpillar transform itself into a chrysalis: http://tinyurl.com/62l6pk

Re: PESO - Gone fishin....

2008-04-25 Thread Rick Womer
What knarf said! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html K10D, 300mm FA, handheld, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 400 Comments appreciated.

Re: Idiot's Guide to GFM

2008-04-28 Thread Rick Womer
Well, Rebekah, that just depends... Last year Cotty and I set a standard for campground comfort by renting a motor home for the weekend. (He flew into DC and I flew into Charlotte, so there was a limit to how much gear we could carry--that was our excuse!) Cotty seems to have decided this was

RE: Flash for K10D

2008-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
My understanding is that the Sigma EF530 series is basically the same as the EF500 series, with updated firmware for P-TTL. I've been using the EF500 DG Super for about a year. It always works, but as Paul says its exposure is inconsistent, whether on-camera or via wireless control. I too am

Re: Sighhhhh. I guess i have to buy used from now on.

2008-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
Congrats to you and yours, Dave! It's not so bad buying used. The K10D is the only SLR I've ever bought new. Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I may have mentioned in passing last week, that Erin's boyfriend, James, planned to propose to her whilst on their week long

Re: PESO -- Cattails III was [Re: PESO -- Cattails II was [Re: PESO] (Cattails)]

2008-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
Spot on! --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 1:36 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Savage suggested this. I ended up close to his recommendation. It's a lot closer to what I was looking for, still not perfect though. Maybe a few more

Re: PESO -- Cattails II was [Re: PESO] (Cattails)

2008-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
I know this comment is ridiculously late, but...I like this better. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There were some thoughts that the contrast was too low on the original so I've played with it a bit. Now I think it's actually too high. I changed the color filtration on

Re: GESO: Shots from 1st wedding

2008-04-29 Thread Rick Womer
These are excellent! --- Jerome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wanted to say thanks for the handful of well wishes last week. The wedding was, well, chaotic. But I did earn my I shot my first wedding t-shirt, so I'm just happy to have it behind me. It'll be weeks before I get through all

Re: Another check mailed to CureSearch

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
Mark, That is wonderful. NCI grant money is =horribly= tight, especially for clinical research, and every contribution makes a big difference. Rick (day job, pediatric oncologist) --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just sent off another check to the National Childhood Cancer

Re: PESO - Still Life in Cafe

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
Uhh...just a minute, Frank...they're not ALIVE! I mean, they're freakin' BOWLS 'n CUPS 'n stuff. Of COURSE they're freakin' STILL. (until you throw one at me, that is...) Excellent shot, even if it is a still inanimate! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seen in a local

K10D v Lightroom exposure and histograms

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
=Why= am I asking this question, just four days from my K10D's first birthday and the expiry of its warranty? Anyway... I've been looking at the histogram on the camera more lately, and noticed that it usually does not correspond to the histogram in Lightroom. So, I set the camera according to

Re: GESO: Spring Flowers

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
Fancy cup 1, yellow daffodil, tulip 4, and yellow tulips are my favorites. Nice pix! Rick --- Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some local Daffodils and Tulips. (I couldn't see any more without making a contribution.) http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=829668 I

Re: K10D v Lightroom exposure and histograms

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
in the right ballpark. Godfrey On Apr 30, 2008, at 5:34 PM, Rick Womer wrote: =Why= am I asking this question, just four days from my K10D's first birthday and the expiry of its warranty? Anyway... I've been looking at the histogram on the camera more lately, and noticed

PESO: Dogwood Blossoms

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
I just love dogwood trees. Last evening I took my camera out for some shooting in a nearby cemetery, which has several of them. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7217926size=lg K10D, DA 10-17 fisheye, ISO 400, f/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/125, RAW via LR. Rick

Re: K10D v Lightroom exposure and histograms

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
--- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: chortle! I've -never- been accused of being cool... Rick Rrule 15 http://www.komkon.org/~igor/coolphotog.html Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: GESO Sacret Ibis

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
For some reason, I'm just getting the bug pix. Rick --- Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have taken the A400/5.6 out for some exercise. I'm impressed, the lens is razor sharp, it sometimes shows some weird CA and PF which is quickly fixed in lightroom. Luckely I also found some excotic

Re: PESO: Dogwood Blossoms

2008-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
It was easy to--the closest flowers were only a few inches from the front of the lens! Thanks, Allison and Tim, for your comments! Rick --- Allison Trueman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this - it feels like I can reach out and grab them! On Apr 30, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote

Re: PESO: Dogwood Blossoms

2008-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
just have to shoot some blossoms with the 10-17 fisheye; there are a few good possibilities to explore ... On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:45:20PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: Love those dogwoods. An interesting perspective. Paul On Apr 30, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I just love

Re: K10D v Lightroom exposure and histograms

2008-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
as the K10D. stan On Apr 30, 2008, at 7:34 PM, Rick Womer wrote: =Why= am I asking this question, just four days from my K10D's first birthday and the expiry of its warranty? Anyway... I've been looking at the histogram on the camera more lately, and noticed that it usually

Re: K10D v Lightroom exposure and histograms

2008-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
right--the resulting histogram has the same shape; but it's shifted to the right. Rick --- Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] So, I set the camera according to Godfrey's recommendations of several months ago

Re: PESO - The Conversation

2008-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
Excellent, interesting, beautifully composed shot! The story just below it on your blog is also excellent, interesting, and beautifully composed--and brought one of those pained grins of self-recognition. Rick --- Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken at the Kennedy Center a few weeks

Re: PESO: Dogwood Blossoms

2008-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
and back to the tree. The final tree trunk at the extreem left anchors the whole thing for me, and sends my eye back to the blossoms. Nice use of that lens! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just love dogwood trees. Last evening I took my

Re: PESO: Dogwood Blossoms

2008-05-01 Thread Rick Womer
A wag like you should just leave. --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are they related to the, fur tree. Dave Christian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

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