I like the first in this series. The mist is a nice touch. -Brendan
----- Original Message ---- > From: Christine Aguila <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 7:51:03 AM > Subject: GFM-Three-last one-with a few pics > > (Probably best to read this with a wink ;-) and a smile :-) all the way > through.) > > > After Saturday's dinner, Doug Brewer dashed off, tending to official workshop > business, and Darrel and I headed into the auditorium for the Fine Art Black > and > White presentation, which I thought interesting, but it was infused with more > expensive software talk, so I nudged Darrel, and we headed for the Cliffside > view site--and a mountain side sunset. > > Then more PDMLers arrived, and equipment popped out of bags, and tripods were > yanked about. Scott cursed the person who invented tripods; Ted yelled for me > to > hurry with the silhouette shot I attempted to take of him; folks climbed up > rocks to get the best position. It was great fun to watch--and the sunset > was > nice too! To the left of the sun, one was treated to lovely pink and blue > colors, and for my first time at a mountain side sunset, I did ok with those > shots. Nothing great, but respectable, but my actual sunset shots are pretty > scary looking--scary as in what drugs was the photographer taking when > shooting > these shots, but it just doesn't matter. It was fun to be there, to watch > folks > shoot, and to see the beautiful colors. > > Darrel & I had two bottles of wine in hand when we arrived at the PDML > campsite > Saturday night. Stan obliged with the uncorking--you know, I learned that > Stan > Halpin knows everyone and has been everywhere--quite worldly that man! The > conversation meandered again: I think it began with PDML history and > stories, > snaked into motorcycle racing, back to fun stories and gossip about folks on > the > list, headed off into a book about World War I, names of PDMLers that folks > would like to meet in person, and other various, various--the usual PDML > stuff. > > We had a good strong steady rain in the early hours of Sunday. Most stayed > dry, > but Cotty remarked he had quite a bit of water under his tent. It was back > up > the hill for the awards and the Sunday morning Doug and Mark show, which was > really great. If Cotty goes to GFM next year, I think he should video tape > it, > then edit it, then post the clip on the list. Everyone should be treated to > the > Doug and Mark show, which combines the humor of a hyper-kinetic Mark Roberts > and > a laid-back Doug Brewer. It certainly makes for some hearty belly-laughs! > Well > done, guys! Really impressive! > > Then it was pack up and go, with "glad to meet yas" all the way around. > Darrel & > I will go next year provided no unexpectedness unexpectedly pops up--folks on > the list should go--maybe next year's PDML meet-up could be a big one, with > lots > of PDML folks around the camp fire. > > Here are a few pics if you're interested. Cheers, Christine > > http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmountain/ > http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmthepeople/ > http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/gfmsunset/ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
