Re: Last 3 from San Diego

[Rick Womer]

Thanks, Ann.

Your favorite is also mine.

Rick

> On Nov 23, 2021, at 11:22 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> LIke corridor with little people best of these three..
> would prefer building without skate border because he is not in the light and 
> not fully a silouette.
> 
> my favorite of all your balboa park shots is still this one
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-xxjDZnT/A
> 
> ann
> 
> On 11/22/2021 9:08 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> Balboa Park, more specifically.
>> 
>> 
>> The Foundation building:
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-phmL8w7/A
>> 
>> (I have other shots with people walking in front of the building, but in 
>> California a skateboarder seems more appropriate.)
>> 
>> 
>> Corridor (connecting museum buildings):
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-6fN5DTQ/A
>> 
>> 
>> Museum of Us (formerly Museum of Mankind):
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-C4H6k9H/A
>> 
>> I love the stonework and tiled dome.
>> 
>> 
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Re: Last 3 from San Diego

[ann sanfedele]

LIke corridor with little people best of these three..
would prefer building without skate border because he is not in the 
light and not fully a silouette.


my favorite of all your balboa park shots is still this one
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-xxjDZnT/A

ann

On 11/22/2021 9:08 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

Balboa Park, more specifically.


The Foundation building:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-phmL8w7/A

(I have other shots with people walking in front of the building, but in 
California a skateboarder seems more appropriate.)


Corridor (connecting museum buildings):

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-6fN5DTQ/A


Museum of Us (formerly Museum of Mankind):

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-C4H6k9H/A

I love the stonework and tiled dome.


Brickbats, plaudits, and shrugs all welcome!


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Re: Last 3 from San Diego

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Thanks, Dan.

> On Nov 23, 2021, at 1:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Very nicely done, Rick!
> 
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> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:08 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
>> Balboa Park, more specifically.
>> 
>> 
>> The Foundation building:
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-phmL8w7/A
>> 
>> (I have other shots with people walking in front of the building, but in
>> California a skateboarder seems more appropriate.)
>> 
>> 
>> Corridor (connecting museum buildings):
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-6fN5DTQ/A
>> 
>> 
>> Museum of Us (formerly Museum of Mankind):
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-C4H6k9H/A
>> 
>> I love the stonework and tiled dome.
>> 
>> 
>> Brickbats, plaudits, and shrugs all welcome!
>> 
>> 
>> Rick
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Re: Last 3 from San Diego

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very nicely done, Rick!

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On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:08 PM Rick Womer  wrote:

> Balboa Park, more specifically.
>
>
> The Foundation building:
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-phmL8w7/A
>
> (I have other shots with people walking in front of the building, but in
> California a skateboarder seems more appropriate.)
>
>
> Corridor (connecting museum buildings):
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-6fN5DTQ/A
>
>
> Museum of Us (formerly Museum of Mankind):
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-C4H6k9H/A
>
> I love the stonework and tiled dome.
>
>
> Brickbats, plaudits, and shrugs all welcome!
>
>
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Last 3 from San Diego

[Rick Womer]

Balboa Park, more specifically.


The Foundation building:

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-phmL8w7/A

(I have other shots with people walking in front of the building, but in 
California a skateboarder seems more appropriate.)


Corridor (connecting museum buildings):

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-6fN5DTQ/A


Museum of Us (formerly Museum of Mankind):

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-C4H6k9H/A

I love the stonework and tiled dome.


Brickbats, plaudits, and shrugs all welcome!


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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

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This is what the bottlebrush Protea looks like:
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/bottlebrush-protea-flower-australia

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On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 6:03 PM Alan C  wrote:

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon
>
> Popular in SA. Red & Yellow varieties.
>
> Alan C
>
> On 11-Nov-21 07:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> > Nice images.  I love San Diego, but the ocean water is just too COLD.
> >
> > The "Bottle Brush Trees" have flowers somewhat similar to one type of
> > Protea found on Maui.  Are they related?
> >
> > Dan Matyola
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 8:54 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
> >
> >> No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.
> >>
> >> A park along the waterfront:
> >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A
> >>
> >> The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
> >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A
> >>
> >> The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
> >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A
> >>
> >> Comments always welcome!
> >>
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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

[Rick Womer]

Alan,

I saw red ones when we travelled in Spain a couple of years ago. They were 
shrubs rather than trees, IIRC.

Rick

> On Nov 11, 2021, at 3:17 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon
> 
> Popular in SA. Red & Yellow varieties.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> On 11-Nov-21 07:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>> Nice images.  I love San Diego, but the ocean water is just too COLD.
>> 
>> The "Bottle Brush Trees" have flowers somewhat similar to one type of
>> Protea found on Maui.  Are they related?
>> 
>> Dan Matyola
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 8:54 PM Rick Womer  wrote:
>> 
>>> No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.
>>> 
>>> A park along the waterfront:
>>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A
>>> 
>>> The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
>>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A
>>> 
>>> The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
>>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A
>>> 
>>> Comments always welcome!
>>> 
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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I Simply LOVE the Hotel Del Coronado.  One of the magical places of San
Diego.  My wife's uncle was a retired admiral and lived on the island a few
blocks from the hotel.  Until the pandemic, my wife's aunt gave
historical/cultural tours of the hotel and the surrounding neighborhood.

I also love Some like it Hot, which was filmed there.

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On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 3:47 PM ann sanfedele  wrote:

> Same response as MARK ..
>
> IF you are able to, get yourself to Coronado Island and check out the
> famous old wonderful hotel there... your camera will like it
>
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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

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Same response as MARK ..

IF you are able to, get yourself to Coronado Island and check out the 
famous old wonderful hotel there... your camera will like it


ann

On 11/11/2021 3:38 PM, Mark C wrote:
Nice set - the fishing pier is my favorite. The faint ray of light 
coming from a thin spot in the clouds seals it.


Mark

On 11/10/2021 8:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.

A park along the waterfront:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A

The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A

The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A

Comments always welcome!

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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

[Mark C]

Nice set - the fishing pier is my favorite. The faint ray of light 
coming from a thin spot in the clouds seals it.


Mark

On 11/10/2021 8:54 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.

A park along the waterfront:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A

The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A

The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A

Comments always welcome!

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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callistemon

Popular in SA. Red & Yellow varieties.

Alan C

On 11-Nov-21 07:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Nice images.  I love San Diego, but the ocean water is just too COLD.

The "Bottle Brush Trees" have flowers somewhat similar to one type of
Protea found on Maui.  Are they related?

Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 8:54 PM Rick Womer  wrote:


No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.

