Re: PESO: Tree Dassie

[Alan Cole]

Thanks for looking, Bob, Dan, Jack & any others. It seems to have pushed
off now that I have blocked access to the garage.

Apparently the skeletal structure of Dassies, Dugongs & Elephants are
similar which is why they are grouped together. If they had a common
ancestor it was long, long ago.

Alan C

BTW, it's happened again - I can't send or reply on FB, have to use gmail.

On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 4:44 PM Bob W-PDML  wrote:

> Nice. They are closely related to elephants, apparently.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: PDML  On Behalf Of Alan C
> > Sent: 10 January 2019 13:34
> > To: Pentax Discus Mail List 
> > Subject: PESO: Tree Dassie
> >
> > A Tree Dassie   (Dendrohyrax arboreus) on my garden wall. It was living
> in the
> > garage but I've now blocked access (made a hell of a mess too).
> > Tree Dassies are nocturnal, herbivorous & solitary, quite the opposite
> to the
> > communal Rock Dassies found on kopjies. At first I couldn't get close
> but now
> > can approach to about 5m. Apparently they have become garden pests in
> > Johannesburg with somethin of a population explosion.
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/39723814793/
> >
> > K5 & HD 55-300 in deep shade.
> >
> > Alan C
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Re: A car park wall

[mike wilson]

> On 12 January 2019 at 07:28 Bob W-PDML  wrote:
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> 
> >> 
> >> If I'd thought a bit more I could have called it "A big, beautiful wall".
> >> 
> >> Got any pictures of fences?
> >> 
> >> Will this do?
> >> 
> >> https://web-options.com/2018/09/08/caravanserai/
> > 
> > Excellent.  Highlights the paradox (keeping out or keeping in) of fences, 
> > whilst contrasting the difference between the stasis of boundaries and the 
> > fluidity of travel.  At the same time, with the hint of road, it shows that 
> > barriers prevent us (symbolised by the caravans) from fulfilling our 
> > destinies.
> >> 
> 
> I thought the colours were quite pretty.

You'll never get an invitation from Magnum with that attitude.

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Re: A car park wall

[Bob W-PDML]

>> 
>> If I'd thought a bit more I could have called it "A big, beautiful wall".
>> 
>> Got any pictures of fences?
>> 
>> Will this do?
>> 
>> https://web-options.com/2018/09/08/caravanserai/
> 
> Excellent.  Highlights the paradox (keeping out or keeping in) of fences, 
> whilst contrasting the difference between the stasis of boundaries and the 
> fluidity of travel.  At the same time, with the hint of road, it shows that 
> barriers prevent us (symbolised by the caravans) from fulfilling our 
> destinies.
>> 

I thought the colours were quite pretty.


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Re: A car park wall

[mike wilson]

> On 11 January 2019 at 23:18 Bob W-PDML  wrote:
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> 
> 
> On 11 Jan 2019, at 21:16, mike wilson 
> mailto:m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com>> wrote:
> 
> On 11 January 2019 at 19:55 Bob W-PDML 
> mailto:p...@web-options.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks y'all.
> 
> If I'd thought a bit more I could have called it "A big, beautiful wall".
> 
> Got any pictures of fences?
> 
> Will this do?
> 
> https://web-options.com/2018/09/08/caravanserai/

Excellent.  Highlights the paradox (keeping out or keeping in) of fences, 
whilst contrasting the difference between the stasis of boundaries and the 
fluidity of travel.  At the same time, with the hint of road, it shows that 
barriers prevent us (symbolised by the caravans) from fulfilling our destinies.

> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11 Jan 2019, at 19:43, Ralf R Radermacher 
> mailto:fotor...@gmx.de>> wrote:
> 
> Am 10.01.19 um 23:40 schrieb Bob W-PDML:
> In York. Took this back in November.
> 
> Love it. Reminds me of all the brick walls I've photographed in abandoned 
> factories in Belgium, ten years ago.
> 
> Thanks for showing.
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Re: A car park wall

[Bob W-PDML]

On 11 Jan 2019, at 21:16, mike wilson 
mailto:m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com>> wrote:

On 11 January 2019 at 19:55 Bob W-PDML 
mailto:p...@web-options.com>> wrote:


Thanks y'all.

If I'd thought a bit more I could have called it "A big, beautiful wall".

Got any pictures of fences?

Will this do?

https://web-options.com/2018/09/08/caravanserai/




On 11 Jan 2019, at 19:43, Ralf R Radermacher 
mailto:fotor...@gmx.de>> wrote:

Am 10.01.19 um 23:40 schrieb Bob W-PDML:
In York. Took this back in November.

Love it. Reminds me of all the brick walls I've photographed in abandoned 
factories in Belgium, ten years ago.

Thanks for showing.

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Re: A car park wall

[mike wilson]

> On 11 January 2019 at 19:55 Bob W-PDML  wrote:
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> 
> Thanks y'all.
> 
> If I'd thought a bit more I could have called it "A big, beautiful wall". 

Got any pictures of fences?

