Re: OT Peso's Holden hotel

At least it is a respectable looking building, well worth restoring. My GGFather & his younger brother emigrated from Ireland to Kingwilliamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa in the late 1800's. The brother became the proprietor of the Masonic Hotel which still stands today but it now looks

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

On 3/24/2020 3:10 PM, mike wilson wrote: On 24 March 2020 at 14:31 Postmaster wrote: Bill wrote: We are selling record amounts of paint. Apparently that has become an essential product as people who are supposed to be working from home need something to do. It's probably just a matter

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >I haven't seen anyone other than my partner closer than about 6 feet away >in that time, other than to use Apple Pay to touch a machine at the grocery >store Something worth mentioning: Don't pay (or take change!) in cash if you can possibly avoid it. Money passes

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

Yes, we all have to work together to beat this plague. Aside from going to the grocery store for supplies twice, and stopping to get a take-out lunch today at a nearby restaurant on my walk, and riding my bicycle on "isolation exercise" rides, I've barely left the condo for eight days. I

Re: Pentax MX - BUts and Bolts Review

I read the review, I like your title better.  The review wasn't bad, but, it didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. On 3/23/2020 6:18 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Subject line should read: 'Pentax MX - Nuts and Bolts Review' !! -- Any idiot can shoot with a Canon, Nikon, or Sony,

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

> On 24 March 2020 at 14:31 Postmaster wrote: > > > Bill wrote: > > >We are selling record amounts of paint. Apparently that has become an > >essential product as people who are supposed to be working from home > >need something to do. > > It's probably just a matter of "well, we were

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

> On 24 March 2020 at 13:26 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 24.03.20 um 14:15 schrieb Bob Pdml: > > Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this > > morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is > > very clean. > > Any idea

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

> On Mar 24, 2020, at 7:24 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > A hate being a snitch but if this goes on I'll give the authorities a > call. I haven't been outside for almost two weeks and I have no use for > people contributing to an eventual overload of our health systems. Randall Munroe nails

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

> On 24 March 2020 at 14:23 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > See how some Americans are disobeying the regulations: > > https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/americans-coronavirus-social-distancing-shelter-in-place? They missed the pic of president tweety and his minions

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John: It's eerily quiet out there... Looks like, over here, the guys and gals from the blue-light scene have been told to tone it down. While police, ambulances, and fire brigade usually drive around with blasting sirens they've gone all quiet. We're living just

Re: OT Peso's Holden hotel

I love the way the shadows work in the second one! These are some gorgeous lines! > On Mar 23, 2020, at 7:16 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > One of our local landmarks a 150 plus year old hotel, has been bought and > is now under going restoration. > > After removing some gawd awful stucco they

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

I saw a fox early this morning as I was walking our dog. Beautiful animals, but quite elusive. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:07 PM Bob Pdml wrote: > > > On 24 Mar 2020, at 18:44, Ralf R Radermacher

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

> On 24 Mar 2020, at 18:44, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John: > >> All the pollen in the air it looks like I'm walking through a snowstorm >> when I take the dog out at night. During the day it looks like a mad >> painter has run amok with a tanker truck of

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

Am 24.03.20 um 18:58 schrieb John: All the pollen in the air it looks like I'm walking through a snowstorm when I take the dog out at night. During the day it looks like a mad painter has run amok with a tanker truck of yellow paint. That will come in a few weeks, here. The yellow dust that

Re: PESO: Windsurfers

Thanks, Alan. I have never tried windsurfing, but I enjoy watching it. A couple of decades ago, I tried board surfing. It is quite tricky, especially for guys like me with poor balance. What surprised me most, however, is how much work it is. After the thrill of finally catching a wave,

Re: PESO: Windsurfers

Thanks, Rick. Very helpful suggestions. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 1:39 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Dan, this is promising. I have two suggestions: > > - crop out the outside windsurfers, so that

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

On 3/24/2020 09:26:14, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 24.03.20 um 14:15 schrieb Bob Pdml: Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is very clean. Any idea what kind of tree this is? In a