A park along the waterfront:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A

The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A

The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A

Comments always welcome!

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Re: Gloomy San Diego Morning

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice images.  I love San Diego, but the ocean water is just too COLD.

The "Bottle Brush Trees" have flowers somewhat similar to one type of
Protea found on Maui.  Are they related?

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On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 8:54 PM Rick Womer  wrote:

> No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.
>
> A park along the waterfront:
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A
>
> The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A
>
> The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A
>
> Comments always welcome!
>
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Gloomy San Diego Morning

[Rick Womer]

No, the sun does not always shine in Southern California.

A park along the waterfront:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-MpzDNNv/A

The trees are bottlebrush trees; here’s why:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-T8kRG2W/A

The fishermen don’t seem to mind the gloom:
https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/October-2021/San-Diego/i-2Md5Vj5/A

Comments always welcome!

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OT: Anyone in San Diego who might be able to do a favcor?

[Mark Roberts]

I'm trying to buy a guitar amp from someone in San Diego (through
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Re: PESO - San Diego harbor at dusk

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Very pleasant axwnw, well captured and composed.


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On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 1:10 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:

> Last of the evening-on-the-waterfront series:
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316411=lg
>
> (K-5, DA 16-45)
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> Rick
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RE: PESO - San Diego harbor at dusk

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Rick Womer wrote:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316411=lg
+++

A great picture, lots of definition in the water and the shore, but I might
have been tempted to lose a little from the top beyond the really powerful
clouds.

Malcolm


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PESO - San Diego harbor at dusk

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Last of the evening-on-the-waterfront series:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18316411=lg

(K-5, DA 16-45)

Comments appreciated.

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RE: PESO - Old Town San Diego

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Rick Womer wrote:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18313599=lg
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I like the evening light in this. Attractive building.

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Re: PESO - Old Town San Diego

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Nice image. I really enjoyed Old Town during our short visit last year.

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> We walked around while waiting for our table at a (good, not great)
> Mexican restaurant.
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PESO - Old Town San Diego

[Rick Womer]

We walked around while waiting for our table at a (good, not great) Mexican 
restaurant. 

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How was San Diego? Attn: Rick (Was: Re: San Diego)

[Igor PDML-StR]

Hi Rick,

It would be interesting to hear what photo opportunities you had in San 
Diego, and what photos you took.


Cheers,

Igor


Rick Womer Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:29:21 -0700 wrote:

Thanks Igor! These are very helpful.

My wife has a conference all day Friday; I think we will head for the 
Balboa Park attractions on Saturday. Not sure what I'll do Friday when I'm 
on my own until dinner.



Rick

On Mon, 26 Sep 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote:



Hi, Rick,

I wish this were happening some 9 years ago, while I was still in San 
Diego...


As for the "shooting venues", - I would recommend three "sets":
1. Several places along the shore.
and
2. "Safari"-park (formerly known as Wild Animal Park).
3. Balboa Park (near downtown).

First about the Safari park: What I like about it is that most animals are 
not in cages as in case of a traditional zoo, but in an open space. And they 
have a safari tour, where they take you in the back of a small track into 
those areas. That tour is not cheap, but it's a great experience, IMHO. (I'd 
try to reserve that in advance, - look at the website for times and 
procedures.)
One catch is that this park is at a distance from San Diego. I am not sure 
how much an uber ride will cost.


Balboa Park has several different sites. I'd recommend the Botanical building 
(with a nice Lily Pond in front):

http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/botanical-building
they also have a nice Japanese Garden if you are into that.
As an added bonus, there is a photography museum, - you can check what 
exibition is on display there now.
The traditional Zoo is attached to Balboa park, - and it is also very 
enjoyable.


Finally, the sea-side points that I personally enjoy:
1. La Jolla Coves
2. Similar sites: Shelter Island or Harbor Island (the latter is within 
walking distance from the airport)

3. Vicinities of the Cabrillo National Monument.
4. Coronado Island: both the side facing downtown and the ocean - near Hotel 
Del Coronado (That's where "Some like it hot" movie was shot).


As a matter of fact, of these four, I'd suggest taking Coronado Ferry from 
the side of downtown (I believe it departs from two different places). Then 
enjoy "Coronado Ferry Landing" area, then take a quick Uber/taxi drive to 
Hotel Del Coronado, walk through it to the beach, walk along it in the NW 
direction, catch Uber to get to downtown (or elsewhere) via Coronado bridge 
-- that's a spectacular view, but you cannot stop there.

Or, you can do in the reverse order.

La Jolla Coves would be the second recommendation from these four.
When there, also walk through La Jolla downtown, - they have some nice art 
galleries (if you like those).


If you've been to all those before, and would rather enjoy a hike, you might 
consider Torrey Pines beach, and then a hike through the Torrey Pines reserve 
and hitting the Glideport.
In a good weather, the Glideport is a nice place to be in the late afternoon. 
You might see people on gliders, with Kites. And it also gives a great sea 
view from the height of some 370 ft.

Torrey Pines area is north of La Jolla, - so it all requires a ride.

La Jolla downtown (5-10-minutes walk from La Jolla Cove) and a bunch of 
places @Coronado Landing have seafood (and other) restaurants.

Most are touristy and a bit pricy, but not too bad, especially in La Jolla.

My personal favorite seafood place (very casual) is
Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill, which is relatively close to both 
downtown and airport:

http://bluewaterseafoodsandiego.com/todays-menu/
They have both local and non-local fresh fish. It is good for both lunch and 
informal dinner. And they have local craft beers.
If you care for tasty seafood and not that much for pampering and white-cloth 
ambience, - that's the place to hit.

I've recommended this place to many people, and everybody enjoyed it.

I hope this helps.

Igor



Rick Womer Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:18:14 -0700 wrote:

It appears that I will be in San Diego this Friday without daytime 
obligations.



If any PDMLers there would like to go shooting and perhaps ingest lunch and a 
beer, it would be a pleasure.


In any case suggestions concerning shooting venues, lunch, and beer would be 
welcome. I won't have a car, but I will have Uber.


Cheers,

Rick



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Re: San Diego

[Rick Womer]

Thanks Igor! These are very helpful.

My wife has a conference all day Friday; I think we will head for the Balboa 
Park attractions on Saturday. Not sure what I'll do Friday when I'm on my own 
until dinner.

