Re: Grandfather Mountain

2021-04-02 Thread John
On 4/1/2021 17:07:04, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: Looks like there are going to be some changes post covid. The Nature Photography Weekend & the Camera Clinic are going to be combined into The Grandfather Mountain Photography Weekend. August 14 & 15 https://grandfather.com/event/grandfath

Re: Grandfather Mountain

2021-04-01 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: >Looks like there are going to be some changes post covid. > >The Nature Photography Weekend & the Camera Clinic are going to be combined >into >The Grandfather Mountain Photography Weekend. August 14 & 15 > >https://grandfather.com/event/grandfather-mountain-photography-weekend/ I'

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend 2020 CANCELLED

2020-04-01 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: >I got an email from them this morning. Tickets usually go on sale April 1. Yeah, an email went out to the NPW team members a couple of days ago. We'd all been expecting it. I'm hoping things are settled enough for the Camera Clinic weekend to run in August. -- Mark Roberts - Pho

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend 2020 CANCELLED

2020-04-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/4/20, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >I got an email from them this morning. Tickets usually go on sale April 1. > >> Dear friends, >> >> Regrettably, due to safety concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19 >(novel >> coronavirus), Grandfather Mountain has canceled the 2020 Nature Photo

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 7/5/19, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: >> He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. > Hold on, hold on. I know it's here somewhere. And don't forget the video of when Mark met that huge Bigfoot with >the hairy appendages... >>> They weren't *that* hair

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/7/2019 4:11 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: On 5/7/2019 12:28:28, Steve Cottrell wrote: He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. Hold on, hold on. I know it's here somewhere. And don't forget the video of when Mark met that huge Bigfoot with the hairy appendages... T

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-07 Thread Mark Roberts
John wrote: >On 5/7/2019 12:28:28, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. >>> >>> Hold on, hold on. I know it's here somewhere. >> >> And don't forget the video of when Mark met that huge Bigfoot with the hairy >> appendages... >> >> > >They weren't *

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-07 Thread John
On 5/7/2019 12:28:28, Steve Cottrell wrote: He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. Hold on, hold on. I know it's here somewhere. And don't forget the video of when Mark met that huge Bigfoot with the hairy appendages... They weren't *that* hairy. -- Science - Questions we

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
>> He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. > >Hold on, hold on. I know it's here somewhere. And don't forget the video of when Mark met that huge Bigfoot with the hairy appendages... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-07 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 9:09 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > > Steve Cottrell wrote: > > >the only question remains is that shall I let him know he doesn't have to > >look anymore? I mean, it might be good exercise for him.. > > He definitely needs the exercise. Keep him going. Hold on, hold on

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 5:13 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 2/5/19, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> >>> The guy in the bandana is noted Cuban guerilla leader Stan Halpin. > >> >> > >> >> His real name is Están Halapiño. > >> > > >> >OK Bob, you outted me. But I do prefer the proper

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-02 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 2/5/19, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> The guy in the bandana is noted Cuban guerilla leader Stan Halpin. >> >> >> >> His real name is Están Halapiño. >> > >> >OK Bob, you outted me. But I do prefer the proper spelling: Están Jalapiño. >> >> Misspelling someone's name pretty

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread mike wilson
> On 02 May 2019 at 02:00 Postmaster wrote: > > > Stanley Halpin wrote: > > >> On May 1, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > >> > >>> On 1 May 2019, at 14:45, Postmaster wrote: > >>> > >>> Alan C wrote: > >>> > Cotty > > Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd lo

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Ken Waller
Misspelling someone's name pretty much guarantees a chili reception. Now you've gone and spilt the beans Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Postmaster" Subject: Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread John
On 5/1/2019 17:18:31, Postmaster wrote: John wrote: 06:47 Scott Loveless (?) w/ Pentax 645 FILM camera !!! That was the year Scott entered the photo contest by shooting medium format B&W film, developing it at the camp site and *scanning* the negs into digital form (also at the camp site). He

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Postmaster
Stanley Halpin wrote: >> On May 1, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: >> >>> On 1 May 2019, at 14:45, Postmaster wrote: >>> >>> Alan C wrote: >>> Cotty Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to attend a gathering like that. Being a relatively n

