Re: Sorry about my absence

2019-01-16 Thread brian-w brian-w
> On 15 January 2019 at 10:52 Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > No problem. I have ten books on my office shelf and will value them greatly > for the rest of my days. Same here - a great collection! > Thanks much for your extraordinary effort and brilliant work. Yes indeed. Your efforts on our

Re: PDML "Best Of 2018" Gallery?

2019-01-16 Thread Brian W
Sounds good. I'm in! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > On 16 January 2019 at 06:16 Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > > Here is a better URL - links to the Gallery

Last Call - April PUG

2019-03-31 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Wednesday evening, 3 April, Sydney time. Theme: Sonorous Interiors As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian

Countdown - April PUG

2019-03-24 Thread Brian W
G'day all A bit of a challenge, this one - no submissions so far. Theme: "Sonorous Interiors". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney

March PUG is up

2019-03-03 Thread Brian W
'morning all, A slightly larger gallery this month. Bruce & Bulent's contributions are my personal favourites. Let's hear about yours!! View here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process

March PUG Countdown

2019-02-24 Thread Brian W
G'day all A few early entries, which is good. Theme: "Red". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Last Call - March PUG

2019-02-27 Thread Brian W
G'day all Submissions will close on Saturday evening, 2 March, Sydney time. Theme: Red As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western

OT - Christchurch shooting

2019-03-14 Thread Brian W
Dave Mann I just heard about the terrible news from Christchurch. I don't know where you are located but hope you and your family are safe. Regards Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: February PUG Countdown

2019-01-28 Thread Brian W
s/uknews/9059319/Britain-shivers-as-cold-snap-brings-snow-and-winter-weather.html?image=3 > > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > > > > Brian W Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:31:40 -0800 wrote: > > G'day all > > A slow (as in moribund) start to this one:

February PUG Countdown

2019-01-25 Thread Brian W
G'day all A slow (as in moribund) start to this one: Theme: "Heat". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

February PUG - Last Call

2019-02-01 Thread Brian W
G'day all Submissions will close on Monday evening, 4 February, Sydney time. Theme: Heat As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

February PUG is up

2019-02-04 Thread Brian W
G'day all, Another great gallery - Dan and I had similar ideas it seems. Personal favourites are Don's "Warms Me Up" and Henk's "The Blacksmith Apprentice" View here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated

April PUG is up

2019-04-07 Thread Brian W
G'day all Probably not surprising - a small gallery this month. I really like Jan's "Eastman Acoustic" - very well composed and right on theme. Rick's 'Exeter Cathedral" & Mike's "The Brexit at platform 1 has been delayed. Permanently." are equally as good. View here: http://pug.komkon.org/

May and June PUGs - Changes to Submission deadlines

2019-04-15 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to be travelling during May/June and wont be able to compile the PUG during that period. I'm going to try to get the May PUG up before I leave so I've had to advance the deadline. On the other hand, I'll be deferring the June deadline for a couple of weeks. So Deadline

June PUG Countdown

2019-05-29 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm still on the road so, as previously advised, the deadline for the June PUG will be deferred until 12 June. Theme - Abstract. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian

Re: New toy, lens adapter question

2019-06-02 Thread Brian W
I bought a few cheap adapters of ebay - K mount, Konica, M42 - they all do the job well enough but I've never found using adapted lenses much fun. Apart from a Konica macro lens, I haven't used any other adapted lenses regularly even though I have lots. Focus peaking helps but does the E-PL1 have

June PUG is up

2019-06-13 Thread Brian W
'evening all Sorry about the late compilation of this month's galley but there's a lot to like there. Worth the wait :-) View here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well

Last call - June PUG

2019-06-09 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Tuesday evening, 11 June, Sydney time (or more likely Wednesday sometime, depending on my level of knackered-ness after my travels). Theme: Abstract As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here:

Re: June PUG is up

2019-06-16 Thread Brian W
Brodsky translated this himself. > >> > >> Igor > >> > >> PS. I've just found some translation by Lev Loseff and Barry Scherr: > >> ... Especially here, in the tropics, where death, alas, > >> Is being spread like infection by flies > >

Re: article in PetaPixel

2019-05-21 Thread Brian W
I've also got the original Q & the K-01. The Q is my take-anywhere camera, simply because I can fit the body, 2 zooms and a couple of spare batteries into a ridiculously small pouch. The K-01 produces fine images but both it and the Q are virtually unusable in sunlight. Neither can come close to

May PUG is up

2019-04-29 Thread Brian W
G'day all A lot to like this month. Personal favourites are Pat's 'Brisk Weather Walk', Don's 'Dream Trees', Ken's 'Carp River' and Stan's 'Fall Color'. View here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated

Re: OT : annsan's diagnosis and a photo note too

2019-04-26 Thread Brian W
Hi Ann Congrats on the photo sale - don't think I'll get a chance to see the film down here, but you never know... I've been on Fosamax for some time - just got to remember to take it 30mins before eating and remain upright during that time. Yes - and not fall down. Pity I forgot about that

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

Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-19 Thread Brian W
G'day all My wife and I will be travelling around Ireland & the UK during May/June, starting in Dublin and ending in London where we'll be from 7 June (leaving on 10 June). Sadly, our time is pretty limited there (only two full days and my wife has a full program of galleries & museums to

July PUG is up!

2019-07-05 Thread Brian W
...and a Happy July 4 to all our American PUGgers! View the July gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission

Re: PUG themes

2019-07-11 Thread Brian W
> On 12 July 2019 at 06:47 John wrote: > > > Looking at Godfrey's Pizza Parlor & Dan's fawns, I'd like to suggest the color > > RED for one of next year's PUG themes. Noted :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Last Call - July PUG

2019-07-01 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Wednesday evening, 3 July, Sydney time. Theme: Waterfalls As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian

July PUG Countdown

2019-06-26 Thread Brian W
G'day all Time's getting short... Theme: "Waterfalls". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-20 Thread Brian W
Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:04 PM Brian W wrote: > > > > On 20 April 2019 at 16:37 mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > > > > D

Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-20 Thread Brian W
d, we only have a short time in London so suggestions on places not to be missed would be gratefully accepted. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > > > On 20 Apr

Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-24 Thread Brian W
Thanks for that great advice, Bob. I only wish we could have organised more time in London. The hop-on/hop-off buses are a great idea - we plan to do something similar in Dublin. I was aware of the Oyster card (similar, I think, to Sydney's Opal card) so we'll be looking into that. I'll keep 8

Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-24 Thread Brian W
Thanks, Mike. We might reconsider our trip south from Llandudno :-) Cheers Brian > On 24 April 2019 at 15:08 mike wilson wrote: > > > > On 24 April 2019 at 00:28 Brian W wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 24 April 2019 at 02:39 mike wilson

Last Call - May PUG

2019-04-24 Thread Brian W
G'day all As previously mentioned, I need to close this one off early because of my upcoming travels. I'm going to shut this one down on Saturday evening, 27 April, Sydney time. Theme: Trees As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here:

RE: Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-23 Thread Brian W
> On 23 April 2019 at 08:20 pdm...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Have you been to London before? No - first time. Cheers Brian > > > -Original Message- > > From: PDML On Behalf Of Brian W > > Sent: 21 April 2019 01:03 > > To: Pentax-Disc

Re: Heading for Ireland & the UK

2019-04-23 Thread Brian W
> On 24 April 2019 at 02:39 mike wilson wrote: > > Missed this response at first. Depending on your choice of coast, your route > south from Ediburgh will take you within about 300 yards of me or 60 miles. > The former means a chance of a fleeting meetup, that latter not. We're leaving

August PUG - Last Call

2019-07-29 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Friday evening, 2 August, Sydney time. Theme: Four-legged friends As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian

September PUG Countdown

2019-08-26 Thread Brian W
G'day all Another slow start this month. One submission so far... Theme: "Seascapes". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

September PUG - Last Call

2019-08-31 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Monday evening, 2 September, Sydney time. Theme: Seascapes As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++

September PUG is up

2019-09-03 Thread Brian W
G'day all View the September gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Our largest gallery for some time! (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission

August PUG is up!

