Thanks, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:01 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > Rowing has a rich history in Canada. Our first sporting heros were oarsmen. > We were barely a country (born July 1, 1867) when the Paris Crew from Saint > John, New Brunswick stunning the world: > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Crew > > And our first individual sporting hero was Ned Hanan, whose family lived on > Toronto's Centre Islands. He rowed to school on the mainland every day. In > competitive sculling he lost 6 of 300 races: > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlan > > I've really enjoyed your series, Dan. Lots of big thighs and sturdy shoulders > there. LOL! > > Cheers, > > frank > > On November 16, 2015 6:01:37 PM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola" > <[email protected]> wrote: >>Thanks, Rick. >> >>The Trip back to Hanover last weekend reminded me how much I loved >>rowing 50 years ago, and what an incredible sport it is, The best >>explanation of the physical and spiritual aspects of rowing is found >>in a book that came out just over a year ago: The Boys in the Boat: >>Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin >>Olympics >> >>http://www.amazon.com/The-Boys-Boat-Americans-Olympics/dp/0143125478 >> >>I'm too old and too soft for competitive 8 oar rowing, so I content >>myself with an early morning paddle one or two times a week when I go >>to Maui in the Winter, with the Kihei Canoe Club: >> >>http://www.kiheicanoeclub.com/ >> >>Of course, we can't lift a 550 pound outrigger canoe over our heads >>like those young ladies are doing in my image. <G> >> >>Dan Matyola >>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >>On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> >>wrote: >>> I think this is the second-best of the set, Dan (my favorite is the >>> coxswain shot). Pity the person behind the one looking back is so >>> obscured. >>> >>> Rick >>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> After the race, returning the shell to the boathouse. >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18127373&size=lg >>>> K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson > > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > 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.
