Re: On other photographers...

How about the new yet-to-be released AF200FG? -See bottom of http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022501pentaxatpma2007.asp Alastair On 3/3/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/02/07 3:00 PM, "Toralf Lund", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is the kind of shot I've thought the pop

Re: On other photographers...

h > cable. > Non of smaller (automatic) flashes from Metz or other brands I know can > match his requirements for tilt/swivel. > greetings > Markus > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Alastair Robertson > Sent: Satur

Re: PESO: White Breasted Nuthatch

Hi Paul what shooting mode were you in? I have tried playing with high speed sync with the 540 but seemed to need to be in manual mode for it to work? Most of the other modes seemed to set the shutter speed to the normal sync speed (1/180th) even when I set the flash to high speed sync. Alastair

GESO:roadtrip

http://www.massey.ac.nz/~aroberts/mt_cook_gallery/content/index.html In January I had a work trip to Canterbury (New Zealand) and on the way back to Christchurch I was in the passenger seat with a view of Mt Cook. Jenny, the driver, was in no mood to stop for photo's so I set my K10D to 1/1000, IS

Re: GESO:roadtrip

lds six years ago. One of them is > here: > http://stenquist.org/Paul/Nice.htm > Paul > On Mar 5, 2007, at 7:58 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Alastair, > > Very nice, and your wife is right. #1 is a great photo. > > Lovely country, fine photos... > > Regards

Re: GESO:roadtrip

Thanks for the kind words - David, Markus, Bob, Paul, Tom. You know if anyone PDML's get to NZ I would be happy to show them a thing or two. I live in Palmerston North however, which is not exactly a tourist mecca - think small university city away from the coast and you get the picture. Alastai

Re: GESO:roadtrip

is my fav. > > > Tim Typo > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Alastair Robertson > Sent: 5. mars 2007 09:31 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: GESO:roadtrip

Re: GESO:roadtrip

Thanks Boris On 3/10/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lovely series. Some of the works are weaker, some are stronger. The > first one is probably my favorite. > > Excellent stuff. > > Boris > > > Alastair Robertson wrote: > > http://www

GESO: summer Shakespeare - high ISO and a little built in flash

Hi All Another GESO - but not one of my usual subjects. http://www.massey.ac.nz/~aroberts/hamlet/content/index.html Last Sunday I went to an outdoor production of Hamlet put on by a community theatre group. It was set in the local botanical gardens, and they made very good use of the setting, mo

Re: GESO: summer Shakespeare - high ISO and a little built in flash

flash. Alastair On 3/15/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You used a flash at a theater production?!! Bob S. > > On 3/14/07, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All > > > > Another GESO - but not one of my usual subjects.

PESO - old car but fresh air

Hi been very busy at work lately so little time to post images. Anyway, this is my latest PESO http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/76297366 taken in the carpark at work. Not a very carefully constructed picture but one I thought you guys in the North might like. This pic says two things ab

Re: PESO - old car but fresh air

e letters. > Here in Michigan (we use salt), salt would more likely be outlining the > letters, if in fact the metal to which the letters are attached was still > there after 20 or so winters. > > Kenneth Waller > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Alastair Robertson"

Re: PESO: A funny thing happened...

Nice - the reflection makes it - I might be tempted a slight lower crop to remove some of the complex inner workings of the piano. Alastair On 4/1/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Excellent photo. Great BW rendering. > Paul > On Mar 31, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > > > I

advice for re-use of images

Hi All some advice would be appreciated - my wife and I run a website on soil invertebrates http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz that we developed from a grant from a government agency my wife got. It is a freely available website which contains a lot of images of animals. We retain the copyright to thes

Re: advice for re-use of images

tographers for their images and perhaps can sound them out on this. Ann the bug was quite noxious - Remotesiteus unavailablicus (quite common I believe) but temporarily at least eradicated now Thanks also for the nice complements about our site Alastair On 1/25/07, Alastair Robertson <[EM

Re: PESO - Almonds in bloom

Boris I like it - good use of selective focus and I like that you can make out the branch and trunk in the background without making the image busy. Alastair On 1/28/07, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16420&full=1 > > This time I processed

Re: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

Hi Paul did you choose to focus on the clock rather than the house in the second shot? At first glance it looked soft overall until I found the sharp clock. It's so off to the right in the frame though it's hard to tell what was the main subject. Agree with Bob on the lighting on Grace. Alastair

Re: FS (late): Katz Eye Plus focussing screen (*ist DS)

