Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-07 Thread Mark C
Interesting and informative posts, Dan. The photo is very interesting - I guess I always envisioned cultivated pineapples lined up like cabbages in a field. On 2/5/2015 4:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one of the most popular and endearing symbols of

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-07 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Mark. Pineapple are more like succulent house plants than most vegetables or fruits grown for market. It is classified as a Bromeliaceae. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Interesting and

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Jack Davis
Most educational, Dan. All surprising news to me and impressively illustrated. Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 1:58:57 AM Subject: PESO: Pine in the Field For almost 100

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: lots of interest - did you do any without the little baby? Thanks, Ann! Here's one I did without zooming in on one of the fruits, to show the small field and the valley in the distance:

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread P.J. Alling
So basically the Pineapple is the Elephant of the botanical world... On 2/5/2015 4:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one of the most popular and endearing symbols of Hawaii. It was grown and processed commercially on all of the major islands, but

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Paul Sorenson
. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 1:58:57 AM Subject: PESO: Pine in the Field For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one of the most popular and endearing symbols of Hawaii. It was grown and processed commercially on all

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Alan C
. I was just thinking - strategically planted pineapples could be good for security. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:58 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Pine in the Field For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Bob W-PDML
That looks a bit lonely. When I was at school in Singapore in the early 60s there was an enormous pineapple field next to the school. It was nice to have fresh pineapples. B On 5 Feb 2015, at 09:59, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like that wide shot, dan.. Too bad about the phone lines, tho (and I seldom say _that_ ;-) ) ann On 2/5/2015 16:17, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: lots of interest - did you do any without the little baby? Thanks, Ann!

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
planted pineapples could be good for security. Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:58 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Pine in the Field For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one of the most popular and endearing

PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
For almost 100 years, the pineapple was one of the most popular and endearing symbols of Hawaii. It was grown and processed commercially on all of the major islands, but especially on Lana'i, known as the Pineapple Island, where Dole Co owned 98% of the land and used much of it for growing

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: It was nice to have fresh pineapples. Did you mean to say it was nice to have FREE pineapples? A friend of ours who was very active in 4-H had a farm nearby. We told her that we saw some cars with out-of-state plates pull

Re: PESO: Pine in the Field

2015-02-05 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like that one... story is intersting, but photo does nicely on its own.. love the patterns.. there are lots of ways you could crop this or flip it horizontally and get different photos... lots of interest - did you do any without the little baby? ann On 2/5/2015 04:58, Daniel J. Matyola