Re: Thoughts on 50th...

2019-07-20 Thread Stan Halpin
A neighbor of mine in Kansas City had worked as a programmer for a NASA contractor. He suggested a software patch (a backdoor) to allow control of shuttle operations onboard. Boss said “Not in the specs. Work it on your own time if you like.” So he did. And Apollo 13 redirect back home became

Re: Thoughts on 50th...

2019-07-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I agree with everything you said, Godfrey, except, of course, the moon is not really "another planet.' That does not in any measure diminish the achievement or what it has meant. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 1:21 PM Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: Thoughts on 50th...

2019-07-20 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
Right Godfrey, maybe the last really  great thing we did before our role in evolution will be taken over by AI / Robotics. I would give a few years of my life for a glance in the future. Greetz, Jos van der Hijden On 7/20/2019 7:20 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: And today is the day, 50

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Rick. Paul > On Jul 20, 2019, at 1:44 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Paul, that’s very, very nice. I like the colors, the DOF, the parallel stalks > to the right, and the backlighting of the wings. > > Rick > >> On Jul 15, 2019, at 2:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> The common Widow

Re: Summer Visitor

2019-07-20 Thread Rick Womer
Paul, that’s very, very nice. I like the colors, the DOF, the parallel stalks to the right, and the backlighting of the wings. Rick > On Jul 15, 2019, at 2:38 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The common Widow Skimmer dragonfly in my garden. K-1, D FA 150-450 plus DA > 1.4 converter. Handheld at

Thoughts on 50th...

2019-07-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
And today is the day, 50 years on, that Mankind first touched another planet. All of us, together. OMG! The whole world watched in awe and wonder, and was uplifted by that fact. All the problems of the world were then as well as now, as well as for all the generations of history before and

Re: PESO The moon in my palm

2019-07-20 Thread Alan C
Clever. I see one of the cormorants is behaving appropriately. Alan C On 20-Jul-19 10:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/48320721021 C appreciated as always 4 more frames in the set https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/48320721021 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO The moon in my palm

2019-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/48320721021 C appreciated as always 4 more frames in the set https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/48320721021 -- Larry Colen       l...@red4est.com  http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/