Are you not keen on dialing in +2/3 on the K10D while you have the screen in place? Alastair On 1/28/07, Mike Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My K10D underexposes 2/3 stop with this screen, so I'm looking to sell > it now. I paid about $130 for it a year ago. It's clean, no > scratches or

PESO: a knotty subject

Hi All http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/73625976 A boating-theme still life - this yacht was tied up in the Pohara Harbour, Golden Bay New Zealand right next to one of Jacques Costeau's old ships which is being used as a floating espresso shop! Pentax K10D ISO100 DNG FA 24-90 @ 58mm, 1/60

Re: can not see photos

wasn't working for me either briefly but now seems fine Alastair On 2/1/07, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Works fine for me (Firefox), must be something you're doing there. > > I recall this happening on occasion, perhaps you can search the archives? > > Cory > > - Original Message ---

Re: PESO - A bit odd

The first of these is great - agree about the Magritte reference - it's the light on the stump and the clouds that invoke that - see for example http://www.allposters.com/-sp/La-Chateau-des-Pyrenees-Posters_i389181_.htm Alastair On 2/2/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to all w

Re: Readers Digest version of my missing posts.

Hey Godfrey do you mean that Lightroom will store image corrections made in lightroom in the DNG file itself rather than needing to write XMP sidecar files? If so, would sharing images between computers mean that lightroom on the second computer would start with the settings in the DNG file that

Re: PESO: The Blizzard and the Bag

Very nice - good selective colour and I think the cellphone and dark glasses and high heels make it - who cares about the weather! Alastair On 2/4/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You probably missed part of the url. Try this: > http://tinyurl.com/292tx6 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discu

Lightoom and DNG (was Readers Digest version of my missing posts_

I am still a bit unclear on this. I just tried importing some DNG files from my lightroom library on my laptop into my desktop library by connecting the two machines over a network and importing directly off the laptops drive. I had made adjustments on the laptop but these do not show on the impo

Re: Lightoom and DNG (was Readers Digest version of my missing posts_

t; then import that on the target system, or export to a PSD or TIFF or > JPEG file and render that. > > There's also the possibility that the settings are in the DNG file > but they're just not being read yet. > > Godfrey > > On Feb 4, 2007, at 4:45 PM, Alastair Ro

PESO - Sunday afternoon

http://www.pbase.com/image/74468165 Masha loves her novels - I caught her unawares as she soaked up some sun last Sunday. K10D A*200/2.8 Tripod F8 1/30 ISO 100 Comments welcome Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: Snowdrops

lighting and background are great, but I am not sure about the vase - it distracts from the subject. I suggest a taller less distinctive vase would show off the subject better. I would also be interested in what lighting rig you used. Alastair On 2/18/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: PESO - Sunday afternoon

> > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Alastair Robertson > > Sent: 17 February 2007 10:33 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: PESO - Sunday afternoon > > > > http://www.pbas

Re: PESO - Sunday afternoon

Thanks William On 2/18/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Alastair Robertson" > Subject: PESO - Sunday afternoon > > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/74468165 > > > > Masha loves her novels - I ca

Re: Chinese New Year lights

Bob, I also like the colour monochrome contrast, but it doesn't work so well for the top left light and the more modern building behind is also distracting . Did you try a tighter crop that crops the top third and a little off each side? Alastair On 2/22/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

Re: wireless mode with 540 FGZ and K10D

you have got the built in flash raised? Sometimes I forget to do this and wonder why it doesn't work! Alastair On 2/25/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks. I know I set function to wireless. I'm fairly certain the > channel is set to 1, but I'll check again. > Paul > On Feb 24

Re: How large is too large...

do you store files as dng files with the lightroom settings built into the files? If so, almost nothing can go wrong, since if you somehow corrupted the catalog so that it lost files or had metadata conflicts, a fresh import of those dng files into a new catalog will reconstruct all the edits and

Re: ACR Enhanced Noise Reduction Photos

Very impressive. I guess the DNG files are much bigger than a jpg, but with noise recovery like this on offer it would be tempting to keep the output set to DNG. I read somewhere that jpgs may be supported by lightroom's denoise function in the future. Alastair On Wed, 26 Apr 2023, 8:00 am Godfre

Re: PUG themes for 2008

Hi Scott here's the wikipedia list of "red shirts" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt - I assume it is the penultimate one you are referring to? Perhaps we could try fitting pictures to the other definitions as well? I kinda like the cannon fodder theme. Alastair Redshirt (college sports) R