Rick


On Sep 26, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:

> 
> Hi, Rick,
> 
> I wish this were happening some 9 years ago, while I was still in San Diego...
> 
> As for the "shooting venues", - I would recommend three "sets":
> 1. Several places along the shore.
> and
> 2. "Safari"-park (formerly known as Wild Animal Park).
> 3. Balboa Park (near downtown).
> 
> First about the Safari park: What I like about it is that most animals are 
> not in cages as in case of a traditional zoo, but in an open space. And they 
> have a safari tour, where they take you in the back of a small track into 
> those areas. That tour is not cheap, but it's a great experience, IMHO. (I'd 
> try to reserve that in advance, - look at the website for times and 
> procedures.)
> One catch is that this park is at a distance from San Diego. I am not sure 
> how much an uber ride will cost.
> 
> Balboa Park has several different sites. I'd recommend the Botanical building 
> (with a nice Lily Pond in front):
> http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/botanical-building
> they also have a nice Japanese Garden if you are into that.
> As an added bonus, there is a photography museum, - you can check what 
> exibition is on display there now.
> The traditional Zoo is attached to Balboa park, - and it is also very 
> enjoyable.
> 
> Finally, the sea-side points that I personally enjoy:
> 1. La Jolla Coves
> 2. Similar sites: Shelter Island or Harbor Island (the latter is within 
> walking distance from the airport)
> 3. Vicinities of the Cabrillo National Monument.
> 4. Coronado Island: both the side facing downtown and the ocean - near Hotel 
> Del Coronado (That's where "Some like it hot" movie was shot).
> 
> As a matter of fact, of these four, I'd suggest taking Coronado Ferry from 
> the side of downtown (I believe it departs from two different places). Then 
> enjoy "Coronado Ferry Landing" area, then take a quick Uber/taxi drive to 
> Hotel Del Coronado, walk through it to the beach, walk along it in the NW 
> direction, catch Uber to get to downtown (or elsewhere) via Coronado bridge 
> -- that's a spectacular view, but you cannot stop there.
> Or, you can do in the reverse order.
> 
> La Jolla Coves would be the second recommendation from these four.
> When there, also walk through La Jolla downtown, - they have some nice art 
> galleries (if you like those).
> 
> If you've been to all those before, and would rather enjoy a hike, you might 
> consider Torrey Pines beach, and then a hike through the Torrey Pines reserve 
> and hitting the Glideport.
> In a good weather, the Glideport is a nice place to be in the late afternoon. 
> You might see people on gliders, with Kites. And it also gives a great sea 
> view from the height of some 370 ft.
> Torrey Pines area is north of La Jolla, - so it all requires a ride.
> 
> La Jolla downtown (5-10-minutes walk from La Jolla Cove) and a bunch of 
> places @Coronado Landing have seafood (and other) restaurants.
> Most are touristy and a bit pricy, but not too bad, especially in La Jolla.
> 
> My personal favorite seafood place (very casual) is
> Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill, which is relatively close to both 
> downtown and airport:
> http://bluewaterseafoodsandiego.com/todays-menu/
> They have both local and non-local fresh fish. It is good for both lunch and 
> informal dinner. And they have local craft beers.
> If you care for tasty seafood and not that much for pampering and white-cloth 
> ambience, - that's the place to hit.
> I've recommended this place to many people, and everybody enjoyed it.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
> 
> Rick Womer Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:18:14 -0700 wrote:
> 
> It appears that I will be in San Diego this Friday without daytime 
> obligations.
> 
> 
> If any PDMLers there would like to go shooting and perhaps ingest lunch and a 
> beer, it would be a pleasure.
> 
> In any case suggestions concerning shooting venues, lunch, and beer would be 
> welcome. I won't have a car, but I will have Uber.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Rick
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San Diego

[Rick Womer]

It appears that I will be in San Diego this Friday without daytime obligations.

If any PDMLers there would like to go shooting and perhaps ingest lunch and a 
beer, it would be a pleasure.

In any case suggestions concerning shooting venues, lunch, and beer would be 
welcome. I won't have a car, but I will have Uber.

Cheers,

Rick

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San Diego

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I expect to be in the San Diego are from Saturday night until Tuesday
morning.  I don't know what my schedule is, as that depends on the
availability of the relatives we will be visiting, but if anyone would
like to meet up, email me or call or text my iPhone, 908-685-1090

Dan

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San Diego PDML?

[Richard Womer]

I know that the notice is short, but…

I'll be in San Diego later this week for a meeting, and have Wednesday 
afternoon open (air travel willing).  It would be fun to meet another PDMLer 
for lunch and/or some walking and shooting.  I'll be at the Westin Gaslamp.

I'd also welcome some wandering/shooting suggestions.

Cheers,

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

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On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.
snip

Really enjoyed these, Bob.

cheers,
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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

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Thanks Frank, it was as much fun as we've had with our grown kids.  Bob S.

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:48 AM, frank theriault
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 On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.
 snip

 Really enjoyed these, Bob.

 cheers,
 frank

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote:
 On 4/1/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:

Probably not. Last summer i had a male, about 20 or so, try and rip
off my first aid kit and body fluid kit form the front wall, and then
throw a bottle of water at my head, then try and open the door, all
this at 80Km and KPH.

 And he was the satisfied passenger..

Must have been,he got back on to come home.

Dave

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

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Bob W wrote:


On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:



One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos


Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there.




That's just the normal people.


I think he mixed up bonobos and bonbons.

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RE: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

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 On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 
 One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos
 
 Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there.
 
  
  
  That's just the normal people.
 
 I think he mixed up bonobos and bonbons.
 

Les bonbons Bourbons font bander les beaux bonobos de Beaune 


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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

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Bob W wrote:

On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:




One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos


Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there.




That's just the normal people.


I think he mixed up bonobos and bonbons.




Les bonbons Bourbons font bander les beaux bonobos de Beaune 


Nom d'un bonbon des cheins!  (Bonio)

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

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You surely need to pay a visit to Ramat Gan Safari, Bob.

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 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[Bob Sullivan]

John,
Yes, that's the gallery!
I remember the last shot for the 600mm lens, white beard and the giraffe!!!
It inspired us to take 4 or 5 of these trips over the years.
This holiday season the spots were all filled and
the canvas tops on the trucks made shade on the close-ups.
But the kids, now 25-31 years old, giggled like teenagers.
It was a fun trip.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote:
 On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 11:58:31AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
 Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture


 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474

 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
 some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
 serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
 so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. ?We took
 our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
 feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
 based on the smiles we got.
 Regards, ?Bob S.

 You must mean this gallery:

   http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/sdwap.html

 I think they tailor the ride to the audience of the day.  While I did
 find several places that used all of the 600mm lens, two of the shots
 in that gallery were taken by my wife using her little point-and-shoot.

 I would expect that the 60-250 would do fairly well on a 1.5x crop DSLR.


