Mark, Yes, the weekend was much too short. GFM Nature Photography Weekend is a wonderful thing. I would encourage everyone to go.
On photography, The presentations are 1st class. And the entry fee is cheap. If you camp on the mountain with the majority of the pdml, costs are frugal. (Otherwise, it's $100/nite at Best Western.) We're going home via the Smokey's today. My wife pointed to the three Photography books on sale at the Ranger's station. All three by presenters we had seen at GFM in the last 3 years. It's a chance to learn a lot. On socialization of our list, Although we didn't have Frank T or Bill R or Norm (?), We did have strong representation from the Commenwealth with Dave Savage from Perth, Cotty from Oxford, and Dave Brooks from our friendly neighbor to the north, plus lots of US pdml contributors. I think meeting these people in person contributes a lot to the level of civility we have on the list. It's hard to have a flame war with somebody you've met and had a few beers with. These are quality people and fun to be around. GFM Nature Photography Weekend is really something that Hugh Morton gave to us and Don Nelson continues to facilitate despite his fight for health. Many folks felt like the spirit of Mr Morton was with us on the mountain this weekend. Things were that good... Hope you all made it home safe. Regards, Bob S. On 6/3/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seemed to go by at blinding speed and be over in a eyeblink but yet > another GFM Nature Photography Weekend is behind us. > > We arrived at the mountain on Thursday afternoon and checked in with > the authorities. :) Those who know Don Nelson (amd many who don't) will > be happy to learn that he's recovering from his major > chemotherapy/radiation treatment well. He's still quite tired much of > the time, but all indications are that he's recovering well and is much > ahead of schedule in that regard. > > I did my annual overnight on the mountain Thursday night and got some > fairly good shots in the early morning light on Friday. > > On Friday evening there was a good presentation by Tony Sweet, then a > good bit of socializing around the camp site. I got to meet Dave Savage > and catch up with Cotty and some others I haven't seen in a while. > > On Saturday morning I let a hike along some of the mountain's toughest > trails. We had 10 people start out and 4 of us did the whole route, > with others choosing their own turnaround points based on their ability > and/or time needs. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Mark Cassino's > presentation on Saturday evening was predictably excellent. Some truly > amazing photography. > > Sunday was a bur for me: Judging the contest with my colleague Doug > "Darth" Brewer and doing the awards presentation took about 4 hours but > seemed to be over in just minutes. A couple of meetings with various > people, packing up the camp site and then on the road to the cabin in > Ashe county with barely time to catch my breath. I didn't have nearly > enough time to chat with people whom I get to see only rarely. My > apologies to anyone whom I accidentally slighted: There's just too much > work and not enough time for those of us involved in making this event > happen. > > Start making plans for next year. And get ready for some good on-line > galleries to start appearing in the next few days. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