Re: PESO 2007 - 44a - GDG

Love the concept - fringe lighting on the subject etc - but to my eyes the focal plane is on the window rather than the person - still guess that's what happens when you have to grope around in the dark trying to focus! Alastair On 10/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interest

PESO: Florence Street Scene

It's awhile since I posted a PESO, so thought I would add two. My wife and I had a fantastic trip to Italy last month and brought back a swag of photo's. Finally got them edited and keyworded in Lightroom, and so will put some up as PESO's in the next few weeks. http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologis

Re: PESO: Race frock

Nice pose, seems to be a slight blur in the face as if her head was moving and the shutter speed a tad slow to freeze the movement. Alastair On 10/27/07, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not ashamed to say, I like looking at frocks. > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/07_10/07_

Re: PESO: Florence Street Scene

ugh the rest of the photo. > > Rick > > --- Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > It's awhile since I posted a PESO, so thought I > > would add two. My > > wife and I had a fantastic trip to Italy last month > > and brought ba

Re: PESO: Florence Street Scene

air, but these two just don't work for me for > some reason. '147 feels to me like it should be narrower, and maybe > taken from a few feet to the left of where you were. '141 ... I don't > know ... it just doesn't click. > > Alastair Robertson wrote: >

Re: PESO: Cutter

Very nice did you push up the clarity slider a bit in Lightroom - I would be tempted to get more punch in the hull. I especially like the way the reflections in the water pick out and emphasise the difference in colours of the lamps on the boat ' Alastair On Nov 6, 2007 4:14 PM, Rick Womer <[EM

Re: Digital Noise (Was Re: PESO: Bowling Night)

The vertical banding on the first shot was quite noticeable but in this more recently posted shot it is only just noticeable but the noise is more so. Go figure. I notice vertical banding on some of my own shots when I underexpose by a stop or more and there are solid dark areas in the shot. I a

another test - ignore

Plain text I hope now and perhaps success at last! Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PESO - mystery picture and a re-intoduction (I can now post threads again)

e/72906411 and a bit of mystery one - you suggest a caption or explanation and we will see whether any knows what's going on in this shot. Just a snap really, but I liked the perverse scene. Alastair Robertson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Did this beauty go to anyone on the list?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=220070914514&rd=1&rd=1 Hi Would have loved to buy this but I feared a quick divorce or at least a year in the dogbox. Hopefully someone on the list is now the proud owner of a A*200/4 Macro? Alastair

Re: PESO - mystery picture and a re-intoduction (I can now post threads again)

d as you can see it's now hard to stake a claim - it's like the old gold rush days! I have just a noticed there's a problem with the homepage on our soilbugs site (soilbugs.massey.ac.nz) - sorry if you had problems getting there - should be fixed tomorrow. Alastair On 1/12/07, Alas

GESO - Dogs on Holiday

http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/dogs_on_holiday I have just come back from an Easter weekend on the Wairarapa coastline with some nice images of a seldomly visited part of New Zealand. Weather was a bit iffy and there was a strong swell generating a constant sea mist. Will post some B&W's tha

Re: GESO - Dogs on Holiday

Thanks Bob W, Marnie, and Bruce for commenting yes, the two dogs are obviously very cued into each other and to their master! I like that photo too though I realised later that the focus is sharpest on the more distant dog and it might have been better on to have the dog in front sharpest. My fav

PESO - Dusk

Hi http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/77040452 another from the same beach as Dog's on Holiday. Dusk was falling fast but we lingered long enough for me to catch this moment - sea spray, big waves, black sand, and this pair on their way home. Rendered in B & W using lightroom - maybe a Ta

Re: PESO:sunrise over lake Zurich (surreal HDR)

georgeous! On 4/12/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A lovely sunrise over lake Zurich got me a (natural) panorama made out of 5 > photos. > I converted another raw single photo from the same series using Photomatix > to a somehow surreal scene. It would have been impossible for me

Re: PESO: Columns in Black and White

I think I would prefer the shot to be composed to have the roof not cropped at the top of the frame - it would look more pleasing if the top diagonal was more in balance with the bottom one in my opinion. But a nice B&W nevertheless Alastair On 4/12/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: PESO - Joshua Tree

Could use a little sharpening perhaps? But I like the almost infra-red look to it- looks like a scene from an old western B&W movie Alastair On 4/13/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I like, but I have a soft spot in my head for Joshua Trees. > > Norm Baugher wrote: > > Shot this