 I'm glad to see there are now several of the Indian rhinos.  When we
 were there they were pretty excited because they'd just had a calf
 born - I think it may even have been the first one born in the park.

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[Bob Sullivan]

Thanks Paul,
Among the snapshots, I found the repeating pattern a surprise and worth sharing.
I'm glad you liked the DA60-250/4 lens.  It gave me confidence in
purchasing one.
I've liked the results a lot.
Regards,  Bob S.

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 Excellent! I like the repetition of the giraffe in the background. Nice 
 composition.
 Paul
 On Jan 3, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

 Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture


 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474

 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
 some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
 serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
 so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took
 our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
 feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
 based on the smiles we got.
 Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Bob Sullivan]

Thanks Joe, Christine, and Boris for looking.
Sorry Christine, no elephants this time.
And Boris, I just looked up Ramat Gan Safari, sounds neat!
Regards,  Bob S.

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote:
 You surely need to pay a visit to Ramat Gan Safari, Bob.

 On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

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  She's a special education teacher and some of her
 kids have never seen these animals.  She's the woman with the lighter
 colored hair. You probably recognize my wife with the gray hair and my
 2 boys and daughter have the dark hair.
 Regards, Bob S.

Good for her. I do a lot of charters out of one of my schools for the
special needs students. Take them to zoo's, swimming etc.

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

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This year she has a variety of students with learning problems.
Until this year, she had a class of 3rd-4th graders with behavior disorders.
You wouldn't want to take them on a charter.
She deserves lots of credit.
Nice you can take the special kids on charters.
Do you take a short bus, or full sized?
Regards,  Bob S.

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 On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
  She's a special education teacher and some of her
 kids have never seen these animals.  She's the woman with the lighter
 colored hair. You probably recognize my wife with the gray hair and my
 2 boys and daughter have the dark hair.
 Regards, Bob S.

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 This year she has a variety of students with learning problems.
 Until this year, she had a class of 3rd-4th graders with behavior disorders.
 You wouldn't want to take them on a charter.

Probably not. Last summer i had a male, about 20 or so, try and rip
off my first aid kit and body fluid kit form the front wall, and then
throw a bottle of water at my head, then try and open the door, all
this at 80Km and KPH.

The two assistants had a heck of a time calming him down.

They do deserve a lot of credit.

Dave
 She deserves lots of credit.
 Nice you can take the special kids on charters.
 Do you take a short bus, or full sized?
 Regards,  Bob S.


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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[Cotty]

On 4/1/10, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:

Probably not. Last summer i had a male, about 20 or so, try and rip
off my first aid kit and body fluid kit form the front wall, and then
throw a bottle of water at my head, then try and open the door, all
this at 80Km and KPH.

And he was the satisfied passenger..

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Ken Waller]

You might want to check it out before you intend to visit the safari.

We did the safari a few years ago  at that time it required an advance 
reservation.


Well worth the effort.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

- Original Message - 
From: Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net


Subject: Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego


Neato!  That looks like fun.  We might be going to the San Diego area to 
see a friend in a few months.  We'll have to stop by the zoo.  Photo 
Safari--definitely have to check that out.  Love the rhino shots as well, 
Bob.  Did you see any elephants?  Cheers, Christine




- Original Message - 
From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com

To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:52 AM
Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego



We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
took the family to see the animals.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
(Did I say I really like this lens...)

We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
truck in the animal enclosures.
John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with 
this.
It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed 
truck.
Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so 
riders,

and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took our
daughter-in-law because
she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the 
past.

I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got.
Regards,  Bob S.



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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Christine Aguila]

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Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego



You might want to check it out before you intend to visit the safari.

We did the safari a few years ago  at that time it required an advance 
reservation.


Well worth the effort.



Roger that!  Thanks for the tip, Ken.  Cheers, Christine


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Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Bob Sullivan]

We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
took the family to see the animals.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
(Did I say I really like this lens...)

We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
truck in the animal enclosures.
John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with this.
It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so riders,
and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took our
daughter-in-law because
she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past.
I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got.
Regards,  Bob S.

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RE: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Bob W]

That looks like great fun. One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo
(which I assume is the same as, or part of, the Wild Animal Park) to see the
bonobos.

I love your shot of the rhino:
http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#54223617657463563
70

It looks like Durer's:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/D%C3%BCrer_rhino_full.pn
g 

Bob

 -Original Message-
 From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On 
 Behalf Of Bob Sullivan
 Sent: 03 January 2010 17:52
 To: PDML
 Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego
 
 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and 
 took the family to see the animals.
 
 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422
 361187752097474
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400 (Did I say I 
 really like this lens...)
 
 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of 
 a big truck in the animal enclosures.
 John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us 
 started with this.
 It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a 
 stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over 
 the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot 
 cameras.  We took our daughter-in-law because she had never 
 been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past.
 I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got.
 Regards,  Bob S.


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Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[Bob Sullivan]

Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture


We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
took the family to see the animals.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474

DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
(Did I say I really like this lens...)

We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took
our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
based on the smiles we got.
Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Bob Sullivan]

Bob,
The Wild Animal Park is a 1,800 acre preserve for the San Diego Zoo.
It's a 45 minute drive from the zoo, but well worth the effort - must
see attractions!
The zoo was the first in the US to use lots of space to show the
animals in natural habitats.
The Wild Animal Park started for breeding purposes, but is more now.
Hope you can get over to see them some day.
It's really fun to ride among the big animals, even just to take
family snaps. :-)
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
 That looks like great fun. One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo
 (which I assume is the same as, or part of, the Wild Animal Park) to see the
 bonobos.

 I love your shot of the rhino:
 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361765746356370

 It looks like Durer's:
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/D%C3%BCrer_rhino_full.png

 Bob

 -Original Message-
 From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On
 Behalf Of Bob Sullivan
 Sent: 03 January 2010 17:52
 To: PDML
 Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422
 361187752097474
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400 (Did I say I
 really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of
 a big truck in the animal enclosures.
 John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us
 started with this.
 It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a
 stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over
 the 15 or so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot
 cameras.  We took our daughter-in-law because she had never
 been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the past.
 I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got.
 Regards,  Bob S.


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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Cotty]

On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the
bonobos

Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there.

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RE: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Bob W]

 On 3/1/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo...to see the bonobos
 
 Quicker to pop over to France, they have loads there.
 

That's just the normal people.

Bob


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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[paul stenquist]

Excellent! I like the repetition of the giraffe in the background. Nice 
composition.
Paul
On Jan 3, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

 Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture
 
 
 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.
 