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

On 3/24/2020 11:47 AM, John wrote: I note that there aren't many of us old farts in those photos**. It's appears to be mostly younger adults. According to news I've been following they aren't likely to get real sick & die from the virus, plus I think there might be an unhealthy dose of "Ok,

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

I note that there aren't many of us old farts in those photos**. It's appears to be mostly younger adults. According to news I've been following they aren't likely to get real sick & die from the virus, plus I think there might be an unhealthy dose of "Ok, Boomer" in their attitude. They want

Re: PESO: Windsurfers

Dan, this is promising. I have two suggestions: - crop out the outside windsurfers, so that attention focuses on the middle 3 with the mountain in the background. - correct the color, which seems hyper-saturated and blue-shifted. For similar Maui pics I clicked the Lightroom eyedropper on

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

Only got three so we called it a day until 21st April. Alan C On 24-Mar-20 04:39 PM, Alan C wrote: A very pleasant scene, Ralf. Sunny & cloudless here too but still in the high 30's & its almost April. Too hot to start with a new vegetable patch yet. We are holding the last Phalaborwa Road

Re: PESO: Windsurfers

That's a fine action shot, Dan. Most people don't realize how good those top board sailors are. I did a bit of windsurfing when I was much younger but only in light winds on flat water & found it quite a trial. My teenage daughters did much better! A board has been sitting in my garage for

PESO: Windsurfers

Ho'okipa Beach, on the North Shore of Maui, is a world renown mecca for top windsurfers. It is just west of Pe'ahi, the infamous "Jaws" tow-in location for monstrous waves. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/3/24/windsurfers K-5 IIs, smc FA 75-300 mm F 4.5-5.8 Comments

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

A very pleasant scene, Ralf. Sunny & cloudless here too but still in the high 30's & its almost April. Too hot to start with a new vegetable patch yet. We are holding the last Phalaborwa Road Runners gathering this evening until the Lockdown is over. I'm only expecting a handful. Alan C

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

Bill wrote: >We are selling record amounts of paint. Apparently that has become an >essential product as people who are supposed to be working from home >need something to do. It's probably just a matter of "well, we were planning to paint the living room anyway and now we find ourselves with

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

Am 24.03.20 um 14:46 schrieb Bill: We are selling record amounts of paint. Apparently that has become an essential product as people who are supposed to be working from home need something to do. We don't have a lock-down but a ban on groups of more than two people out on the streets. Our

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

See how some Americans are disobeying the regulations: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/americans-coronavirus-social-distancing-shelter-in-place? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 9:47 AM

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

Very nicely rendered scene, Ralf. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 9:05 AM Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single > cloud in the sky, but cold and

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

On 24/3/20, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single >cloud in the sky, but cold and windy. > >The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for >their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as

Re: OT: Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stop the Spread

Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency, as of yesterday we had 66 confirmed cases in the entire province, none of which can be attributed to community transmission. It's all sick people coming home from their holidays in virus hot spots so far, though it is inevitable it will get

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

Am 24.03.20 um 14:15 schrieb Bob Pdml: Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is very clean. Any idea what kind of tree this is? In a day or two it will be snowing tiny yellow petals.

Re: PESO: Spring before my window

Nice tree. I went for an officially government-sanctioned bicycle ride this morning. Spring is definitely starting to appear. Better still, the air is very clean. > On 24 Mar 2020, at 13:05, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single

PESO: Spring before my window

The look out of our window at noon today. Bright sunshine, not a single cloud in the sky, but cold and windy. The staff from the town archive opposite are enjoying a bit of sun for their lunch break - sagely in groups of two, as ordered by the government.

RE: OT: SA Lockdown

Steve Cottrell wrote: Bloody hell - Malcolm pops up as a lockdown is announced ;-) Hope you're well mate ++ Still here, just not posting much. Still taking photos. I trust you and everyone else here is well and staying safe. Malcolm -- This email has been checked for

Re: OT: SA Lockdown

NZ's going into full lockdown as well in just over a day, to last at least four weeks. Definitely the right thing to do. We're currently at level 3 of a four-level alert system. The number of cases here is still relatively low but has started increasing sharply. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 24,