Re: PESO - Dusk

Thanks Bruce and Russell On 4/14/07, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > very nice moody photo, nice conversion too. > > Russ > > On 4/12/07, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist

Re: New Zealand (+ Hong Kong stopover)

Hi Peter I would agree with much of what David M says. Be warned we are in mid-autumn here and it will be cool/mild at best cold at worst, so bring warm clothes. I wouldn't necessarily avoid Rotorua - yes a tourist trap in some ways but some spectacular geothermal features, and it's all laid out

Re: New Zealand (+ Hong Kong stopover)

oops I mean their lables of course Alastair On 5/3/07, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Peter > > I would agree with much of what David M says. Be warned we are in > mid-autumn here and it will be cool/mild at best cold at worst, so > bring warm

Peter Lacus in New Zealand

Last Saturday, I enjoyed a very interesting morning with Peter Lacus and his friend Frank who had made the long journey to New Zealand and gave me and Palmerston North the honour of what I am sure must be the first PDML official visit. It's autumn here and I decided that in case he wasn't already

Re: PESO: Montague Light

Nice painterly quality and I like the contrast between the golden land in the distance and the blue misty looking sea in the foreground. It has much more impact when zoomed a bit from the default view. Alastair On 5/31/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all > > I've been down on t

Re: Peter Lacus in New Zealand

Thanks to those who commented on the images and yes Peter got the propellors in this shot - I didn't post the one where I had them instead! I have posted a cropped version of the sheep & mills shot - http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/79770915 Better? Here's the original http://www.pbase.com

Re: PESO: Two More from GFM

Mountain laurel - Kalmia latifolia Both nice shots! Alastair On 6/9/07, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/From-on-High-web.jpg > > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/GFM-Flowers-web.jpg > > The first one is just a snapshot, m

Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses for Pentax K mount!

why is there no A setting on the aperture ring then? Alastair On 7/4/07, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Mensaje original > De: Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Enviado: martes, 3 de julio, 2007 21:32:18 > Asunto: Re: New Carl Zeiss lenses

Re: Lightroom Painter tool question

Hi David I use the sync button to do this. Just make sure you have the images you wish to paste settings onto selected and the master image (with the adjustments you wish to apply) the "most selected" (will have the brightest surround) before you hit the sync button. Then check the box with the s

Re: PESO Crab spider

agree - great shots. I differ on the id of the fly - I suspect it is the ubiquitous Eristalis tenax - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eristalis_tenax_2005.06.27_09.54.31.jpg Alastair On 7/16/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very nice shot, indeed! > > -- > Bruce > > > Sunday, July

Re: PESO Crab spider

Mike is right about the ocelli - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellus. Toine this last shot is an amazingly high magnification with great detail - I am curious about macro set-up. Was this a live specimen? Alastair On 7/17/07, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, this list is amazing!

Re: PESO Crab spider

Ah yes, quite! didn't realise it was a crop of the original - even more amzed at the detail in the crop - would like to get the same quality in my own shots. Alastair On 7/17/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: "Alastair Robertson" <

Re: PESO - eyelashes or not?

it's an asilid - robber fly Alastair On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > So,  you met a turtle on the road today.  Fun pic.  I have no idea what bug > that is.  Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - From: "Igor Roshchin" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 200

Re: The yearly thrashing and old farm equipment demo is today

ooh - a public thrashing demo! Look forward to the pictures And I thought it was just going to a boring piece of equipment that separates the wheat from the chaff! Alastair On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > So, I have two Dslr's all charged up and ready to go, plus a roll

AF200FGZ

Anyone own an AF200FGZ? My 360 disappeared from my Domke bag while slithering down a bank on a traverse through the boondocks in pursuit of a plant for my PhD student and I will need to replace it. I already have the 540, and just use the 360 for fill when I am doing macro and want to reduce the

PESO - mother and child

Hi All My 3 month daughter Lilli shot through a rather grimy window https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E4HvAnMpZ9KkR8wuCXfpINMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink I would like to say I took the shot, but I cropped it from a frame my other daughter who is 3 took! Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Dis

Re: PESO - Stairway to... ?

the stair must be older than the tree at least - brings back memories of my time in the UK - the Abbey I read is 12th Century - which is about the time New Zealand was colonised by Maori - the last large landmass on planet to be so. Great shot Alastair On 22 October 2012 13:50, Bob Sullivan wro