 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
 
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)
 
 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
 some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
 serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
 so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took
 our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
 feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
 based on the smiles we got.
 Regards,  Bob S.
 
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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[David J Brooks]

Nice gallery.

I like the rino shots. They have one at the Toronto zoo, but he is all
by him self and rarely comes out of the corner.
The giraffe gallery is nice to see.

Are you using the 60-250 with a K7 or K20 Bob. Those shots are veru
clean which ever.

Dave

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture


 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474

 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
 some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
 serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
 so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took
 our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
 feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
 based on the smiles we got.
 Regards,  Bob S.

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RE: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[John Sessoms]

From: Bob W

That looks like great fun. One of my ambitions is to visit San Diego Zoo
(which I assume is the same as, or part of, the Wild Animal Park) to see the
bonobos.


Would that be the Sonny Bonobos?

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Joseph McAllister]

On Jan 3, 2010, at 09:52 , Bob Sullivan wrote:


We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
took the family to see the animals.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
(Did I say I really like this lens...)

We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
truck in the animal enclosures.



Looked at the whole series, Bob. Looks like an enjoyable afternoon.  
Some good close-ups of the critters.




If it doesn’t excite you,
This thing that you see,
Why in the world,
Would it excite me?
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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[Bob Sullivan]

Dave,
I shot with the K7.  Because of the canopy on the truck, I had to do
some 'fill flash' in lightroom for the shady bits.  Too much fill and
the shade gets grainy.  I didn't bring the K20 and grip, although that
would have been useful.  I can better hand hold the zoom with a grip.
I'll probably get one for the K7.
I posted the Picasa album for my family and especially my
daughter-in-law.  She's a special education teacher and some of her
kids have never seen these animals.  She's the woman with the lighter
colored hair. You probably recognize my wife with the gray hair and my
2 boys and daughter have the dark hair.
Regards, Bob S.

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 1:20 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 Nice gallery.

 I like the rino shots. They have one at the Toronto zoo, but he is all
 by him self and rarely comes out of the corner.
 The giraffe gallery is nice to see.

 Are you using the 60-250 with a K7 or K20 Bob. Those shots are veru
 clean which ever.

 Dave

 On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture


 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.

 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474

 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)

 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
 some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
 serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
 so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took
 our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
 feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
 based on the smiles we got.
 Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[John Francis]

On Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 11:58:31AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
 Let's try this again with a better breakout on the INTENDED picture
 
 
 We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
 took the family to see the animals.
 
 http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
 
 DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
 (Did I say I really like this lens...)
 
 We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
 truck in the animal enclosures.  John Francis's pictures on the pdml
 some 10 years ago got us started with this.  It used to be more
 serious photographers on the back of a stake backed truck.
 Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or
 so riders, and mainly families with point and shoot cameras. ?We took
 our daughter-in-law because she had never been, and remembered pix of
 feeding the giraffes from the past.  I can still recommend the trip
 based on the smiles we got.
 Regards, ?Bob S.

You must mean this gallery:

   http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/sdwap.html

I think they tailor the ride to the audience of the day.  While I did
find several places that used all of the 600mm lens, two of the shots
in that gallery were taken by my wife using her little point-and-shoot.

I would expect that the 60-250 would do fairly well on a 1.5x crop DSLR.


I'm glad to see there are now several of the Indian rhinos.  When we
were there they were pretty excited because they'd just had a calf
born - I think it may even have been the first one born in the park.

(And yes, they *do* look like the Durer print, don't they? :-)



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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego - (take 2)

[John Francis]

On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 12:35:46AM -0500, John Francis wrote:
 
 I'm glad to see there are now several of the Indian rhinos.  When we
 were there they were pretty excited because they'd just had a calf
 born - I think it may even have been the first one born in the park.


Oops - something got lost in the editing.

Make that  . . . the first THIRD-GENERATION calf born in the park

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Re: Wild Animal Park - San Diego

[Christine Aguila]

Neato!  That looks like fun.  We might be going to the San Diego area to see 
a friend in a few months.  We'll have to stop by the zoo.  Photo 
Safari--definitely have to check that out.  Love the rhino shots as well, 
Bob.  Did you see any elephants?  Cheers, Christine




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To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:52 AM
Subject: Wild Animal Park - San Diego



We went for some warm weather and sunshine in San Diego, and
took the family to see the animals.

http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/FeedingTheAnimals#5422361187752097474
DA60-250/4 - 60mm plus f5.6 @ 1/1250  ISO 400
(Did I say I really like this lens...)

We went on a 'Photo Safari' - 2+ hours riding on the back of a big
truck in the animal enclosures.
John Francis's pictures on the pdml some 10 years ago got us started with 
this.
It used to be more serious photographers on the back of a stake backed 
truck.
Now they have cushions on the benches and a canvas top over the 15 or so 
riders,

and mainly families with point and shoot cameras.  We took our
daughter-in-law because
she had never been, and remembered pix of feeding the giraffes from the 
past.

I can still recommend the trip based on the smiles we got.
Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks for all the advice and tips!

Dan

Re: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks for your helpful suggestions.

Dan

On 3/28/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Dan, the San Diego Zoo offers a Safari experience at an off site facility,
 somewhat north of the city and conventional zoo. I had a great experience
 there last year, They transport you on the back of a modified flat bed
 truck, stopping often to cater to the photogs aboard. I don't normally enjoy
 captive animal experiences but this was well worth it. You might need a
 reservation, especially on weekends.

 For me a place called Corvettes, in the city, is a must experience (being a
 car guy).

 Kenneth Waller

 - Original Message -
 From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California


  At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife,
  who will be at a conference there most of that week.  I willhave a day or
  so in Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days
  with my wife's uncle.
  Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to visit and,especially
  interesting and unusual places for photography?  Restaurantrecommendations
  would also be welcome.
  Thanks in advance.
  Dan
 

Re: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Bob Blakely]

Well, I live in Anaheim (Hills). I highly recommend:

Gulliver's ...for great steaks, prime rib, English fare and a fantastic 
atmosphere. The theme of the restaurant follows the the book by Jonathan 
Swift. Call a few days ahead and ask for a table by the fire.

18482 Macarthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 833-8411 for reservations.
Dress is nice street wear, business casual, formal - whatever...

I don't know where you'll be but...

From the Convention Center - Across Katella Ave from Disneyland, take:

Katella east to I-5,
I-5 south to the 55 Fwy,
55 Fwy south to I-405,
I-405 south to MacArthur Blvd.
Exit MacArthur Blvd. toward John Wayne Airport.
Turn left (generally south) on MacArthur Blvd. to Michelson Dr.
Make a U-Turn (easy) and take next right on Business Center Drive.
Make an immediate left into the El Torito parking lot and continue through 
to Gulliver's.

