How did I get that confused. Well, I got the Birdlings Flat right, right? Cheers, Christine
On Nov 30, 2011, at 3:44 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > actually I was , indeed, commenting on Brians stuff... > Now I'll have to look at Dave's stuff > But all you antipodeans look alike so... > > annn > > On 11/30/2011 07:55, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Great to see more of your beautiful country, David. Nicely composed shots, >> regardless of equipment. >> Brings back many good memories. >> Paul >> >> On Nov 30, 2011, at 1:10 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >>> Like Ann I think you did a great job here given your equipment. The >>> composition is very strong through out the gallery. My favorite is >>> Birdlings Flat and 0432. Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 29, 2011, at 11:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele<ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Wow thats very impressive for cell phone snaps... >>>> I love the looking downstream shot and the gatekeeper's cottage with the >>>> photog framed in one "window" - excellent geometry... wish the sky were a >>>> deeper blue. You did admirably given "bright and sunny". >>>> >>>> Rail trails make nice trails - we even have one in Manhattan, but it's not >>>> so good. >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> On 11/28/2011 04:52, David Mann wrote: >>>>> Little River is the name of a small town on Banks Peninsula, about >>>>> halfway between Christchurch and Akaroa. >>>>> >>>>> There used to be a railway that ran from there to Christchurch city, but >>>>> its use was discontinued in 1962. Starting just a few years ago, the old >>>>> railway is being converted into a trail which can be walked or biked. >>>>> This has been done in a few other parts of the country as well the most >>>>> famous being the Central Otago Rail Trail which is about 150km long. >>>>> >>>>> We went over to Little River for the weekend and while Janet was busy >>>>> with a small conference on Saturday afternoon, I got on my bike and did >>>>> the rail trail as far as Motukarara. The trail does go further than this >>>>> but it departs from the original railway line at that point, and that's >>>>> as far as I'd planned to go. It will eventually reach the outer >>>>> Christchurch suburb of Hornby, where the railway used to end. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.multi.net.nz/rail-trail/ >>>>> >>>>> These are all cellphone pics which I struggled to take. It was bright >>>>> and sunny and I could barely see anything on the screen of the phone so >>>>> composition was largely done by guesswork. I haven't touched them in >>>>> Photoshop. >>>>> >>>>> It was an enjoyable ride despite the conditions. I'd been intending to >>>>> do this trail for a long time but never got around to it. It's an easy >>>>> track with no hills and it seems to be well looked after and there's lots >>>>> of birdlife at this time of year. The only downside is that it's very >>>>> exposed to the weather. I rode it on a hot day and the wind came up >>>>> while I was out there so I had a tough head wind all the way back. Ran >>>>> out of drink about 10 minutes from the finish so I'm glad I carried as >>>>> much as I did. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Dave >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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.