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On May 1, 2019, at 7:32 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: > > > >> On 1 May 2019, at 14:45, Postmaster wrote: >> >> Alan C wrote: >> >>> Cotty >>> >>> Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to >>> attend a gathering like that. Being a relatively new PDML member I >>> don

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Bob Pdml
> On 1 May 2019, at 14:45, Postmaster wrote: > > Alan C wrote: > >> Cotty >> >> Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to >> attend a gathering like that. Being a relatively new PDML member I >> don't know who the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with th

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/5/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >00:54 Picnic area aka PDML Central. [snip] Holy Dooley!!! Take a bow John. Thanks! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/5/19, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: >Helen, Helen, Helen, Helen, and some guys. *sigh* There were guys? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:19 PM Postmaster wrote: > John wrote: > > >06:47 Scott Loveless (?) w/ Pentax 645 FILM camera !!! > > That was the year Scott entered the photo contest by shooting medium > format B&W film, developing it at the camp site and *scanning* the > negs into digital form (also a

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Postmaster
John wrote: >06:47 Scott Loveless (?) w/ Pentax 645 FILM camera !!! That was the year Scott entered the photo contest by shooting medium format B&W film, developing it at the camp site and *scanning* the negs into digital form (also at the camp site). He should have won some sort of award for tha

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread John
On 5/1/2019 03:51:09, Alan C wrote: Cotty Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to attend a gathering like that.  Being a relatively new PDML member I don't know who the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with that? The narrator wearing the bandanna & the me

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 1/5/19, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I was going to suggest somebody provide a crib sheet identifying the folks >>shown in the video (and possibly even photo credits for some of the stills). > >I'm deep in monthly accounts at mo but if I get the chance I'

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Doug Brewer
Easy. Helen, Helen, Helen, Helen, and some guys. On 5/1/19 3:51 AM, Alan C wrote: Cotty Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to attend a gathering like that.  Being a relatively new PDML member I don't know who the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with th

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 1/5/19, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: >I was going to suggest somebody provide a crib sheet identifying the folks >shown in the video (and possibly even photo credits for some of the stills). I'm deep in monthly accounts at mo but if I get the chance I'll grab some screenshots and

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread John Francis
On Wed, May 01, 2019 at 09:51:09AM +0200, Alan C wrote: > Cotty > > Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to attend > a gathering like that.?? Being a relatively new PDML member I don't know who > the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with that? The narrator > w

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Postmaster
Alan C wrote: >Cotty > >Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to >attend a gathering like that.  Being a relatively new PDML member I >don't know who the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with that? >The narrator wearing the bandanna & the members of the grou

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-05-01 Thread Alan C
Cotty Many thanks. An interesting bit of nostalgia. I'd love to be able to attend a gathering like that.  Being a relatively new PDML member I don't know who the "stars" are. Perhaps someone could assist with that? The narrator wearing the bandanna & the members of the group scene? Alan C O

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Dale H. Cook
On 4/30/2019 3:14 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Here's the web page: It may or may not display and r play properly on your computer - if not, download using link below and run locally (about 60MB) The shots on and around the mountain bring back

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/4/19, Cotty, discombobulated as usual, unleashed: >I'm just uploading it to a web page for anyone that wants to see it. Here's the web page: It may or may not display and r play properly on your computer - if not, download using link be

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/4/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >And this time I'll definitely make a copy "just in case". Thanks for your help John. I'm just uploading it to a web page for anyone that wants to see it. It won't be easily downloadable from there so I'll provide a download link... -- Cheers,

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread John
And this time I'll definitely make a copy "just in case". On 4/30/2019 10:32:11, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 30/4/19, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Now put it up on line somewhere so we can see it. (Unless Doug and I are in it, in which case... just delete it ;-) Okay, give me a fe

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread John
Looks like I don't have it. On 4/29/2019 16:42:27, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 29/4/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: What video format would it be in? I doubt I have it, but I'll search anyway. John, it would be an MP4 file - and may have been called something like 'GFM-test.MP4' Thanks.