2019-08-07 Thread Brian W
..here ya go, Cotty! View the August gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the

Re: PUG?

2019-08-05 Thread Brian W
No - it's happening. I've just been extra busy the last week or so. Expect to see the gallery in a day or two :-) Cheers B > On 06 August 2019 at 07:41 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > Brian - that PUG happening this month or am I the only contributor? ;-) > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty >

Re: viewing .PEF files... help needed

2019-08-09 Thread Brian W
Ann That's odd. I can see .PEFs in Faststone (I'm on 5.1) and the Faststone web site lists .PEF as supported - the latest version is 7.3. Perhaps a reinstall might help. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

August PUG Countdown

2019-07-19 Thread Brian W
G'day all A slow start this month. No submissions so far... Theme: "Four-legged Friends". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney

Pentax Photo Gallery - Revived?

2019-09-21 Thread Brian W
I don't think this has been posted before but it seems that the PPG has had a makeover. https://pentaxphotogallery.com/ It seems to be a work-in-progress - I can't find any way to search for a particular photographer other than by scrolling down the 'Artists' Page and the old links to an

October PUG - Last Call

2019-09-30 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Thursday evening, 3 October, Sydney time. Theme: Silhouette As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++

October PUG Countdown

2019-09-26 Thread Brian W
G'day all Sorry - a bit late with this memory-jogger this month. A couple of submissions so far. Theme: "Silhouette". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian

Last Call - November PUG

2019-11-03 Thread Brian W
G'day all I've been away for a week so the deadline is extended a tad. I'm going to shut this one down on Thursday evening, 7 November, Sydney time. Theme: Curves As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here:

Re: PUG Themes for 2020

2019-11-10 Thread Brian W
> > Market place > > Weird (assuming it excludes PDMLers' self portraits) > > > > Rick > > > >> On Nov 10, 2019, at 5:15 PM, Brian W wrote: > >> > >> Framed > >> Paws > >> Ancient > >> Texture > >> Alleyways > >

PUG Themes for 2020

2019-11-10 Thread Brian W
Here's a potential list of 15 themes - to be culled down to 12. Name your least favoured! Framed Paws Ancient Texture Alleyways Stormy Food Fenceline Symmetry Street art Straight lines Market place Dry Weird Waterbirds Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western

November PUG is up

2019-11-09 Thread Brian W
G'day all Sorry for the delay - VERY busy month! Marg & I celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary on 1 Nov and we've been partying ever since! View the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated

Re: how afraid should I be? (windoze 10)

2019-12-06 Thread Brian W
> On 07 December 2019 at 08:42 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > John, I'm still annoyed by the differences between 7 and XP. So am I, which is why I installed Classic Shell as soon as I got a Win 7 computer. I'm going to stay on Win 7 on my desktop PC probably until it carks. (As an aside, my

Re: how afraid should I be? (windoze 10)

2019-12-06 Thread Brian W
rom Norman French carquier, to burden, load, > from Late Latin carricāre; see cargo.]” > > I love being on a list that uses Norman French and Middle English words. > > Rick > > > On Dec 6, 2019, at 5:42 PM, Brian W wrote: > > > >> On 07 December 2019 at 08

December PUG is up

2019-12-05 Thread Brian W
G'day all The last one for the year is a goodie View the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and

November PUG - Last Call

2019-10-22 Thread Brian W
G'day all Time's running short! Theme: "Curves". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

Oops...