~$80 for two...

For interisting spots to photograph, South on I-5 toward San Diego is San 
Juan Capistrano. Stop by this small community and visit the Mission. Hwy 
74 - Ortega Hwy - goes north out of San Juan Capistrano through Casper's 
regional park and up over the mountain (twisty rural roadroad) toward Lake 
Elsinore. On the way, Stop at Hell's Kitchen for lunch and get your salid 
fixin's from the automatic coffin. You'll probably have to park across the 
street as most of the space is reserved for Harley's and choppers. If you 
can't find some interesting shots (people, bikes  all) here, trade your 
camera in for some golf clubs. Continue on to a great view of Lake Elsinore 
from a few thousand feet up.


Regards,
Bob...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates


- Original Message - 
From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:12 AM
Subject: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California


At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, 
who will be at a conference there most of that week.  I willhave a day or 
so in Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days 
with my wife's uncle.
Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to visit and,especially 
interesting and unusual places for photography?  Restaurantrecommendations 
would also be welcome.

Thanks in advance.
Dan

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Igor Roshchin]

Dan, 

Let me add a few more places.
Close to San Diego downtown: Seaport Village.
Coronado Bridge. 
Coronado Island - an area facing downtown.

I second - Shelter Island is great.
I like La Jolla cove - as you can take pictures of sea birds 
(seagulls, sometimes pelicans) and seals (or sea lions? I always
mix those).

If it is not cloudy, I recommend going towards La Jolla -
Taking either Torrey Pines Rd. South or La JOlla Pkwy - Ardath Rd
and then taking Hidden Valley Rd. to Via Capri (La Jolla Scenic Dr. SOUTH)
(it is not connected to L.J.S.V. North!) - and
getting to the Mount Solidad (Natural Park). The view is great!
For the exact path - check maps.google.com:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=La+Jolla+Scenic+Dr+South,+San+Diegot=hll=32.843611,-117.247896spn=0.013953,0.042572

http://tinyurl.com/nv57z

La Jolla has nice restaurants, but they are rather expensive,
and many (if not most) of them aren't really worth it. 
Instead, I would suggest
The Beach House in Cardiff by the Sea, for Sunday brunch:
http://www.thebeachhouse.com/cardiff_by_the_sea.htm
It has great ocean view from the patio if the whether is good.

Pizza Port in Solana Beach has great pizza and bear but can be crouded
on the weekends: http://www.pizzaport.com/history.html
I went only to the location in Solana Beach.

For great desserts and teas (especially in the evening):
http://www.extraordinarydesserts.com/extraordinarydesserts/
We go to their main old location 2929 Fifth Ave.
It is close to downtown.

I recommend stopping at this strawberry farm.
It's great, and is right of I-5 in Carlsbad (Cannon Rd. exit).
You can buy best in California fresh strawberries (assuming
that there will be 2-3 sunny days just before)
right in the middle of this image:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=Carlsbad,+Californiall=33.135799,-117.326871spn=0.003477,0.010643t=h
http://tinyurl.com/pvy7k
In order to get there you'd need to take Cannon Rd. Exit East,
go past the traffic light at the intersection with Paseo Del Norte, 
Make a U-turn at the intersection with Car County Dr.,
and then first turn to the right (just before the traffic light) -
will be the entrance to the strawberry farm.
Here is an example:
http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/strawb-IMG_0545sm.jpg

I hope this helps.

Igor


Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:30:00 -0800
Bob Sullivan wrote:

Dan,

 At the Wild Animal Park, we rode on a 'Photo Safari', a 5 ton
truck thru the animal enclosures.  It has turned into a 'feed the
giraffes and hippos' outing, but is still interesting to see even the
3rd time around.
 Shelter Island has some good views of the downtown across the
harbor and part of Coronado Island.  Lots of boats too!  The cruise
ships negotiate the channel in the early AM and PM, sometimes carriers
too.  Humphry's has a Jazz Brunch on Sundays.
 LaJolla cove with bird rock is photogenic, but better for your
wife's shopping.  South of there, Pacific Beach is interesting and
Torre Pines State Park north of LaJolla is better yet for photographic
opportunities.
 We enjoyed touring the aircraft carrier Midway, now a Museum in
downtown San Diego.  May bring back some old memories for you.  We
like the Fish Market restaurant a few doors south of there.  We also
ate in Seaport Village.  Both areas offer an overlook of the harbor
and carriers.
 We also ate at Dakotas on the north end of the Gaslight district.
 I love the lighthouse and view from the end of Point Loma.  That
is my favorite spot.

Regards,  Bob S.

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

I don't know San Diego very well, but one thing in the area that I'd  
visit is the Coronado Hotel. Very interesting place, gorgeous old  
wooden structure, lots of photo opportunities.


Godfrey

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[David Oswald]

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I don't know San Diego very well, but one thing in the area that I'd 
visit is the Coronado Hotel. Very interesting place, gorgeous old wooden 
structure, lots of photo opportunities.


Godfrey


In San Diego, there's the Griffith Park area, home to many museums, 
beautiful gardens, and the world famous San Diego Zoo.


Also near Downtown San Diego you'll find the historic Gas Lamp District; 
now mostly restaurants and clubs, but in a setting of really interesting 
1920's architecture.


North of San Diego about 10 minutes you'll find La Jolla Beach and 
village.  That's a beautiful beach, with lots of shops, and a great 
place to observe sea lions basking in the sun.


A little east of La Jolla is a peak (I can't remember the name, but ask 
a local) where you can look out over the entire surrounding valley, 
including San Diego.


Definitely stop by Coronado Island (you can drive to it) and visit the 
old Hotel Del Coronado.


And if you get bored with modern amenities, you can also hop across the 
border to Tijuana.  It takes about 20 minutes to get to TJ from SD.  You 
might consider parking on the US side, walking across the bridge, and 
catching a cab into downtown TJ rather than messing around with driving 
in Mexico and trying to find parking that's safe.


In Anaheim you've got the usual: Disneyland, Knotsberry Farm, Anaheim 
Angles... but you're also not far from the really fun Laguna Beach 
community.  That's probably worth the drive.  Also, check out South 
Coast Plaza for one of the most upscale and largest shopping malls on 
the west coast.


North from Anaheim about 40 minutes is Hollywood.

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Bob Sullivan]

On the way from Anaheim to San Diego are some of the original Spanish
Missions of California.  I know that I've stopped in San Juan
Capastrano - famous for the returning birds.

