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Very interesting John, the things I learn here. In Iowa pork bellies are traded on the commodities market or used to be so that was my 1st thought. On 8/2/15 7:34 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 19:25:10 -0400 From: Johnsesso...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:55bea6d6.1060...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I vaguely remember from my school days that Pork Bellies was a derisive slang term for the sutlers other camp-following merchants who trailed along behind the the Union Armies during the American Civil War ... derived from the belly being the lowest part of the pig. Today they'd be described as whale-shit, there being nothing lower because it's on the bottom of the ocean. -- 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.
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An interesting gallery, Don. By my reckoning that's close to 10m miles in total. As you say, all shapes sizes with a very shapely one in the middle. Paul Grace should be able to tackle that in a couple of years! Alan C -Original Message- From: Donald Guthrie Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 11:32 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Geso :Tour De Farms Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
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Yep, same here in NC; traded on both local and national exchanges. Iowa is first in swine production among the states North Carolina is second. Pork bellies aren't really trading parts of the pig; they're derivatives based on contracts to buy/sell hogs at a fixed price come some future date. On 8/3/2015 12:01 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Very interesting John, the things I learn here. In Iowa pork bellies are traded on the commodities market or used to be so that was my 1st thought. On 8/2/15 7:34 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 19:25:10 -0400 From: Johnsesso...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:55bea6d6.1060...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I vaguely remember from my school days that Pork Bellies was a derisive slang term for the sutlers other camp-following merchants who trailed along behind the the Union Armies during the American Civil War ... derived from the belly being the lowest part of the pig. Today they'd be described as whale-shit, there being nothing lower because it's on the bottom of the ocean. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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When I first came to London looking for a job in 1981 I was offered the chance to become a commodity broker. I'd never heard of that so I asked. When they said oh, you know, buying and selling pork belly I replied you mean, a butcher's boy? No thanks!. If only I'd taken the job I could have made millions, spent a few years in an open prison and been out on parole by now. B On 3 Aug 2015, at 17:03, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Very interesting John, the things I learn here. In Iowa pork bellies are traded on the commodities market or used to be so that was my 1st thought. On 8/2/15 7:34 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 19:25:10 -0400 From: Johnsesso...@earthlink.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:55bea6d6.1060...@earthlink.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I vaguely remember from my school days that Pork Bellies was a derisive slang term for the sutlers other camp-following merchants who trailed along behind the the Union Armies during the American Civil War ... derived from the belly being the lowest part of the pig. Today they'd be described as whale-shit, there being nothing lower because it's on the bottom of the ocean. -- 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.
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On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: [...] By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. That's called randonnée or audax. The real hardcore don't use tents and sleeping bags, but sleep in their clothes in bus shelters or on the floor of halls. The most famous event is Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). One of our very own PDMLers is doing it this year - 16-20 August. Perhaps he'll show himself and we can follow his exploits online. http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?cat=accueillang=enpage=edito B [...] This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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hi, they are also called BRMs (brevet randonneur mondiaux) and since these are long distance endurance events to be completed within stipulated times, and the clock is always ticking, taking tents and sleeping bags is unthinkable because of the weight. and yes, bus shelters are where we mostly catch 40 winks before plodding on into the night... like Bob said, the most prestigious and the oldest of them all is the Paris-Brest-Brest randonnee, first held in 1891, now held every four years. the next one is happening this month, from the 16 to the 20th. 1230 km to be done in 90 hours. about 6090 riders from 66 countries are participating this year. and there are about 55 of us from india doing it, including two women. if i remember right, i think Stan Halpin did this in 1987 or so. really looking forward to it. this will also be my first time in paris. not taking a pentax though. just a ps (rx 100). hoping to finish the brevet and hoping to bring back some memorable photos. thanks for the mention Bob. regards, subash p.s.: still lurking here but not contributing much because i haven't done any worthwhile photography for a couple of years. On Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:08:48 +0100 Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com wrote: On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: [...] By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. That's called randonnée or audax. The real hardcore don't use tents and sleeping bags, but sleep in their clothes in bus shelters or on the floor of halls. The most famous event is Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). One of our very own PDMLers is doing it this year - 16-20 August. Perhaps he'll show himself and we can follow his exploits online. http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?cat=accueillang=enpage=edito B [...] This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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That's interesting, Bob. Rugged types huh? Here 500 or so request private homes to stay in. What's the weather like during the PBP? I thought everyone leaves Paris in August. Mystery rider reveal yourself to satisfy our vicarious ride envy. Message: 4 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:08:48 +0100 From: Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: snt406-eas18959f811b084351c56162c8d...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: [...] By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. That's called randonn?e or audax. The real hardcore don't use tents and sleeping bags, but sleep in their clothes in bus shelters or on the floor of halls. The most famous event is Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). One of our very own PDMLers is doing it this year - 16-20 August. Perhaps he'll show himself and we can follow his exploits online. http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?cat=accueillang=enpage=edito B -- 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.
