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--- On Mon, 5/10/10, Tom C <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tom C <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Something Funny Happened on the Way to Chicago > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This it, Tom C? > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Tom C <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Tom C <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Something Funny Happened on the Way to > Chicago > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> 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 > >> [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. > > > > -- > 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.
