Sorry to hear of Don's passing. Nice guy.
Paul via phone
> On Jun 5, 2017, at 7:05 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
>
> Thanks for letting is know about Don. I met him 3 times and thought he
> was one of the nicest people on earth. He will be missed everywhere.
>
> dave
>
>> On
Thanks for letting is know about Don. I met him 3 times and thought he
was one of the nicest people on earth. He will be missed everywhere.
dave
On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 8:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Good to see you at the mountain, John. It was a really good weekend.
On 4/6/17, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>One sad note to the weekend: Don Nelson, former Pentax rep and pretty
>much the founder of the PDML (at least he was the one who decided to
>turn it over to Doug Brewer) died on Saturday. He'd been in poor
>health for a few years and had a
On 6/4/2017 20:13, Mark Roberts wrote:
Good to see you at the mountain, John. It was a really good weekend.
I'm at my friend's place in Ashe county (about 50 miles from GFM) and
got thoroughly soaked on the ride here. The phrase "biblical
proportions" pretty well describes the downpour I rode
> On Jun 4, 2017, at 8:13 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>
> ...
>
> One sad note to the weekend: Don Nelson, former Pentax rep and pretty
> much the founder of the PDML (at least he was the one who decided to
> turn it over to Doug Brewer) died on Saturday. He'd been in
Good to see you at the mountain, John. It was a really good weekend.
I'm at my friend's place in Ashe county (about 50 miles from GFM) and
got thoroughly soaked on the ride here. The phrase "biblical
proportions" pretty well describes the downpour I rode through. I'm
hoping for better weather for
On 4/6/17, John, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Pulled in about 15 minutes ago. Got half-way through unloading my car
>before it started pouring down rain, so I still have a bit of that ahead
>of me before I'll really be home again.
>
>Baxter hasn't decided yet whether she's going to forgive me for
Pulled in about 15 minutes ago. Got half-way through unloading my car
before it started pouring down rain, so I still have a bit of that ahead
of me before I'll really be home again.
Baxter hasn't decided yet whether she's going to forgive me for making
her stay at the pet hotel while I was
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Rick Womer
Let's see...
A weekend in Colonial Williamsburg with the extended family to
celebrate my spending six decades on our planet;
Then, after 2 nights at home, off to the English Midlands for a week of
On 25/06/2012 08:09, Bob W wrote:
the grim North
Your wish is my command
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Let's see...
A weekend in Colonial Williamsburg with the extended family to celebrate my
spending six decades on our planet;
Then, after 2 nights at home, off to the English Midlands for a week of
archive-diving (connected to my wife's research), a weekend in York (the
Saturday very well
environment or atmosphere or place or something. After having looked
a bunch of times I realize they added clutter and useless crap.
Here's the new (and I think improved) crop:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home-new-crop.html
What do you think? Improvement
in the background added
environment or atmosphere or place or something. After having looked
a bunch of times I realize they added clutter and useless crap.
Here's the new (and I think improved) crop:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home-new-crop.html
What do
two toes up and (as if you didn't know) the third pair of people shoes
stakes this one there for me.
ann
On 5/26/2012 12:51, frank theriault wrote:
As yet another reminder that June PUG is looming (I've already
submitted mine) I stole this title from the Nat King Cole song:
: Saturday, May 26, 2012 9:55 PM
Subject: PESO - Walkin' My Baby Back Home (new crop)
From the what the hell was I thinking? department. Here's the first
one, posted earlier:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home.html
I guess I thought the feet and crap
Hitchens
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From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com
Sent: May 27, 2012 5/27/12
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO - Walkin' My Baby Back Home (new crop)
Yup. I often find it hard to distinguish between clutter and
context-establishing detail in my
As yet another reminder that June PUG is looming (I've already
submitted mine) I stole this title from the Nat King Cole song:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home.html
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
cheers,
frank
--
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Quoting frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:
As yet another reminder that June PUG is looming (I've already
submitted mine) I stole this title from the Nat King Cole song:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home.html
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
I
Cute composition.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 12:51 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
As yet another reminder that June PUG is looming (I've already
submitted mine) I stole this title from the Nat King Cole song:
a bunch of times I realize they added clutter and useless crap.
Here's the new (and I think improved) crop:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home-new-crop.html
What do you think? Improvement?
Hope you enjoy. Comments encouraged.
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness
thought the feet and crap in the background added
environment or atmosphere or place or something. After having looked
a bunch of times I realize they added clutter and useless crap.
Here's the new (and I think improved) crop:
http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/05/walkin-my-baby-back-home
On 16/5/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:
Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every corner. And
yes, Karin and I thought the Eggleston exhibition was great (but the Matisse
was even better). Here are some pictures of some PDMLers.
Chris Mitchell wrote:
PS To the many people who said on first meeting me Ah, so you're Chris.
What a shame Bob W couldn't make it - I'm not bitter (any more) :-)
Console yourself with how disappointed they would have been if he _had_
shown up.
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On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Chris Mitchell
chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
We're back from our Chicago and mid west 3 state tour.
Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every corner.
Seems like a lot of glass in Chicago.:
PS To the many people who said on first meeting me Ah, so
you're Chris.
What a shame Bob W couldn't make it - I'm not bitter (any more) :-)
Console yourself with how disappointed they would have been
if he _had_ shown up.
Always leave 'em wanting more
Bob (International Man of
On May 16, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Cotty wrote:
On 16/5/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:
Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every
corner. And
yes, Karin and I thought the Eggleston exhibition was great (but
the Matisse
was even better). Here are some
On 5/16/2010 2:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On May 16, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Cotty wrote:
On 16/5/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed:
Chicago is a fantastic place with a photo opportunity on every
corner. And
yes, Karin and I thought the Eggleston exhibition was great (but the
We're back from our Chicago and mid west 3 state tour.
It was great to meet the other PDMLers, put faces and characters to names
and spend time getting to know each other. And the PDML exhibit was a
resounding success thanks mainly to Christine, Mark and Sue supported by all
of the contributors.
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Chris Mitchell
chris.mitch...@which.net wrote:
We're back from our Chicago and mid west 3 state tour.
It was great to meet the other PDMLers, put faces and characters to names
and spend time getting to know each other. And the PDML exhibit was a
resounding
Hi Ann
Thanks - the trip was one we had been sort of planning for almost 30
years! Now to go back to some of the places we visited and spend a bit
more time there (packing and unpacking every few days does get a bit
wearing after a while)
Cheers
Brian
++
ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail (that's just my
lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking out your
travel journal that Christine posted because it is exactly the kind of
trip I love -- coast to coast by ground
Coast to coast would be a very short trip if you have no coasts.
mike wilson wrote:
ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail (that's just my
lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking out your
travel journal that Christine posted
Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail (that's just my
lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking out your
travel journal that Christine posted because it is exactly the kind of
trip I love -- coast to coast by ground transportation in
one's country of residence... driving
Brian - although I didn't go through it in great detail
(that's just my lifestyle these days) I did enjoy checking
out your travel journal that Christine posted because it is
exactly the kind of trip I love -- coast to coast by ground
transportation in one's country of residence...
- Original Message -
From: Bob W
Subject: RE: Back Home Again
I did a coast-to-coast bike ride a few weeks ago. 25 miles.
You should come to Canada sometime. Twenty five miles will take you from one
end of downtown Calgary to the other end of downtown Calgary...
Five thousand
I've walked coast to coast.
That was on Manhattan Island.
Paul
On Oct 8, 2009, at 2:03 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Bob W
Subject: RE: Back Home Again
I did a coast-to-coast bike ride a few weeks ago. 25 miles.
You should come to Canada sometime. Twenty
From: ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com
it is exactly the kind of trip I love -- coast to coast by ground
transportation in
one's country of residence... driving being first choice. Of course,
coast to coast in some areas isn't quite as long a journey
as you too or has I've taken :-)
Me
G'day all
I'm back from my 7 week trip across Australia (east to west and back
again). All up, 4,200 km by train and 10,300 km driving.
Did I miss anything?
A few things I learned on the trip:
1. Red wine and laptop keyboards don't play well together.
2. Dave Savage is a good bloke
Welcome Back, Brian. Enjoyed the blog looking forward to more pictures
from the trip. Cheers, Christine
- Original Message -
From: Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 6:11 AM
Subject: Back Home Again
G'day all
I'm back from my 7 week trip across Australia (east to west
and back again). All up, 4,200 km by train and 10,300 km driving.
[...]
http://www.richardwoldendorp.com/exhibition/index.htm
I'm still sorting though my photos in the hope that there
might be a few I can PESO.
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote:
http://www.blognow.com.au/gowest/
Amazing collection of photos!
cheers,
frank
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On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:13 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Welcome back! I haven't been particularly following your blog, but there
are
some great shots there. It needs a bit of editing and an easier
presentation
of the photos and it will be fascinating.
One tiny little
Good day to one and all.
Well, the day is finally upon me. I currently find myself at my house
in Florida.
It appears that my stint up north is over - woohoo!
I will be starting my new job on the 8th. I will be working
'temporarily' for a couple of weeks until I 'decide' that I truly want
On 9/30/07, Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It appears that my stint up north is over - woohoo!
Woohoo indeed.
Cheers,
Dave
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On 30/09/07, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed:
Well, the day is finally upon me. I currently find myself at my house
in Florida.
Welcome back mate.
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Ouch! Sorry to hear about your troubles Gianfranco.
At least you can be satisfied because you were able to prove two things:
a. bad things sometimes do happen to good people;
b. it does make sense to carry a back-up body, or two, or three...
Good luck with a swift recovery on all fronts.
Stan
I should
have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago.
When I came back home I found both my new computers not
working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop
for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going
there againg... Gr
:-(
Maybe a trip
was probably a battery thing, but the lever
that stops down the aperture is a bit loose and resting a bit
higher than normal. Another one that will go to Florence for
repair. This one is my older and more used LX; I guess I should
have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago.
When I came back home I found both
-feira, 29 de Agosto de 2005 15:18
Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Assunto: Back home, bad news...
Hi everybody,
As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian Islands on the
13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much in luck, but that number's
fame should have a bit of meaning after
normal. Another one that will go to Florence for
repair. This one is my older and more used LX; I guess I should
have sent it in for a CLA a long time ago.
When I came back home I found both my new computers not
working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop
for a check
[sob story]
bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1
doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who
has one has had problems with them.
Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order...
Put your faith in science!
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Cheers,
Bob
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote:
Hi everybody,
[sad tales of mechanical gear failing... snipped.]
When I came back home I found both my new computers not
working. My brother said he had taken the newer one to the shop
for a check and there it worked, or so I'm told. Now it is going
there againg
Bob W wrote:
[sob story]
bad luck indeed. Perhaps your LX has the sticky mirror problem. The GR1
doesn't surprise me. They're great little cameras, but everyone I know who
has one has had problems with them.
Maybe a trip to Lourdes is in order...
Put your faith in science!
Well
clever guy)
-Original Message-
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29. august 2005 19:35
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Back home, bad news...
That's a pain.
Welcome back, I hope you get it all sorted out swiftly without
spending too much money
As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian
Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much
in luck, but that number's fame should have a bit of meaning
after all...
Wow man, when it rains it really pours. Sorry to hear about all your
technical problems. I
Sorry to hear of your trials and tribulations. Hang in there and good luck
in keeping the repair/replacemrnt costs reasonable.
Shel
As I mentioned in my last message, I left home to the Aeolian
Islands on the 13th. I'm not the kind of guy who believes much
in luck, but that number's fame
Put your faith in science!
Well that's an oxymoron.
gee, really?
Now that's just sad...
Caveman wrote:
A caiman from Cayman
Ate a jamaican
Then spit back all the bones
And arranged them in cones
John Forbes wrote:
Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman?
The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level.
It is not impossible
(for some reason) always feature
people from Nantucket...
vbg
And, Cesar, glad to hear you're back home, safe and sound, until the
next one (which hits when?).
cheers,
frank
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:09:00 +0100, John Forbes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You mean like this one (which I have slightly colinised)?
A pleasing young girl of Nantucket
Was *
And *
But *
So **
I must say I prefer the unexpurgated
Sorry list, I apologise for encouraging this guy. ;-)
Anders, it was a joke. No such verse actually exists.
John
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:37:40 +0200, Anders Hultman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
John:
You mean like this one (which I have slightly colinised)?
A pleasing young girl of Nantucket
Was
Hi,
Anders Hultman wrote:
Could you please send it to me off list?
For those with a penchant for this type of poetry, I recommend The
Limmerick - the famous Paris edition (no author/editor) ISBN
8148-0699-6 Library of Congress card number 78-56301
Hours and hours of eyestreamingly funny
Hi,
John Forbes wrote:
Sorry list, I apologise for encouraging this guy. ;-)
Anders, it was a joke. No such verse actually exists.
Seven examples in my book with Nantucket in the first line. Two
variations of Anders' ditty. None with John's first line.
So now we have to write it:
A pleasing
On 18/9/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
A pleasing young girl of Nantucket
Was sad, for her istD was tuckered
And her card was SD
But she got batteries free
So she threw the K mount in a bucket
Cheers,
Cotty
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mike wilson mused:
Hi,
Anders Hultman wrote:
Could you please send it to me off list?
For those with a penchant for this type of poetry, I recommend The
Limmerick - the famous Paris edition (no author/editor) ISBN
8148-0699-6 Library of Congress card number 78-56301
Hours and
On 16/9/04, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed:
In a nutshell - I am still standing :-)
Nice one Cesar.
Cheers,
Cotty
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_
Glad to hear it. You folks have had a rough couple of months, and
Jeanne is still coming. The remnants of Ivan are getting here now, but
that will mostly be rain and flooding.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540)
Behind Jeanne are Karl, Isis and Javier. . .
Steve Desjardins wrote:
Glad to hear it. You folks have had a rough couple of months, and
Jeanne is still coming. The remnants of Ivan are getting here now, but
that will mostly be rain and flooding.
How terrible!
John Forbes wrote:
It's good that Ivan has not caused as much mayhem in America as feared.
However, spare a thought for some who were not so lucky.
http://www.caymannetnews.com/2004/09/738/imagination.shtml
John
John Forbes posted:
It's good that Ivan has not caused as much mayhem in America as feared.
However, spare a thought for some who were not so lucky.
http://www.caymannetnews.com/2004/09/738/imagination.shtml
Thanks for that link; I found it sobering.
I'm still hoping to hear news of my
Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman?
The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is
not impossible for it to be completely submerged in a bad hurricane. In
1910, or thereabouts, a hurricane killed 10% of the population.
Not a nice place to be
A caiman from Cayman
Ate a jamaican
Then spit back all the bones
And arranged them in cones
John Forbes wrote:
Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman?
The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It
is not impossible for it to be completely submerged in a
John said:
Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman?
The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is
not impossible for it to be completely submerged in a bad hurricane. In
1910, or thereabouts, a hurricane killed 10% of the population.
Not a
On 17/9/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed:
A caiman from Cayman
Ate a jamaican
Then spit back all the bones
And arranged them in cones
...but not understood by a layman
Cheers,
Cotty
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A snapper from Oxford named Cotty
Was widely regarded as dotty
His photos weren't bad
But his jokes were just mad
And his verse was much worse; it was grotty.
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:42:36 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 17/9/04, Caveman, discombobulated, unleashed:
A caiman from Cayman
Well, Ivan has come and gone for me.
I spent it at the folks. We lost power about 12:20 a.m. They are still
without power. Lost no shingles and only one piece of siding. All is
well - just a lot of limbs to clean up and the neighbor's fence went down.
My house - all is great! No shingles
Good to hear you're well. Congratulations.
Paul
On Sep 16, 2004, at 9:14 PM, Cesar Matamoros II wrote:
Well, Ivan has come and gone for me.
I spent it at the folks. We lost power about 12:20 a.m. They are
still
without power. Lost no shingles and only one piece of siding. All is
well - just a
Ya!
--
Cesar Matamoros II wrote:
Well, Ivan has come and gone for me.
I spent it at the folks. We lost power about 12:20 a.m. They are still
without power. Lost no shingles and only one piece of siding. All is
well - just a lot of limbs to clean up and the neighbor's fence went down.
My house
Speaking of the Hubble, a new Photoshop plugin was released that allows
users to make their own photos from the Hubble data . . . .
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0412.html
IL Bill
On Jul 26, 2004, at 5:25 PM, Bill Owens wrote:
We returned home from an extremely enjoyable weekend
We returned home from an extremely enjoyable weekend with our son and his
wife in Maryland. We were able to tour both the Goddard Space Flight Center
and the US Naval Academy, and the Goddard tour was by far the best. One of
the most interesting things I learned there was that the Hubble
Am I eligible for the contest?
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Back home again
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 20
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Subject: Re: Back home again
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 20:54:56 -0400
There will be a prize for anyone who can identify Frank in that image.
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Bill Owens wrote:
Just got home from a fantastic weekend with PDML'ers on Grandfather
Mountain. There will be more later (we're exhausted) and I'm sure
over
Just got home from a fantastic weekend with PDML'ers on Grandfather
Mountain. There will be more later (we're exhausted) and I'm sure over the
next few days more attendees will be signing on with comments. We have to
unpack, but here is a link to yesterday's group photo.
There will be a prize for anyone who can identify Frank in that image.
--
Bill Owens wrote:
Just got home from a fantastic weekend with PDML'ers on Grandfather
Mountain. There will be more later (we're exhausted) and I'm sure over the
next few days more attendees will be signing on with comments.
We now have an Igital*Dist residing in the Owens household again. UPS just
delivered it from Pentax, Colorado.
Bill
We just returned from this year's Grandfather Mountain Nature Photo Weekend.
Usual great time, but lousy and somewhat dangerous weather. Got to use a
600mm/f4.0. I'll send more info later after we can unpack and relax a
little.
Bill
Well, I took the 645n for a spin in New Orleans this weekend. I carried it
with two LXen - both snake-skinned :-) I figure what better place to have
them accepted than in New Orleans.
It was less obtrusive to just shoot with the 645n rather than switch between
it and the LX. So I used the LX
Within the last hour we returned home from this year's Grandfather Mountain
Nature Photo Weekend. More to come, but it was fantastic this year. The
main speaker was Bill Fortney, author of America From 500 Feet. His
program was both photographically and spiritually uplifting. Our own Mark
On 16 Dec 2001 at 10:30, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I think I left for my Odyssey just before you were getting
home from yours. Just let me say, if I hadn't already,how
much
I enjoyed your visit. Hope to see some fireworks
eventually, but as I'm in the throes of getting snaps
organized and
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