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On 2 Aug 2015, at 17:37, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: That's interesting, Bob. Rugged types huh? Here 500 or so request private homes to stay in. What's the weather like during the PBP? As I understand it, it has been quite favourable in recent years, but sometimes it is a wash-out. And of course cycling through the night is always likely to be a little cooler. I thought everyone leaves Paris in August. Yes. Sensible people drive south. The foolish cycle to Brest and back... Mystery rider reveal yourself to satisfy our vicarious ride envy. Now he has done so. For someone used to cycling the Himalayas a nice little pootle in the gentle French countryside will be nothing. B Message: 4 Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 09:08:48 +0100 From: Bob W-PDML p...@web-options.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: snt406-eas18959f811b084351c56162c8d...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 On 2 Aug 2015, at 03:01, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: [...] By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. That's called randonn?e or audax. The real hardcore don't use tents and sleeping bags, but sleep in their clothes in bus shelters or on the floor of halls. The most famous event is Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). One of our very own PDMLers is doing it this year - 16-20 August. Perhaps he'll show himself and we can follow his exploits online. http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/index2.php?cat=accueillang=enpage=edito B -- 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.
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I vaguely remember from my school days that Pork Bellies was a derisive slang term for the sutlers other camp-following merchants who trailed along behind the the Union Armies during the American Civil War ... derived from the belly being the lowest part of the pig. Today they'd be described as whale-shit, there being nothing lower because it's on the bottom of the ocean. On 8/1/2015 10:00 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: Thanks Igor, the tent at sunset seems to a favorite anytime I show these. So thanks to PDML folks for confirming that. The organized tents are indeed part of paid service so that when riders hit town the riders are directed to their spot where tents sleeping bags hot showers and I maybe food is waiting for them. The purveyors are called the Pork Bellies the pig being the unofficial mascot due in no small part to my sister -in-law's art. I think the price is around $100 per day but the hot showers alone are almost worth that after riding 60 miles in humid Iowa. I went by this spot at noon just after they were set up. I visualized how this would look at sunset and returned with the K-3 50mm and went on to the other two camps pictured. The less organized camp was a riding club who reserved the spot. By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. Message: 5 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:32:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: alpine.bsf.2.00.1507311219310.8...@trantor.komkon.org Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII I especially like the photo of the tent-camp with the (morning?) sun shining on it (52329). While I see one photo with different tents, I am surprised to see such a uniform camp in that photo. Is it some type of a tent-hotel, provided by some organization/company? Igor On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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On 8/2/2015 12:37 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: That's interesting, Bob. Rugged types huh? Here 500 or so request private homes to stay in. What's the weather like during the PBP? I thought everyone leaves Paris in August. Yeah, they do. They all get on their bikes and ride over to Brest. 8-D -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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The opening shot with blurred bg is my fave, Don. Nice! On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
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Thanks Igor, the tent at sunset seems to a favorite anytime I show these. So thanks to PDML folks for confirming that. The organized tents are indeed part of paid service so that when riders hit town the riders are directed to their spot where tents sleeping bags hot showers and I maybe food is waiting for them. The purveyors are called the Pork Bellies the pig being the unofficial mascot due in no small part to my sister -in-law's art. I think the price is around $100 per day but the hot showers alone are almost worth that after riding 60 miles in humid Iowa. I went by this spot at noon just after they were set up. I visualized how this would look at sunset and returned with the K-3 50mm and went on to the other two camps pictured. The less organized camp was a riding club who reserved the spot. By the way many riders carry their sleeping bags etc on the bikes and sleep where they drop. Message: 5 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:32:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: alpine.bsf.2.00.1507311219310.8...@trantor.komkon.org Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII I especially like the photo of the tent-camp with the (morning?) sun shining on it (52329). While I see one photo with different tents, I am surprised to see such a uniform camp in that photo. Is it some type of a tent-hotel, provided by some organization/company? Igor On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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Thanks Chris! Wish all of you could have been there. So many targets! Message: 6 Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 13:00:10 +0100 From: Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: CAPxfEA4BjQbSiUey0iU7sTS5C=cgtzk6g9xvqvmu8aipjbj...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Well done Don. You've captured the event very well. Chris -- 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.