Re: PAW146 - Autumn

I like it - because of the umbrella - it's a discordant note that wakes up the viewer the same way they do when played in a modern piano piece Alastair On 23 October 2012 10:05, Bruce Walker wrote: > I guess I'm the contrarian here: it's not working for me. The oof > hand/umbrella seems too muc

Re: PESO - mother and child

..@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alastair >> Robertson >> >> Hi All >> >> My 3 month daughter Lilli shot through a rather grimy window >> >> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E4HvAnMpZ9KkR8wuCXfpINMTjNZETYmyP >> Jy0liipFm0?feat=directlink > > Fantasti

Re: PESO - mother and child

oops that link to the photo of Neve was incomplete - try this one https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JhhYJ_ObVcRSkHgmmm7EIv92qHjC2OdOdPvO3bzCafI?feat=directlink Alastair On 24 October 2012 10:18, Alastair Robertson wrote: > thanks Bob - she was about 8 months when we were with you in Fra

Re: PESO - mother and child

Ann you are right -I should change it - it's my Lightroom PESO preset which automatically adds my watermark. I'll put a new version up this afternoon. Alastair On 24 October 2012 12:41, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > On 10/23/2012 16:29, Alastair Robertson wrote: >> &

Re: Convert PEF to DNG or not?

I routinely convert my PEF's into DNG's on import into lightroom (and throw away the PEF at that time) and have the lightroom catalog set to write the metadata into the DNG. That way, if the files are moved from one catalog to another, the keywords, develop settings etc go with them without the ne

Re: GESO: Partial Eclipse

i was doing job interviews so missed it all! Alastair On 14 November 2012 17:40, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Dave, > Your photos of the eclipse reminded me of one I saw as a child of 8 or 10. > The crescent shaped highlights of light thru the trees was the same here. > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Tue, N

Re: Advice on Use of Macro Lens

the clamp is for Manual Focus mode to stop focus creep when you are eg, holding the camera lens down. The limit is for AF mode to stop the lens hunting all the way through the focal length to try and focus. I think the AF/MF setting overrides the camera's control but I am awy from home so can't l

Re: April PUG - 'Precipitation' now on line

Paul Sorenson's Cold spring rain is the standout for me - love the composition Ken's bud also very nice Alastair On 11 April 2013 20:46, Alastair Robertson wrote: > Paul Sorenson's Cold spring rain is the standout for me - love the > composition > Ken's bud also very

Re: OT - Coffee terminology in the USA

don't get a americano - it'll be one shot with half a litre of scalding hot water on top. Better to ask for two double espressos plus one cup 1/4 filled with hot water and another with steamed milk. Then pour the espressos carefully into each cup- it will be a little bit like a long black and a fl

Re: Focus Stacking Software

helicon focus is excellent http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html Alastair On 2 May 2013 17:15, mike wilson wrote: > On 02/05/2013 00:45, Mark C wrote: >> >> Is anyone here using focus stacking software? Any suggestions regarding >> what works well... or not? >> >> I gave Zerene Stacker a

Re: OT -Christchurch hit again

here's an image from the port hills shortly after the quake struck - the damage to the CBD is all too apparent here http://i.imgur.com/0vZbD.jpg > > > Alastair > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > News here is that Christchurch was hit by another earthquake (6.3) a > couple o

OT: Christchurch Buildings, Before and After Earthquake

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4705106/Photos-Before-and-after-the-Christchurch-earthquake Pretty dramatic before and after shots of Christchurch iconic buildings Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: I think LR changed the way flagging works back to how it was

now that's a double negative if ever I heard one! "not oddly inconsistent" so I guess that means oddly consistent? will have a look at mine LR later Alastair On 25 December 2012 21:18, Larry Colen wrote: > LR recently changed the behavior of flagging so that rather than flagging > being local

PESO: inferno

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vmqC1uGo6XxogK4zXBBbzQ?feat=directlink This is taken at Waimangu Valley - a geothermal rift valley in the central North Island, New Zealand. The mist is in fact steam from two crater lakes. A very interesting place to visit. Tech Details: K10D, F70-210 @170

Re: PESO: inferno

ee conifers. >> Regards,  Bob S. > > I really like it, but it could use a little boost in the midtones and darker > midtones to get a bit more shadow detail. > >> >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Alastair Robertson >>  wrote: >>> >>> >>