2019-10-22 Thread Brian W
The heading of that last message should have been "November PUG - Countdown" You still have a week and a half! (Blame lack of caffeine this AM) Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

December PUG Countdown

2019-11-24 Thread Brian W
G'day all A couple of submissions so far. Theme: "Minimalist". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

PUG themes for 2020 - The List

2019-11-26 Thread Brian W
The votes are in and the least favoured themes were Framed, Food, and Paws. So the final list is: Jan: Stormy Feb: Street Art Mar: Symmetry Apr: Ancient May: Alleyways Jun: Dry Jul: Weird Aug: Market Place Sep: Fenceline Oct: Texture Nov: Straight Lines Dec: Waterbirds Cheers Brian

Re: PUG themes for 2020 - The List

2019-11-27 Thread Brian W
28 November 2019 at 07:17 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > also "market place" > > On 11/27/2019 1:13 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > also: "dry" > > > > On 11/27/19 1:10 PM, Postmaster wrote: > >> Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> > >&

Last Call - December PUG

2019-11-30 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Tuesday evening, 3 December, Sydney time. Theme: Minimalist As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++

Re: GESO Leura Gardens Festival 2019

2019-12-02 Thread Brian W
Great set, Rob. I'm embarrassed to say I've never been even though Leura is only 45 minutes away. Must try in 2020. (Nice couple of waratahs in there, I notice) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

Re: PUG themes for 2020 - The List

2019-11-27 Thread Brian W
ke a street art pic on a dry but stormy day of some > weird waterbirds rushing in straight lines along the fenceline of an > ancient market place leading to an allyway. Leaves me only to bother > next year about symmetry and texture. > > Henk > > Op 2019-11-27 om 22:3

Re: PUG themes for 2020 - The List

2019-11-27 Thread Brian W
gured it out > ;-) > ann > > On 11/27/2019 5:31 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > Cormorants! > > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 8:37 AM Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> On 27/11/19, Brian W, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> > >>> Dec: Waterbirds

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery - Revived?

2019-09-22 Thread Brian W
I found my gallery, and > > > all the images are there. > > > > > > I hope this is an indication that Ricoh intends to continue to support > > and > > > court loyal Pentax photographers. > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > > http://www.pentaxphoto

October PUG is up

2019-10-07 Thread Brian W
G'day all View the October gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the gallery, let

Re: help with making a PDF file from a doc file

2019-10-07 Thread Brian W
Ann You may have already sorted out your current problem but for any similar issues in future you might like to download Softmaker Free Office. It has an excellent word processor that can read & write MS Word files and can export documents to pdf. It's an excellent package. I've been using a

January PUG - Countdown

2019-12-21 Thread Brian W
G'day all Time to start off the new year with a bang! Due to the holiday season, there will be a bit more time for submissions to allow for recover from festive hangovers :-)> Probably closing around the 5th or 6th of Jan. Theme: "Stormy". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/

Re: OT: It rained!

2020-02-10 Thread Brian W
Here too! Approx 200mm over a 4 day period Thursday to Sunday Enough to put out most of the fires that have been burning for months. In a cruel twist, some towns that were suffering from the fires now have to deal with flooding. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

March PUG Countdown

2020-02-25 Thread Brian W
G'day all One submission so far. Theme: "Symmetry". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

March PUG - Last Call

2020-02-29 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Tuesday evening, 3 March, Sydney time. Could be quite a small gallery this month. Theme: Symmetry As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian

March PUG is up

2020-03-04 Thread Brian W
G'day all A small gallery but some nice work. Personal favourites are "Brise Soleil - Closed" by Paul and "County Courthouse" by Don: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well

Re: Checking in

2020-03-04 Thread Brian W
It is raining, so I'm happy. > On 05 March 2020 at 05:55 John wrote: > > > No new messages on the list, so I thought I'd check in to see how everyone is > doing. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML

Re: PESO: Sooty

2020-03-02 Thread Brian W
Beautiful black cat. We have one just like him. Very sad to lose a long time furry friend. Brian > On 02 March 2020 at 20:33 Alan C wrote: > > > Sooty, our 18 year old Bombay, is no more. He was a walk-in as a tiny > kitten in 2002. He had been rather poorly the past few months but the