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Thanks Mark C, This was my last shot of the day. I had failed all day to get one I liked. Changed cameras for the sunset shots and success on the last attempt. As I replied to Igor these were sunset. The riders leave at first light and the tents were gone by 9 AM. Message: 7 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:21:43 -0400 From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: 55bbe6e7.5000...@charter.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Beautiful light and colors as well as excellent panning work in the action shots. The morning light on the tents - especially the first image of them - is wonderful. On 7/30/2015 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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Thanks Bruce, That was the picture that took me ll day. Message: 2 Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 11:14:17 -0400 From: Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID: cajuu0cfs9smjs-ptiwufehcmx6m0skf0yqunowercoa-ras...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The opening shot with blurred bg is my fave, Don. Nice! -- 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.
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Well done Don. You've captured the event very well. Chris On 30 July 2015 at 22:32, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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Thanks, Jack,Bob W, Frank Rick for looking commenting. On 7/30/15 7:25 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms Message-ID:21b397ec-d08d-4965-8937-a9432ae23...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii What a great gallery! I especially like your use of the light in the photos of the camps. Rick On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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I especially like the photo of the tent-camp with the (morning?) sun shining on it (52329). While I see one photo with different tents, I am surprised to see such a uniform camp in that photo. Is it some type of a tent-hotel, provided by some organization/company? Igor On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
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Beautiful light and colors as well as excellent panning work in the action shots. The morning light on the tents - especially the first image of them - is wonderful. On 7/30/2015 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com -- 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.
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What a great gallery! I especially like your use of the light in the photos of the camps. Rick On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- 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.
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What Rick said! :-) Cheers, frank On 30 July, 2015 8:25:32 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: What a great gallery! I especially like your use of the light in the photos of the camps. Rick On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
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Very well done work, beautifully rendered. Good stuff! J - Original Message - From: Knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 7:41:37 PM Subject: Re: Geso :Tour De Farms What Rick said! :-) Cheers, frank On 30 July, 2015 8:25:32 PM EDT, Rick Womer rickpic...@gmail.com wrote: What a great gallery! I especially like your use of the light in the photos of the camps. Rick On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:32 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
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Very colourful. Some very nice shots. B On 30 Jul 2015, at 22:32, Donald Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Every year for the last 40, thousands (20,000 est this year) gather in western Iowa to ride their bikes from the Missouri river to the Mississippi river in one week 60-70miles a day. . They ride everything from unicycles to tandem tricycles. They are all ages, sizes, and both sexes (more men than women) It is a different route each year and many ride year after year. Some of them start the ride by biking the route from east to west and then joining the others for the return. They eat a lot of carbs drink lots of beer and profess to have a great time. Many find out that Iowa is not as flat as they had heard. I rode a very short way with them. BTW my brother dubbed the ride Tour de farms many years ago and made a tidy sum for many years selling T-shirts on the ride with the slogan and original artwork by his wife. This year they stopped in my hometown and here is small gallery of their stop. Some Pentax; some not. CC as always. https://www.flickr.com/gp/valdon/J65M49 -- 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.