Re: PESO: inferno

man figure that appears in > silhouette near the middle? > Would show well as a large print. > Like the B&W choice. > > Jack > > > - Original Message - > From: Alastair Robertson > To: PDML@pdml.net > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Re: PESO: inferno

bout the color version but the bw certainly works well. > The figure is just right. > > ann > > On 11/2/2011 22:28, Alastair Robertson wrote: >> >> >> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vmqC1uGo6XxogK4zXBBbzQ?feat=directlink >> >> This is taken

Re: Paw: First snow

Very nice portrait - beautifully sharp. However, I think framing on your webpage doesn't do it full justice - it's kind of small, and I think the broad white frame detracts from the image and robs screen real estate which could be better employed showing us a larger image. Alastair On Dec 2, 2007

Re: PESO -- LRT Bridge at Dusk

forest? Urban jungle more like! Alastair On Dec 3, 2007 5:08 PM, Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool. > I like the way the bridge curves it's way into the forest. > > > > Mike Hamilton wrote: > > > > > > This is a month or two old, but

Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

ckground and the flower > blossoms, especially the blues. > The sharp bee and thorny stems are an excellent contrast to the background and > interesting by themselves. It's a picture I like to look at. > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Dec 7, 2007 9:07 PM, Alastair Roberts

PESO: a prickly proposition

http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 Taken last weekend while fooling around looking for bird shots. This is borage and a bumblebee both introduced from Europe. Borage is surprisingly prickly which at first glance doesn't seem very well armed but seeing it close up it's no wonder it's a bit of a

Re: Help from American PDMLer sought

Boris I have found that more often than not if you ask the seller if they will ship to you while the auction is on they will agree. I assure them I will pay with Paypal and they usually agree. Alastair On Dec 8, 2007 9:32 AM, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boris - > can you pay for

PESO: Iceberg

http://www.pbase.com/image/90022721 Taken at home - trying to get bird pictures again, but captured the white blooms of the rose "iceberg" up against the dark hedge. Specs: K10D AF1.7x Sigma 300/4 APO monopod 1/2000 F4.0 ISO200 Not the sharpest combination at this aperture but quick AF response

Re: PESO: Iceberg

had it at NZ$95 recently (about US$60). Alastair On Dec 8, 2007 6:16 PM, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Technically you just lost me... Regards, Bob S. > > > On Dec 7, 2007 9:24 PM, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.pbase.com/ima

Re: Paw ~ Junco Portrait ~

Nice portrait. Very good job keeping details in the black feathers of the head. What was the equipment? Alastair On Dec 9, 2007 9:15 AM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bird on twig with catchlights - but a very lovely photo all the same. > Lovely texture, especially on the dark head feathers

Re: Opinions please

I like this a lot. The two people match the two boxes well, and I like the overarching tree and the patches of light which adds depth. It looks level to me though with slight converging verticals presumably a wide-angle lens was used? Alastair On Dec 9, 2007 10:48 AM, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: PESO: Holiday Films

I agree with Jack on this - exposure is perfect including the sky which is a sublime indigo. I can;'t actually see the whole thing without a lot of scrolling on my laptop which admittedly is only 768 tall but you would need a lot of screen to see it in most browsers. Looks great nevertheless Alas

Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

thanks to those who commented. Alastair On Dec 8, 2007 4:07 PM, Alastair Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 > > Taken last weekend while fooling around looking for bird shots. This > is borage and a bumblebee both introduced from

Re: Rechargeable batteries and chargers

Another vote for eneloops and another for an individual cell charger. Since I changed from energisers to eneloops I am a much happier camper. ' Alastair On Dec 26, 2007 3:55 PM, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who's using rechargeable AA or AAA batteries, and which batteries are > you

Re: Christmas Spirit

Laphroaig is my favourite tipple - very peaty and smoky and almost seaweedy! Love the name too. Alastair On Dec 27, 2007 4:44 PM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like Highland Park. When I worked on the Chrysler business and we > entertained their execs, we always opened a few bott

Re: Peso Spikes 2

This is nice but too my eyes looks underexposed. The ice should be white not grey - something like this http://picasaweb.google.com/kiwibiologist/PESOEdits/photo?authkey=8x9LUmVld_M#5148782048625643234 which I will delete in 24 hours or less if you want Alastair On 12/28/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL

Re: Peso Spikes 3

I like this more the bits of wood? are more interesting and there's a bit more white in the spikes :-} Alastair On 12/28/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6776072 > > On the lilac bush. > > Maybe one more to come, but thats it.:-) > > Dave > >

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