Re: February PUG is up

2020-02-05 Thread Brian W
> On 06 February 2020 at 08:22 Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > > Thanks again Brian for carrying on with the PUG! > This month - all good! Jan’s ball players, Don’s cross generational shot, and > P.J.’s rock I thought were particularly impressive pieces of art. > > Brian, your crushed car

February PUG - Last Call

2020-01-30 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Sunday evening, 2 February, Sydney time. Theme: Street Art As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++

Re: February PUG - Last Call

2020-02-02 Thread Brian W
> On 03 February 2020 at 08:44 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > List Meister will often accept an attachment in email if you addrss him > directly :-) Indeed - but Ralf could also just use the March form - I'll know that the submission is really for Feb. Cheers Brian > > ann > > On 2/2/2020

February PUG is up

2020-02-05 Thread Brian W
G'day all Some interesting and unusual interpretations this month: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery there). Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not infallible. So, if you made a submission and you don't

February PUG - Countdown

2020-01-22 Thread Brian W
G'day all How about getting a bit arty for Feb? Theme: "Street Art". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

January PUG - Last Call

2020-01-04 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Monday evening, 6 January, Sydney time. Theme: Stormy As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian

Re: Therapeutic OT peso's for me

2020-01-06 Thread Brian W
Gee, Dave - that's not a rant. So sorry to hear this. Hoping all goes well for her ongoing treatment. Best wishes from the other side of the world. Brian > On 06 January 2020 at 03:45 David J Brooks wrote: > > > Sorry for the online rant, but i felt the need to share this story and >

January PUG is up

2020-01-07 Thread Brian W
G'day all Welcome to PUG 2020. A really good selection of images to start the year. My favourites are Patrick's moody "Stormy Clarens" and Matthews electrifying "Destin Thunderstorm". View the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous

Re: Lockdown life

2020-04-09 Thread Brian W
Looks like a pleasant area to walk around. A very good compilation of lockdown life. Unfortunately nothing quite as attractive with walking distance around here. I've been reduced to photographing my dinner https://www.dropbox.com/s/cd3zuseh8v8z4td/_IGO7606-EM10-1x.jpg?dl=0 Cheers Brian

Re: Lockdown life

2020-04-10 Thread Brian W
n C > > On 10-Apr-20 01:23 AM, Brian W wrote: > > Looks like a pleasant area to walk around. A very good compilation of > > lockdown > > life. > > > > Unfortunately nothing quite as attractive with walking distance around here. > > I've been red

April PUG is up

2020-04-04 Thread Brian W
G'day all Hope everyone is well and maintaining social distancing. Fortunately, due to a bad case of procrastination over recent months, I'm having no problems in filling up my time at home :-) View the April gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ (you may need to refresh your browser if you see

Re: Boris Johnson has tested positive

2020-03-27 Thread Brian W
> On 28 March 2020 at 07:58 Bill wrote: > > > On 3/27/2020 1:34 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > He may be the PM of Great Britain, but he is just as human and a fool > > to have put himself at risk in some way by contracting the Chinese > > Virus. > > For accuracy's sake, lets refer to it as

Re: What to do with your camera during a lockdown

2020-03-28 Thread Brian W
> On 28 March 2020 at 20:43 Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Am 28.03.20 um 10:19 schrieb Bob Pdml: > > > And one from me, taken yesterday when I was returning from the supermarket: > > > > https://www.instagram.com/p/B-RZ9--ARp5/?igshid=1fuxf1br0kdcx > > Brilliant! > > Ralf Absolutely!!

Re: Last Call - April PUG

2020-03-31 Thread Brian W
> On 31 March 2020 at 16:34 Paul Sorenson wrote: > > > Will a selfie meet the criteria? :-) Only if you meet the criteria here: http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2020-March/913504.html :-) Cheers Brian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Last Call - April PUG

2020-03-30 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Thursday evening, 2 April, Sydney time. Theme: Ancient As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian

OT GESO - Lockdown Walkabout

2020-04-27 Thread Brian W
G'day all Lockdown here is lasting for another 3-4 weeks at least but, if we have to self-isolate, there would be a lot worse places than our little rural area in the far western area of Sydney. Most days we go for a short walk up our quiet street - we've been coming across neighbours we haven't

Re: OT GESO - Lockdown Walkabout

2020-04-27 Thread Brian W
> On 27 April 2020 at 19:25 Bob Pdml wrote: > > > The ads are annoying. Yes - they would be. I forgot to delete the code that loads them. Now, hopefully, removed. Cheers Brian > > > On 27 Apr 2020, at 08:37, Brian W wrote: > > > > G'day all

Re: OT: For Ann and the other cat lovers

2020-04-28 Thread Brian W
Well, why wouldn't it? :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries > On 29 April 2020 at 05:15 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > >

Re: OT GESO - Lockdown Walkabout

2020-04-30 Thread Brian W
Terhell wrote: > > Brian, nice series. I'm fascinated by the rusty mailboxes and wonder > > whether these are still in use. > > Perhaps "mailbox" as a theme for next year PUG? > > > > Henk > > > > Op 2020-04-27 om 09:36 schreef Brian W: > >

Re: OT GESO - Lockdown Walkabout

2020-04-27 Thread Brian W
t; Alan C > > On 27-Apr-20 09:36 AM, Brian W wrote: > > G'day all > > > > Lockdown here is lasting for another 3-4 weeks at least but, if we have to > > self-isolate, there would be a lot worse places than our little rural area > > in > > the far western a

Re: OT GESO - Lockdown Walkabout

2020-04-27 Thread Brian W
om a pipe sunk into the groundwater. "Grevilea" is interesting.  Not something I would expect to see > here in the upper midwest of the US. Probably not ;-) They grow well in coastal California though. Cheers Brian > > -p > > On 4/27/2020 2:36 AM, Brian W wrote: >

Re: OT GESO - Lockdown Walkabout

2020-04-30 Thread Brian W
quot; as a theme for next year PUG? Good idea - it's been a while since we've had a Mailboxes theme (2010 was the last time). Cheers Brian > Op 2020-04-27 om 09:36 schreef Brian W: > > G'day all > > > > Lockdown here is lasting for another 3-4 weeks at least but, if we have t

Last Call - May PUG

2020-04-30 Thread Brian W
G'day all I'm going to shut this one down on Sunday evening, 3 May, Sydney time. Theme: Alleyways As usual submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Full Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian

May PUG Countdown

2020-04-23 Thread Brian W
G'day all May's not far away... Two submissions so far. Theme: "Alleyways". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: JACK DAVIS

2020-05-16 Thread Brian W
Thanks for this information, Alan. I've been missing Jack on the PUG. Here's hoping his health improves and he can rejoin us. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ https://500px.com/supera1000/galleries >

Re: OT Covid-19

2020-03-17 Thread Brian W
Testing downunder is also restricted. You need to have cold or flu symptoms AND either been in contact with a confirmed case or arrived in Australia from overseas. I have the cold but not either of the other criteria. Discretion being called for, I'm staying home for the time being. Time to

Re: PESO: Eucalyptus

2020-03-22 Thread Brian W
Very spectacular tree - you've caught it well. I've never seen one in real life - it's one of the few eucs not native to Australia Cheers Brian > On 22 March 2020 at 23:54 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > I found this Rainbow Eucalyptus tree in a wayside park on the Road to Hana. > >

April PUG - Countdown

2020-03-23 Thread Brian W
G'day all With most of us confined to barracks for the time being, there might be more time to sort through the archives for the April PUG. One submission so far. Theme: "Ancient" - self portraits not allowed unless you really are a decrepit old fart :-). Submit here:

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