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/4/19, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Now put it up on line somewhere so we can see it. (Unless Doug and I >are in it, in which case... just delete it ;-) Okay, give me a few minutes -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News ---

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 30/4/19, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>thanks to the kind individual who kept it and DropBoxed it to me > >Who shall remain nameless but was in fact Brian Walters :-) > >I also had a message from Scott Loveless saying that he thinks it might be >buried

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 30/4/19, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: >thanks to the kind individual who kept it and DropBoxed it to me Who shall remain nameless but was in fact Brian Walters :-) I also had a message from Scott Loveless saying that he thinks it might be buried on an old drive somewhere but

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-30 Thread Steve Cottrell
Dear All I now have the video back - thanks to the kind individual who kept it and DropBoxed it to me - really appreciate that. As you were :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Penta

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-29 Thread Stanley Halpin
Brian, that is good news! I had come up empty so far. I could well have done like John did, just viewing online without ever downloading the files. stan > On Apr 29, 2019, at 5:53 PM, Brian W wrote: > > I think I have it. It's called "PDML Proposal Sequence on Vimeo.mp4" - about > 60MB. >

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-29 Thread Brian W
I think I have it. It's called "PDML Proposal Sequence on Vimeo.mp4" - about 60MB. I'll dropbox it and send you the link. Cheers Brian > On 30 April 2019 at 06:42 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 29/4/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >What video format would it be in? I doubt I

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 29/4/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >What video format would it be in? I doubt I have >it, but I'll search anyway. John, it would be an MP4 file - and may have been called something like 'GFM-test.MP4' Thanks. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-29 Thread John
I'm pretty sure it was 2009, because that was the first year I attended & I remember seeing the back of my sweater in one of the scenes. Plus, I remember one of my images from the first PDML annual was briefly shown. I wish I'd downloaded a copy, but I thought I'd always be able to watch it on

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 28/4/19, Stanley Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>The GFM year in question is definitely 2008. And if I can't find the >>file(s), I would expect that Mark would have them, both because of the >>GFM content and because he seems to be capable of maintaining proper >>

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/4/19, Stanley Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: >The GFM year in question is definitely 2008. And if I can't find the >file(s), I would expect that Mark would have them, both because of the >GFM content and because he seems to be capable of maintaining proper >file structures. Thanks Stan

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-28 Thread Stanley Halpin
I did just do a quick skim through some of the accumulated 21k emails in my PDML box. I found the [dead] file links, but of course that is no help. The GFM year in question is definitely 2008. And if I can’t find the file(s), I would expect that Mark would have them, both because of the GFM cont

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/4/19, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed: >I just did a quick look at my current drives, don't see the video(s). >Tomorrow I'll pull some of my older drives off the shelf, fire them up >and see what is there. You, sir, are a gentleman! No hurry - THANKS! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\

Re: Grandfather Mountain Video Request

2019-04-28 Thread Stan Halpin
I just did a quick look at my current drives, don’t see the video(s). Tomorrow I’ll pull some of my older drives off the shelf, fire them up and see what is there. Stan Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Hi PDMLers > > I have an odd request - does any

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2018-03-27 Thread David J Brooks
was sorta kinda thinking of going this year but i'm going to drive out to Newfoundland at the same time so next yaer.?? Dave On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 4:24 PM, John wrote: > Jun 1-3, 2018 > > On-line registration opens 9:00am EST Monday, 02 April 2018 > > https://grandfather.com/events/nature-phot

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2017-04-07 Thread John Sessoms
Unfortunately, my alternative (Earthlink) is also being screwed up by spammers right now. Several of the IP addresses for their mail servers keep getting blacklisted by the SPAM catching service the PDML Server uses. If my post to PDML catches one of those IP addresses it gets bounced by the PDML

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2017-04-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: >John, Your last 6 emails were spam to me. Regards, Bob S. The problem is Yahoo. Yahoo has a terrible reputation for having spam sent from their network, making it as difficult as possible for people to report it and doing nothing about it when it is reported. -- PDML Pent

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2017-04-06 Thread John Sessoms
It's a known problem. Yahoo & Gmail do not play nice together. On 4/6/2017 17:12, Bob Sullivan wrote: John, Your last 6 emails were spam to me. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I'm currently using Yahoo for PDML. There's a known problem between Yahoo & G

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2017-04-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Your last 6 emails were spam to me. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 12:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > I'm currently using Yahoo for PDML. > > There's a known problem between Yahoo & Gmail regarding mailing lists. > Gmail says Yahoo mail fails Yahoo's own authentication and marks the

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2017-04-04 Thread John Sessoms
I'm currently using Yahoo for PDML. There's a known problem between Yahoo & Gmail regarding mailing lists. Gmail says Yahoo mail fails Yahoo's own authentication and marks the Yahoo messages as SPAM. I'm pretty sure there's a way Gmail can create a filter to white-list the email address. On 4/3

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2017-04-03 Thread Gonz
John, I don't know why, but all your mail shows up in my gmail spam folder. On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 2:45 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Registration is open. > > https://grandfather.com/nature-photography-weekend-online-registration/ > > I'm in. Hope to see some of you there. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 23/3/15, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: >Who is planning on attending? Sadly not I. Possibly doing a trip to the USA but likely to be September time. That said, I will retire in 3 years so you won't be able to get rid of me then! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corp

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Tom Reese wrote: > I think Susan and I will be going but probably not camping. She's not > thrilled with the idea of sleeping on the ground. Or, the side of a big hill.:-) Dave > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> John, >> >> I complained

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread Tom Reese
I think Susan and I will be going but probably not camping. She's not thrilled with the idea of sleeping on the ground. On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > John, > > I complained about their posting a 12:00 time, was that AM or PM? > They needed to go 12:01 AM to be clearer, b

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread John
Like I said, I'm sure I wasn't the only one who suggested they could do better. I'm planning to attend IF I don't forget to register on time (done that before). But I live in Raleigh, NC, so it's not a big journey for me, plus there's always a big contingent from the Carolinas' Nature Photogr

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
would like to go but not sure again. dave On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > I will probably go again this year. > > Last year I did register on 1 April, but sometime later in the day IIRC. And > I had the impression from something I saw that there were still spaces a few

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread Stanley Halpin
I will probably go again this year. Last year I did register on 1 April, but sometime later in the day IIRC. And I had the impression from something I saw that there were still spaces a few days later. stan On Mar 23, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > John, > > I complained about th

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, I complained about their posting a 12:00 time, was that AM or PM? They needed to go 12:01 AM to be clearer, but you're right. The servers never worked at those times. Hope this is better. I registered for last year, but bailed out at the last minute. No refund, so I imagine there wasn't mu

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-22 Thread John
I don't know if last year sold out or not, but best bet is to figure on a couple of hours. Last year I registered at about 2 minutes after it finally opened up & my number was up around 100 (out of I think 164 spaces). If I don't get a confirmed space, I get 'em to put me on the waiting list. The

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2015

2015-03-22 Thread Tom Reese
thanks for the heads up. This event used to sell out in a couple hours. My perception is that it now takes a few days. Is that correct? On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 5:16 PM, John wrote: > I got an email from Grandfather Mountain about the Nature Photography > Weekend. > > Most of you who plan to atten

Re: Grandfather Mountain

2015-03-05 Thread P.J. Alling
And yet that still seems subtropical compared to Mt. Washington. https://www.mountwashington.org/experience-the-weather/current-summit-conditions.aspx On 3/5/2015 11:27 AM, John wrote: Weather at Grandfather Mountain set 5 new records in February. http://www.wral.com/frigid-february-sets-five-

Re: Grandfather Mountain - Video LInks

2014-06-01 Thread David J Brooks
2004 was my first time at the mountain. Wonderful group and place Dave On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > will try for 2015, for sure.. > > Can't watch the tribute vid - too sad > > Note to the outsiders: Caesar was called sherpa because he was carrying a > tripod around for

Re: Grandfather Mountain - Video LInks

2014-06-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
will try for 2015, for sure.. Can't watch the tribute vid - too sad Note to the outsiders: Caesar was called sherpa because he was carrying a tripod around for me. Frank and I mostly agreed on important stuff so I suspect we were not debating but enthusiastically agreeing :-) I didn't have

Re: Grandfather Mountain - Video LInks

2014-05-31 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 31/5/14, Steve Cottrell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Well, that time of year again! Saturday night on GFM - seems a good time >to drag out a couple of videos. Some might not have seen either of these. > >The first was a sequence I put together to give a flavour of what a PDML >documentary woul

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-04-01 Thread John
Well, just so you know ... my experience when it did happen last year, they corrected it RIGHT AWAY. Everybody makes mistakes now and then, the telling is in how they handle them. They handled theirs well. On 4/1/2014 9:14 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: The greyed screen with spinning thingie was st

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-04-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Stan, My experience was much the same, but only 1 email confirming purchase. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > And a 4th email, this one to confirm my subscription to some GFM List. > > On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > >> The greyed sc

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-04-01 Thread Stanley Halpin
And a 4th email, this one to confirm my subscription to some GFM List. On Apr 1, 2014, at 9:14 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: > The greyed screen with spinning thingie was still going after 8 hours. Even > if I closed the browser, shut down the browser, and then restarted, it just > kept on spinni

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-04-01 Thread Stanley Halpin
The greyed screen with spinning thingie was still going after 8 hours. Even if I closed the browser, shut down the browser, and then restarted, it just kept on spinning. I finally switched to another computer, tried again that way, and used a different credit card. Whatever the reason, this time

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-04-01 Thread John
I dunno. I've had problems with the on-line registration EVERY TIME since they went over to using it. At one point I got the grayed out screen & spinning whatever-it-is too. The server goes live at midnight, but there's no one monitoring it to make sure it's actually working. If they're not going

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-03-31 Thread Stanley Halpin
I think you broke it John. I got as far as the Place Order button. After that (for an hour now) I just get a greyed out screen and a spinning boomerang or whatever. I tried closing the window, coming back into the site. When I tried to place an order, it recognized me, updated my order from one

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-03-31 Thread John
There shouldn't be any shipping involved. You register & then you show up at the tent down by McCrae Meadows at 3:00pm on Friday May 30, to check in and pick up your packet. I have had trouble with the online registration every year since they went to it. The first couple of years I went, they s

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-03-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
You have to pick the passes up on Friday before the program. On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Hum so they won't ship Grandfather Mountain to you even though it is in the > US? > > > On 3/31/2014 11:32 PM, John wrote: >> >> Registration *DID* go live at Midnight EDT as in

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-03-31 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Hum so they won't ship Grandfather Mountain to you even though it is in the US? On 3/31/2014 11:32 PM, John wrote: Registration *DID* go live at Midnight EDT as indicated on the Grandfather Mountain Web Site. And just like it's been every year I've tried to register, the on-line registration

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2014-03-31 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, I'm getting the same thing... On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:32 PM, John wrote: > Registration *DID* go live at Midnight EDT as indicated on the Grandfather > Mountain Web Site. > > And just like it's been every year I've tried to register, the on-line > registration is *EFFED* *UP* > > It's cur

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013

2013-06-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > I didn't say snoring Dave. You could have though Dave > > -Original Message- >>From: David J Brooks >>Subject: Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013 >> >>On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:56 PM, w

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013

2013-06-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
WE'll put you and Chainsaw in the same tent then ann On 6/12/2013 01:31, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2013-06-11 19:25, Kenneth Waller wrote: I didn't say snoring Dave. One of these days, I'm at least going to get close enough to the GFM NPW that I can hear the snoring. Of course, I only ha

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013

2013-06-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2013-06-11 19:25, Kenneth Waller wrote: I didn't say snoring Dave. One of these days, I'm at least going to get close enough to the GFM NPW that I can hear the snoring. Of course, I only have to get about five miles into South Carolina (from Atlanta) for that. If I make it, you won

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013

2013-06-11 Thread Kenneth Waller
I didn't say snoring Dave. -Original Message- >From: David J Brooks >Subject: Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013 > >On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:56 PM, wrote: >>> it'll give you a feel for what we do there. >> >> >> I dind't see no b

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013

2013-06-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:56 PM, wrote: >> it'll give you a feel for what we do there. > > > I dind't see no beer drinkin! Ok, ok, i'll try and make it next year Dave > > Very nice collection Mark! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message -

Re: Grandfather Mountain 2013

2013-06-11 Thread kwaller
it'll give you a feel for what we do there. I dind't see no beer drinkin! Very nice collection Mark! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: GESO: Grandfather Mountain 2013 I've put up a little gallery of

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011 AGAIN With PUBLIC ALBUM

2011-06-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Chris, > You should visit some time. > It would be a very different experience from Chicago and the prairies > of Illinois. > The people are quite friendly and the Blue Ridge mountains are very different > from anything I've ever seen. It was

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011 AGAIN With PUBLIC ALBUM

2011-06-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Chris, You should visit some time. It would be a very different experience from Chicago and the prairies of Illinois. The people are quite friendly and the Blue Ridge mountains are very different from anything I've ever seen. Previous visitors to GFM may not have recognized the sunshine. We had 3 d

