Looks "CAN" be deceiving. ;D Jack
--- On Mon, 5/10/10, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Something Funny Happened on the Way to Chicago > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 9:03 AM > Crap NOW I look like an idiot. > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > Mail box. (PDML folder) > > > > J > > > > --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: Something Funny Happened on the Way > to Chicago > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 8:55 AM > >> Yes thanks. Did it come to yor > >> mailbox or only in the archives? > >> > >> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Jack Davis > <jdavi...@yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >> > This it, Tom C? > >> > > >> > Jack > >> > > >> > --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> > >> >> Subject: Something Funny Happened on the > Way to > >> Chicago > >> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >> >> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 8:08 AM > >> >> Thought I'd give my words and > >> >> thoughts on the exhibit and Chicago > trip. > >> >> > >> >> I was actually just finishing typing this > up last > >> night > >> >> when Bill's > >> >> summary came through, and I sent it > several times > >> but > >> >> nothing I > >> >> originated last night would get to the > list. > >> >> > >> >> It was wonderful to meet, in person, > those I'd > >> been > >> >> acquainted with > >> >> for some time on line, +12 years in some > cases. We > >> met > >> >> Christine and > >> >> Doug at the entrance on the sidewalk. > Instant > >> smiles > >> >> and hugs. > >> >> > >> >> Bill was Canadian. > >> >> > >> >> The printing job Mark did was astounding! > My > >> gallery image > >> >> had a > >> >> quality and feeling that did not come > through on a > >> digital > >> >> display. > >> >> The same can be said for the other > images. > >> Cory's was > >> >> magical in > >> >> print. > >> >> > >> >> The gallery was a work of art... far > more > >> inspiring than > >> >> the Eggleston > >> >> gallery at the Art Institute. :-) > Seriously, but > >> my own > >> >> photographs > >> >> taken with a Brownie Hawkeye at the age > of 8 would > >> have > >> >> rivaled > >> >> Eggleston's. No don't take that as a > brag, I was > >> a > >> >> terrible > >> >> photographer at 8, always wanting to see > the film > >> in the > >> >> camera, which > >> >> did not help matters. > >> >> > >> >> Christine and Sue Barton did an excellent > job of > >> organizing > >> >> and > >> >> implementing the event. For those > unable to > >> attend, > >> >> you'll be happy > >> >> to know that we were treated and > respected as > >> photographers > >> >> and > >> >> artists, not as a bunch of wannabes. > >> >> > >> >> As in any group, some clicked and bonded > more > >> readily than > >> >> others with > >> >> various members, but things were so > fast-paced > >> that it was > >> >> a matter of > >> >> not having the time to make the rounds in > detail. > >> The > >> >> cooperation and > >> >> goodwill among the PDML members, > curators, and > >> vistors was > >> >> impressive. > >> >> It was noisy, high energy, and for > being only > >> three hours, > >> >> pretty > >> >> exhausting. > >> >> > >> >> This was an event the PDML can be > singularly proud > >> of, > >> >> participant or not. > >> >> > >> >> The event and sales also benefit children > who are > >> victims > >> >> of cancer > >> >> and their families. So, if hesitant to > purchase > >> additional > >> >> books, or > >> >> possibly sponsor riders in an upcoming > event that > >> may be > >> >> announced, > >> >> please consider doing so to the extent > possible, > >> according > >> >> to your > >> >> desire and means. > >> >> > >> >> In particular, I got to spend a fair > amount of > >> time with > >> >> Christine, > >> >> Ann, Bob Sullivan and his wife, Stan > Halpin, Doug > >> Brewer, > >> >> Mark Roberts > >> >> and his wife, Boris, Lary Colen, Chris > Mitchell > >> and his > >> >> wife, Tim > >> >> Bray, Jay Taylor, Cory Waters and his > wife. Sorry > >> if I left > >> >> anyone > >> >> out. I think I at least met all the > PDML > >> members > >> >> present. > >> >> > >> >> Bill Robb (who is Canadian) and I, stayed > up till > >> 4 AM one > >> >> morning and > >> >> 2 AM the next, talking about everything > and trying > >> to > >> >> comprehend the > >> >> meaning of life and Space-Time. I'm happy > to > >> report that we > >> >> just about > >> >> have it figured out and we'll give an > update when > >> we've > >> >> completed our > >> >> analysis and have reached a definitive > conclusion. > >> Bill, I > >> >> told you we > >> >> needed just one more bottle. > >> >> > >> >> I never knew Bill slept in the RAW. He > told me > >> he > >> >> gets better > >> >> pictures that way. I'd have expected > footed > >> long > >> >> johns, with him > >> >> being from Canada and that. Of course it > might > >> have felt > >> >> like a > >> >> heatwave to him down south in Chicago - > or maybe > >> it's > >> >> something > >> >> related to digital? Hard to tell what it > was all > >> aboot. > >> >> > >> >> The GPS had a hard time getting a > consistent > >> signal in the > >> >> valley of > >> >> skyscrapers they call downtown. Twice it > went into > >> a mode > >> >> where it was > >> >> recalculating every 15 seconds even when > we had > >> not changed > >> >> direction. > >> >> So sometimes it took us 20 minutes to > get > >> somewhere when ot > >> >> should > >> >> have taken just 5. > >> >> > >> >> Chicago was a great photo venue and I'm > sure many > >> photos of > >> >> members > >> >> and the areas we visited will start > appearing. > >> >> > >> >> A good time was had by all. > >> >> > >> >> To sum it up, You were great. You were > fantastic. > >> You were > >> >> great. You > >> >> were ALL great! > >> >> > >> >> Tom C. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> >> PDML@pdml.net > >> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please > visit the > >> link > >> >> directly above and follow the > directions. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> > PDML@pdml.net > >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit > the link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
