Re: September PUG Countdown

2019-08-30 Thread Postmaster
Stan Halpin wrote: >Salisbury/Shaftesbury 4-7 October. When you're in Shaftesbury be sure to cycle up Gold Hill with a loaf of Hovis. (Have Ridley Scott film it if possible.) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO x4: Spring Flowers

2019-08-30 Thread Rick Womer
I really like the lighting, which worked especially well on the rhododendron bud. Very nice series! Rick > On Aug 27, 2019, at 1:06 AM, David Mann wrote: > > It's been several months since I picked up the dslr but our magnolia tree is > going bonkers this year so I wanted to get a couple of

Re: GESO (6) - Grounds for Sculpture

2019-08-30 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bob and Dan! > On Aug 28, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > Some lovely photos there > >> On 28 Aug 2019, at 01:53, Rick Womer wrote: >> >> Grounds for Sculpture is a combination outdoor gallery and park in central >> New Jersey, established by Seward Johnson II, of the Johnson

Re: September PUG Countdown

2019-08-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Salisbury/Shaftesbury 4-7 October. Arriving London on the train from Paris mid-morning on the 4th, making our way to LHR to pick up a rental car, then on down to Dorset. Back to LHR late(?) Monday 7th for an overnight prior to our flight home on the 8th. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 30, 2019,

Re: September PUG Countdown

2019-08-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/8/19, Stanley Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: >Headed for Europe on Tuesday Remind me. London at some point? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: September PUG Countdown

2019-08-30 Thread Stanley Halpin
I "think" I submitted early this month. Not one of my all time favorite shots, but I happened across it as I was reviewing shots from our trip this spring thought it might be interesting. While it had my attention I decided to use the image for my first ever trial of a commercial printed metal

Re: OT: What is happening to British Universities?

2019-08-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
American universities face many of the same issues. Our biggest problems are the excessive cost of a college education and the amount of debt many students incur via student loans. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 1:00 PM mike wilson wrote:

Re: OT: What is happening to British Universities?

2019-08-30 Thread mike wilson
> On 25 August 2019 at 11:27 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 25/8/19, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >No subscription - no read. Very liberal. > > Strange, I had no problem reading it. > > Reproduced below... > > The UK's reputedly world-class higher education sector has long

Re: September PUG Countdown

2019-08-30 Thread ann sanfedele
Ok, I'm in. This was a tough one  I had to dig through files originally taken with film. Haven't been to any seashore since 2002.  Lazy me, though, I subnitted one I had already scanned for another purpose :-) ann On 8/26/2019 6:54 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all Another slow start this month.

Re: OT: The Life of Riley

2019-08-30 Thread John
On 8/18/2019 17:24:38, John wrote: ... or to quote William Bendix, "What a revolting development this is!" MY second hard-drive (Drive 'D:') just crashed with no warning. BIOS doesn't recognize it. Dead as a door-nail. Update: I thought I had pretty much recovered everything of importance

Re: PESO: Shaky Bridge

2019-08-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, John. The bridge was build when the tracks below belonged to the New Jersey Central Railroad Co. When that entity went bankrupt, the tracks were given to NJ Transit, but the latter never took ownership of the bridge. As a result, maintenance has been neglected for decades, as the state,

Re: PESO: Shaky Bridge

2019-08-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
One would think so, but until three weeks ago, this one-lane wooden bridge was used daily by commuters as a link between two US highways. The biggest problem was the fact that trucks would come to the bridge based on their GPS directions, and them have difficulty turning around when they realized

Re: PESO: Shaky Bridge

2019-08-30 Thread John
I believe New Jersey has a certain history regarding bridge closures 8^) This one looks like it maybe predates the New Jersey Department of Transportation. I suspect it was built back before the automobile replaced the horse & carriage; perfectly adequate in its day, but no match for modern

Re: A party in the the salt marshes of Norfolk

2019-08-30 Thread John
Glad to see you're back! On 8/28/2019 10:16:27, ann sanfedele wrote: Like it. ann On 8/28/2019 3:22 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: Your wish is my command (I think). This should be full size, or as large as LR will render: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0I532ODWGrCKVN The appeal of the scene to

Re: PESO: Shaky Bridge

2019-08-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
A pretty scene, but obviously of another era. Paul > On Aug 30, 2019, at 1:11 AM, Alan C wrote: > > The sides don't look to bad. I suppose the real problem lies in the load > bearing surface? Municipalities can't afford to take risks. > > Alan C > >> On 30-Aug-19 06:23 AM, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: PESO: Shaky Bridge

2019-08-30 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 30.08.19 um 06:23 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: I went out look at the closure, and decided it was a bit interesting. Looks like some makeshift solution after the last one came down... Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio