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--- On Wed, 5/25/11, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: pdmlon flicker etc > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 6:44 AM > I believe the PDML has grown in > recent years. Only listguy knows for sure, but it seems we > have a steady influx of new members. > > I have no interest in flickr and, like others, will call it > quits if the group migrates there. BTW, I recently sold a > dream cruise photo to someone who found it on photo.net. > Sales aren't exclusive to flickr. And, as I said earlier, > members are free to use flickr as much or as little as they > please. We're a list with few restrictions, and I hope we > stay that way. > Paul > > > Paul > On May 25, 2011, at 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote: > > > (I'm coming into this discussion late) > > > > Very close minded way of thinking... > > > > The PDML is an aging & I suspect shrinking group. > How many new, and > > more importantly, active members do we see join each > year? > > > > This is possibly why the idea is so abhorrent to the > old skool > > PDML'ers. The "old boy" network could become inundated > with new, young > > upstart, blood. Good Lord! We can't have that now. > > > > I'm not suggesting the PDML should be transplanted to > a Flickr group, > > but I do like the idea of those so inclined submitting > their work to a > > dedicated PDML group. Instead of wading through 20 > PESO/GESO posts, > > all the PDMLS photos are there. > > > > Most people are using Lightroom. You can upload a low > res shot from > > within LR, & post it toany future PDML Flickr > Group. Then upload a > > higher res version to your own server. > > > > I personally use Flickr searches a lot to find > inspiration in other > > people images. > > > > I'm a reformed Flickr hater. I understand where people > are coming from > > when they say they hate using it. I used to say the > same thing. Until > > I took the time to learn how to use it. > > > > Also, I can directly connect my growth as a > photographer to the social > > group of local photographers I've met, in person, > through Flickr. > > > > Recently I sold my first ever photo because some image > researcher for > > an educational publication did a Flickr search and one > of my tagged > > photos fit the bill. Cah ching! > > > > Food for thought. > > > > DS > > > > On 25 May 2011 20:31, Doug Franklin <do...@nutdriver.org> > wrote: > >> On 2011-05-25 8:27, William Robb wrote: > >>> > >>> On 25/05/2011 6:23 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> I'm with the "Christine and Ann" faction > here. I don't have a need, a > >>>> use, or any interest in PDML (or anything > else) on Flickr. > >>>> > >>> Why don't we just put a copyright on "PDML" > and be done with it? > >> > >> Do you mean trade mark it? Not being a legal > entity, I don't think PDML can > >> own copyrights. > >> > >> I can't control where the PDML goes, only offer my > suggestion. Only the > >> actions of the group members can control where it > goes. But if it goes the > >> way of living on Flickr, I'll bid the group > adieu. > >> > >> -- > >> Doug "Lefty" Franklin > >> NutDriver Racing > >> http://NutDriver.org > >> Sponsored by Murphy > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