Laguna Beach is where the 'Gidgit' movies were filmed.

Bob S.

On 3/29/06, David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
  I don't know San Diego very well, but one thing in the area that I'd
  visit is the Coronado Hotel. Very interesting place, gorgeous old wooden
  structure, lots of photo opportunities.
 
  Godfrey
 
 
 In San Diego, there's the Griffith Park area, home to many museums,
 beautiful gardens, and the world famous San Diego Zoo.

 Also near Downtown San Diego you'll find the historic Gas Lamp District;
 now mostly restaurants and clubs, but in a setting of really interesting
 1920's architecture.

 North of San Diego about 10 minutes you'll find La Jolla Beach and
 village.  That's a beautiful beach, with lots of shops, and a great
 place to observe sea lions basking in the sun.

 A little east of La Jolla is a peak (I can't remember the name, but ask
 a local) where you can look out over the entire surrounding valley,
 including San Diego.

 Definitely stop by Coronado Island (you can drive to it) and visit the
 old Hotel Del Coronado.

 And if you get bored with modern amenities, you can also hop across the
 border to Tijuana.  It takes about 20 minutes to get to TJ from SD.  You
 might consider parking on the US side, walking across the bridge, and
 catching a cab into downtown TJ rather than messing around with driving
 in Mexico and trying to find parking that's safe.

 In Anaheim you've got the usual: Disneyland, Knotsberry Farm, Anaheim
 Angles... but you're also not far from the really fun Laguna Beach
 community.  That's probably worth the drive.  Also, check out South
 Coast Plaza for one of the most upscale and largest shopping malls on
 the west coast.

 North from Anaheim about 40 minutes is Hollywood.

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Igor Roshchin]

I forgot to mention a few important places:

San Diego: 
Balboa Park has many interesting view. Rose garden (I am not sure
if they are blooming yet), Tropical garden (or something like that), 
other interesting things (check the list on-line).
Zoo is attached to the Park.

On your way from Anaheim to San Diego - on I-5, there are a few vista
points - right off the highway - they are marked as such.
You might want to use them.
Also, - you might want to consider taking the coastal highway - at least
some portions of it.
One of the possibilities: From Anaheim, - take I-5 South, and then
take Hwy-55 south (to Newport Beach) - then proceed along the coastal
Hwy down to Dana Point - when you can get back on I-5.
This stretch would take you about 1 hour of driving, but you would
want to stop at a few places and enjoy the views.

Hotel del Coronado that Godfrey and David mentioned - 
is indeed nice, and there is a beautiful beach next to it. 
It is in top-10 beaches in the US (at least continental part).

The peak that David mentioned is the Mt. Soledad that I described 
in my previous e-mail.

Personally, I wouldn't go to Tijuana, - especially if you have
limited time.  In my opinion - it would take a lot of time,
but is not that interesting (although, somewhat exotic in the sense
of Mexican culture, poverty etc.)
Really beautiful parts of Baja-California are south of Tijuana.

40 minutes from Anaheim to Hollywood is true only without traffic.
I-5 in downtown is almost always congested. So, depending on
the day and time of the day, it can take up to 1-1.5 hours.

Igor

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[sdstory]

Quoting David Oswald [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
  I don't know San Diego very well, but one thing in the area that I'd 
  visit is the Coronado Hotel. Very interesting place, gorgeous old wooden 
  structure, lots of photo opportunities.
  
  Godfrey
  
  
 In San Diego, there's the Griffith Park area, home to many museums, 
 beautiful gardens, and the world famous San Diego Zoo.
 
 Also near Downtown San Diego you'll find the historic Gas Lamp District; 
 now mostly restaurants and clubs, but in a setting of really interesting 
 1920's architecture.
 
 North of San Diego about 10 minutes you'll find La Jolla Beach and 
 village.  That's a beautiful beach, with lots of shops, and a great 
 place to observe sea lions basking in the sun.
 
 A little east of La Jolla is a peak (I can't remember the name, but ask 
 a local) where you can look out over the entire surrounding valley, 
 including San Diego.
 
 Definitely stop by Coronado Island (you can drive to it) and visit the 
 old Hotel Del Coronado.
 
 And if you get bored with modern amenities, you can also hop across the 
 border to Tijuana.  It takes about 20 minutes to get to TJ from SD.  You 
 might consider parking on the US side, walking across the bridge, and 
 catching a cab into downtown TJ rather than messing around with driving 
 in Mexico and trying to find parking that's safe.
 
 In Anaheim you've got the usual: Disneyland, Knotsberry Farm, Anaheim 
 Angles... but you're also not far from the really fun Laguna Beach 
 community.  That's probably worth the drive.  Also, check out South 
 Coast Plaza for one of the most upscale and largest shopping malls on 
 the west coast.
 
 North from Anaheim about 40 minutes is Hollywood.
 
 

OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Daniel J. Matyola]

At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, who 
will be at a conference there most of that week.  I willhave a day or so in 
Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days with my wife's 
uncle.
Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to visit and,especially 
interesting and unusual places for photography?  Restaurantrecommendations 
would also be welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Dan

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[John Francis]

On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 09:12:21AM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
 At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, who 
 will be at a conference there most of that week.  I willhave a day or so in 
 Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days with my 
 wife's uncle.
 Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to visit and,especially 
 interesting and unusual places for photography?  Restaurantrecommendations 
 would also be welcome.
 Thanks in advance.
 Dan

If I've got a day or two in San Diego I always consider
a trip to the Wild Animal Park, especially if I've got
time to take one of the Photo rides (into the enclosures
on the back of an open truck).

Re: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Kenneth Waller]

Dan, the San Diego Zoo offers a Safari experience at an off site facility, 
somewhat north of the city and conventional zoo. I had a great experience 
there last year, They transport you on the back of a modified flat bed 
truck, stopping often to cater to the photogs aboard. I don't normally enjoy 
captive animal experiences but this was well worth it. You might need a 
reservation, especially on weekends.


For me a place called Corvettes, in the city, is a must experience (being a 
car guy).


Kenneth Waller

- Original Message - 
From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Subject: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California


At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, 
who will be at a conference there most of that week.  I willhave a day or 
so in Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days 
with my wife's uncle.
Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to visit and,especially 
interesting and unusual places for photography?  Restaurantrecommendations 
would also be welcome.