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011 AGAIN With PUBLIC ALBUM

2011-06-08 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 5 June 2011 23:23, Bob Sullivan wrote: > OK, lets try again!  Sorry about that! > > https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/GrandfatherMountain201102# > > And the Doug and Mark show was all wrapped up by 11:45 AM!  Some > fantastic shots... > > Regards,  Bob S. > Very evocative Bob. It's a pla

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011 AGAIN With PUBLIC ALBUM

2011-06-06 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice to see some familiar views, Bob. Sounds like you'all had a great time. Really regret missing the Doug and Mark show--the one I saw was a hoot! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" To: "PDML" Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 5:23 PM Subject: Grandfather Mount

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011

2011-06-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: No sunshine, no trees, no mountain, no people! Dan I thought that was editorial comment (like, all he took photos of were animals in the rain) ... now I see the link didnt' fly ... :-( ann On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: To all of you who

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011

2011-06-05 Thread Ken Waller
Looks like I'm not missing anything ! I get 'OOops... there's nothing to see here. Either you do not have access to these photos, or they don't exist at this web address. Please contact the owner directly to gain access.ops... there's nothing to see here. Either you do not have access to these

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011

2011-06-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No sunshine, no trees, no mountain, no people! Dan On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > To all of you who are missing it, here are some snaps. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/GrandfatherMountain02?authkey=Gv1sRgCID--O7gzOyWBg# > > Yes, that is sunshine! > > Regards,

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011

2011-06-05 Thread David J Brooks
Nothing Bob Dave On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > To all of you who are missing it, here are some snaps. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/GrandfatherMountain02?authkey=Gv1sRgCID--O7gzOyWBg# > > Yes, that is sunshine! > > Regards,  Bob S. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Disc

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011

2011-06-05 Thread David Savage
Try uploading to Flickr... :-D On 5 June 2011 20:14, Brian Walters wrote: > On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:01 -0500, "Bob Sullivan" > wrote: >> To all of you who are missing it, here are some snaps. >> >> https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/GrandfatherMountain02?authkey=Gv1sRgCID--O7gzOyWBg# >> Ye

Re: Grandfather Mountain - 2011

2011-06-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:01 -0500, "Bob Sullivan" wrote: > To all of you who are missing it, here are some snaps. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/GrandfatherMountain02?authkey=Gv1sRgCID--O7gzOyWBg# > Yes, that is sunshine! Oh no it isn't "Oops... there's nothing to see here. Eit

Re: Grandfather Mountain has 6 open seats!

2011-05-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David Savage wrote: > >>Tis a shame it doesn't take place in August. > > The Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic takes place in August. :-) > http://grandfather.com/events/?event_id=313 And I was hoping to attend that this year, but our bus co

Re: Grandfather Mountain has 6 open seats!

2011-05-27 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: >Tis a shame it doesn't take place in August. The Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic takes place in August. :-) http://grandfather.com/events/?event_id=313 -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

Re: Grandfather Mountain has 6 open seats!

2011-05-26 Thread David Savage
Tis a shame it doesn't take place in August. On 27/05/2011, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Just got the email. > They have had lots of cancellations. > They exhausted the waiting list, > and now have open seats. > So if any of you want to join at the last minute. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > P

Re: Grandfather Mountain has 6 open seats!

2011-05-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
I don't know. I don't think a cancelation fee will keep anybody from signing up. It sells-out too fast. We could pay a bit higher fee if they need the money, but I'd like access to the mountain all Friday afternoon. It's a 1.5 day drive, and by 1-2 pm Friday, we're there. Regards, Bob S. On Thu,

Re: Grandfather Mountain has 6 open seats!

2011-05-26 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: >On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Just got the email. >> They have had lots of cancellations. >> They exhausted the waiting list, >> and now have open seats. >> So if any of you want to join at the last minute. > >Really, I'm surprised. Weather related

Re: Grandfather Mountain has 6 open seats!

2011-05-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Just got the email. > They have had lots of cancellations. > They exhausted the waiting list, > and now have open seats. > So if any of you want to join at the last minute. Really, I'm surprised. Weather related maybe ???. To late to try and

Re: Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend

2009-04-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 11/4/09, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Thank your lucky stars, Dave.  He caught up with me last year.  I just >>hope that some day I'll be able to forget. > > Yes but you're a young strapping boy with firm thighs. Holiday snaps

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