Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-03 Thread Donald Guthrie
-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:55bea6d6.1060...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I vaguely remember from my school days that Pork Bellies was a derisive slang term for the sutlers other camp-following merchants who

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-03 Thread Alan C
30, 2015 11:32 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Geso :Tour De Farms Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-03 Thread John
: Johnsesso...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:55bea6d6.1060...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I vaguely remember from my school days that Pork Bellies was a derisive slang term

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-03 Thread Bob W-PDML
thought. On 8/2/15 7:34 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 19:25:10 -0400 From: Johnsesso...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:55bea6d6.1060...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: [...] By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. That's called randonnée or audax. The real hardcore don't use tents and sleeping bags, but sleep in their clothes in bus

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-02 Thread Subash
hi, they are also called BRMs (brevet randonneur mondiaux) and since these are long distance endurance events to be completed within stipulated times, and the clock is always ticking, taking tents and sleeping bags is unthinkable because of the weight. and yes, bus shelters are where we mostly

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-02 Thread Don Guthrie
: Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: snt406-eas18959f811b084351c56162c8d...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: [...] By the way many

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
. For someone used to cycling the Himalayas a nice little pootle in the gentle French countryside will be nothing. B Message: 4 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:08:48 +0100 From: Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-02 Thread John
was a riding club who reserved the spot. By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. Message: 5 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:32:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: alpine.bsf

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-02 Thread John
On 8/2/2015 12:37 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: That's interesting, Bob. Rugged types huh? Here 500 or so request private homes to stay in. What's the weather like during the PBP? I thought everyone leaves Paris in August. Yeah, they do. They all get on their bikes and ride over to Brest. 8-D --

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-01 Thread Bruce Walker
The opening shot with blurred bg is my fave, Don. Nice! On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-01 Thread Don Guthrie
they drop. Message: 5 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:32:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: alpine.bsf.2.00.1507311219310.8...@trantor.komkon.org Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII I especially like

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-01 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Chris! Wish all of you could have been there. So many targets! Message: 6 Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 13:00:10 +0100 From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: CAPxfEA4BjQbSiUey0iU7sTS5C

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-01 Thread Don Guthrie
2015 17:21:43 -0400 From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: 55bbe6e7.5000...@charter.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Beautiful light and colors as well as excellent panning work

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-01 Thread Don Guthrie
Thanks Bruce, That was the picture that took me ll day. Message: 2 Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 11:14:17 -0400 From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: cajuu0cfs9smjs-ptiwufehcmx6m0skf0yqunowercoa-ras

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-08-01 Thread Chris Mitchell
Well done Don. You've captured the event very well. Chris On 30 July 2015 at 22:32, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-31 Thread Donald Guthrie
Thanks, Jack,Bob W, Frank Rick for looking commenting. On 7/30/15 7:25 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:21b397ec-d08d-4965-8937-a9432ae23...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii What a great gallery! I especially like your use

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-31 Thread Igor PDML-StR
I especially like the photo of the tent-camp with the (morning?) sun shining on it (52329). While I see one photo with different tents, I am surprised to see such a uniform camp in that photo. Is it some type of a tent-hotel, provided by some organization/company? Igor On Jul 30, 2015,

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-31 Thread Mark C
Beautiful light and colors as well as excellent panning work in the action shots. The morning light on the tents - especially the first image of them - is wonderful. On 7/30/2015 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa

Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-30 Thread Donald Guthrie
Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-30 Thread Rick Womer
What a great gallery! I especially like your use of the light in the photos of the camps. Rick On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-30 Thread Knarf
What Rick said! :-) Cheers, frank On 30 July, 2015 8:25:32 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: What a great gallery! I especially like your use of the light in the photos of the camps. Rick On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-30 Thread Jack Davis
Very well done work, beautifully rendered. Good stuff! J - Original Message - From: Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 7:41:37 PM Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms What Rick said

Re: Geso :Tour De Farms

2015-07-30 Thread Bob W-PDML
Very colourful. Some very nice shots. B On 30 Jul 2015, at 22:32, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a