> 
> > On 11 Jan 2019, at 19:43, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> > 
> >> Am 10.01.19 um 23:40 schrieb Bob W-PDML:
> >> In York. Took this back in November.
> > 
> > Love it. Reminds me of all the brick walls I've photographed in abandoned 
> > factories in Belgium, ten years ago.
> > 
> > Thanks for showing.

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Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

[steve harley]

On 2019-01-10 08:34, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

The cormorant fishing I observed in 1966 was near Hiroshima, in a small
inlet off the Inland sea.  It was quite interesting.


i probably read _The Story About Ping_ 50 times as a young child; it 
features "strange dark fishing birds" which are slightly different in 
appearance from the cormorants i grew up seeing in Maine


see about 5:14:



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Re: A car park wall

[Bob W-PDML]

Thanks y'all.

If I'd thought a bit more I could have called it "A big, beautiful wall". 

> On 11 Jan 2019, at 19:43, Ralf R Radermacher  wrote:
> 
>> Am 10.01.19 um 23:40 schrieb Bob W-PDML:
>> In York. Took this back in November.
> 
> Love it. Reminds me of all the brick walls I've photographed in abandoned 
> factories in Belgium, ten years ago.
> 
> Thanks for showing.
> 
> Ralf
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Re: A car park wall

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 10.01.19 um 23:40 schrieb Bob W-PDML:

In York. Took this back in November.


Love it. Reminds me of all the brick walls I've photographed in 
abandoned factories in Belgium, ten years ago.


Thanks for showing.

Ralf

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Re: A car park wall

[Dale H. Cook]

At 09:01 AM 1/11/2019, Stanley Halpin wrote:

>Very nice!
>
>> https://web-options.com/2019/01/10/a-car-park-in-york/

I concur, and find it quite artistic.

Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm Hanimex
and Pentax SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70
w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens 


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Re: LENS QUALITY

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

No. They're the same products, just bundled as far as packaging and pricing. 

G

> On Jan 11, 2019, at 8:47 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:
> 
> Are consumer lenses bought individually generally better quality than the
> same lenses bundled in "kits"?

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Book Recommendation

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

I might have mentioned this book before, but I was just reviewing a couple of 
sections of it and was impressed once more with how excellent it is. 

"A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War"
by Ronald Fierstein

Who could have imagined that a huge, thick book about a patent suit could be 
such an amazing page turner that I just couldn't put down? The first half of 
the book is all about Edwin Land and Polaroid, all about the creation of 
instant film technology, and if that's all it was about, it would be enough and 
an extremely satisfying read. The second half of the book is all about the 
patent war with Kodak ... and despite the incredible detail and blow-by-blow 
discussion of the ins and outs of this very long, very technical law suit, it 
is *still* nearly impossible to put the book down, the author's storytelling is 
that good. 

Anyone interested in a history of photographic intrigue and a glimpse into the 
personalities and foibles of two of the biggest powers in photography of the 
20th century should definitely take this book out for a read. 

It's available from Amazon.com in print, Kindle format, and Audible audiobook. 
I bought both the print volume and the audiobook, and glad that I did. 

Let me know what you think if you read it. 

G
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LENS QUALITY

[Alan Cole]

Are consumer lenses bought individually generally better quality than the
same lenses bundled in "kits"?

Alan C
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Re: PESO 2019 - 004 - GDG

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Good eye and excellent image!

Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 9:48 AM Godfrey DiGiorgi 
wrote:

> Quite unexpectedly, Thursday went from chilly and cloudy damp to warm and
> sunny. I pulled on my gear, pulled out a backpack and stuffed a bunch of
> things into it, and headed out again for my lunch appointment.
>
> It felt really good to be on the bike. Uphill to Cupertino, lunch with a
> friend, blast down to San Jose. A cuppa, one photo of the art on the wall
> outside the cafe, a fast jaunt home, arriving just before 4pm. What a fine
> ride! 19.5 miles, 12.6 mph average. Felt just great.
>
>   https://flic.kr/p/2d3PhFo
>
> Okay, Winter weather: bring on your worst now! :D
>
> Enjoy!
>
> G
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PESO 2019 - 004 - GDG

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Quite unexpectedly, Thursday went from chilly and cloudy damp to warm and 
sunny. I pulled on my gear, pulled out a backpack and stuffed a bunch of things 
into it, and headed out again for my lunch appointment. 

It felt really good to be on the bike. Uphill to Cupertino, lunch with a 
friend, blast down to San Jose. A cuppa, one photo of the art on the wall 
outside the cafe, a fast jaunt home, arriving just before 4pm. What a fine 
ride! 19.5 miles, 12.6 mph average. Felt just great. 

  https://flic.kr/p/2d3PhFo

Okay, Winter weather: bring on your worst now! :D

Enjoy!

G
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Re: A car park wall

[Stanley Halpin]

Very nice!

> On Jan 10, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Bob W-PDML  wrote:
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> In York. Took this back in November.
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> https://web-options.com/2019/01/10/a-car-park-in-york/
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