Relegated to an "other". Should I flounce off as well?
Nah. It's not all about me. > On 27 May 2021 at 18:51 Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > > > There was a bit of discussion (and consternation) here recently when one of > the longtime members of this group declared “I am outta here” or words to > that effect. > > I copy/pasted much of the ensuing discussion and sent it on to the dear > departed (sorry, can’t resist using that phrase!) Just in case he had signed > off before the discussion occurred. And I asked “so, what’s up with you?” > > In brief, the individual has understandably been under a bit of stress. > Spending long periods listening to warning sirens while huddled with your > family in bomb shelters can do that to you. > > All of this got me to reflecting on this group. This is an interesting group. > I am not sure if I was the first to make this sort of move, but back at least > 20 years ago I was at least one of the first to use the List to make > connections when I traveled. Frank and Dave and others in Toronto, including > an evening at a Blue Jays baseball game. Bob and Cotty and others in England. > Gianfranco and Dario and others in Italy: Venice, Rome, Naples,Ravenna… > Lasse and others in Sweden and Aland. Boris in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and > Haifa. Henk and others in Amsterdam and Amersfoort. Rob and a bunch of others > in Sydney and Melbourne and Adelaide. Jostein in Oslo (and Salisbury and > Tenerife) and Paul and Bob in Milwaukee. And Mark in Boston and of course the > Chicago weekend organized by Mark and Christine. And the Grandfather > gatherings. And photo meetups for weekends in D.C. And that is just me and > off the top of my head. I can recall hearing of many NYC meetups and others, > often on occasion of visitors from outside the U.S. passing through on > business or vacation. Larry and John on the West Coast, Ann and Dan on the > East Coast have provided something of a nexus in those regions. > > An interesting group. Formed around a common interest in photography in > general, the proper and effective use of Pentax gear in particular. Not > exactly tight knit, but close enough that we can ask favors of one another, > close enough that we can (mostly) trust one another when buying/selling gear, > close enough that we can share our feeble attempts at artistry without fear > of ridicule and humiliation. Maybe close enough that we could reach out to > someone in difficulty and without feeling like an intrusive stranger? I do > know that there is no generic answer, we members are not all alike. But, for > me, for some of us, maybe, we could work a bit on thinking about reaching out > to provide comfort to one another occasionally? Just a thought. > > And now back to my regularly scheduled attempt to get a decent shot of the > Oriole at the feeder… > > Stan -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