Thanks in advance.
Dan

Re: OT: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

[Bob Sullivan]

Dan,

 At the Wild Animal Park, we rode on a 'Photo Safari', a 5 ton
truck thru the animal enclosures.  It has turned into a 'feed the
giraffes and hippos' outing, but is still interesting to see even the
3rd time around.
 Shelter Island has some good views of the downtown across the
harbor and part of Coronado Island.  Lots of boats too!  The cruise
ships negotiate the channel in the early AM and PM, sometimes carriers
too.  Humphry's has a Jazz Brunch on Sundays.
 LaJolla cove with bird rock is photogenic, but better for your
wife's shopping.  South of there, Pacific Beach is interesting and
Torre Pines State Park north of LaJolla is better yet for photographic
opportunities.
 We enjoyed touring the aircraft carrier Midway, now a Museum in
downtown San Diego.  May bring back some old memories for you.  We
like the Fish Market restaurant a few doors south of there.  We also
ate in Seaport Village.  Both areas offer an overlook of the harbor
and carriers.
 We also ate at Dakotas on the north end of the Gaslight district.
 I love the lighthouse and view from the end of Point Loma.  That
is my favorite spot.

Regards,  Bob S.

On 3/28/06, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 09:12:21AM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
  At the end of next week, I will be flying to Anaheim, CA, to join mywife, 
  who will be at a conference there most of that week.  I willhave a day or 
  so in Anaheim, then we will drive down to San Diego tospend a few days with 
  my wife's uncle.
  Can anyone give me advice on interesting places to visit and,especially 
  interesting and unusual places for photography?  Restaurantrecommendations 
  would also be welcome.
  Thanks in advance.
  Dan

 If I've got a day or two in San Diego I always consider
 a trip to the Wild Animal Park, especially if I've got
 time to take one of the Photo rides (into the enclosures
 on the back of an open truck).

Re: PDMLers in San Diego

[Derek]

Hopefully we will be able to have a PDML gather in San Diego in the not too 
distant future, and hopefully have more people show up than just the two of us.

Derek



 -- Original message --
From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:34:21 -0800
 sdstory wrote:
 
 
  Well the way things have been going down there in SD i think that 
  everbody's confessed by now  SGS
 
 Ghm.. are you referring to the city council and Cheetah scandals?
 Or did I miss something else?
 
 By the way, is sd in sdstory somehow related to San Diego? ;-)
 .. or is it secure digital? ;-)
 
 
 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:27:54 -0800
 Derek wrote:
 
  I grew up in San Diego, but moved to LA about 6 years ago.  I still make it 
  down about once a month, and more frequently than that during Padres season.
  
  Derek
 
 Hi Derek, I saw that you are in LA, but didn't know you used to live in SD.
 I've been in SD for about 4.5 years by now.
 I am not a baseball or football fan, otherwise I could've bumped
 into you at a game. Well, not literally.. :-)
 
 Igor
 

PDMLers in San Diego?

[Igor Roshchin]

Hi All!

I asked this question here about 4 years ago, and at that
point nobody confessed. :-)
Seeing a recent PESO on San Diego, I decided to ask again,
just in case somebody moved to San Diego or joing the list recently:

Is there anybody on this list who lives in San Diego (or vicinity)?

(Don't worry, no immediate need, just curiosity.)

Thank you,
Igor

Re: PDMLers in San Diego?

[Derek]

Igor,

I grew up in San Diego, but moved to LA about 6 years ago.  I still make it 
down about once a month, and more frequently than that during Padres season.

Derek


 -- Original message --
From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 
 Hi All!
 
 I asked this question here about 4 years ago, and at that
 point nobody confessed. :-)
 Seeing a recent PESO on San Diego, I decided to ask again,
 just in case somebody moved to San Diego or joing the list recently:
 
 Is there anybody on this list who lives in San Diego (or vicinity)?
 
 (Don't worry, no immediate need, just curiosity.)
 
 Thank you,
 Igor
 

Re: PDMLers in San Diego?

[sdstory]

Quoting Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 
 
 Hi All!
 
 I asked this question here about 4 years ago, and at that
 point nobody confessed. :-)
 Seeing a recent PESO on San Diego, I decided to ask again,
 just in case somebody moved to San Diego or joing the list recently:
 
 Is there anybody on this list who lives in San Diego (or vicinity)?
 
 (Don't worry, no immediate need, just curiosity.)
 
 Thank you,
 Igor
 
 Well the way things have been going down there in SD i think that 
everbody's confessed by now  SGS

Re: PDMLers in San Diego

[Igor Roshchin]

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:34:21 -0800
sdstory wrote:


 Well the way things have been going down there in SD i think that 
 everbody's confessed by now  SGS

Ghm.. are you referring to the city council and Cheetah scandals?
Or did I miss something else?

By the way, is sd in sdstory somehow related to San Diego? ;-)
.. or is it secure digital? ;-)


Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:27:54 -0800
Derek wrote:

 I grew up in San Diego, but moved to LA about 6 years ago.  I still make it 
 down about once a month, and more frequently than that during Padres season.
 
 Derek

Hi Derek, I saw that you are in LA, but didn't know you used to live in SD.
I've been in SD for about 4.5 years by now.
I am not a baseball or football fan, otherwise I could've bumped
into you at a game. Well, not literally.. :-)

Igor

RE: PESO San Diego

[Tim Øsleby]

A mighty fine shot.


Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
 
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds 
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)

 -Original Message-
 From: Sunny Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: 6. januar 2006 10:04
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: PESO San Diego
 
 http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg
 
 
 I love spending my winter break in this wonderful warm place
 A nice break from my college in western Pennsylvania.
 By the way, can someone tell me how to reply in the archives so it
 shows up underneath?
 I hit the reply to button, but it doesn't work for me.
 

Re: PDMLers in San Diego

[sdstory]

Quoting Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 
 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:34:21 -0800
 sdstory wrote:
 
 
  Well the way things have been going down there in SD i think that 
  everbody's confessed by now  SGS
 
 Ghm.. are you referring to the city council and Cheetah scandals?
 Or did I miss something else?
 
 By the way, is sd in sdstory somehow related to San Diego? ;-)
 .. or is it secure digital? ;-)

 
 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:27:54 -0800
 Derek wrote:
 
  I grew up in San Diego, but moved to LA about 6 years ago.  I still make it
 
  down about once a month, and more frequently than that during Padres
 season.
  
  Derek
 
 Hi Derek, I saw that you are in LA, but didn't know you used to live in SD.
 I've been in SD for about 4.5 years by now.
 I am not a baseball or football fan, otherwise I could've bumped
 into you at a game. Well, not literally.. :-)
 
 Igor
 
 SGS here, yes thats what i was referring to. As to the something else, who 
knows?  

 As for my sd, sorry but we live in goleta just north of S.B. but have been 
to SD quite a few times. my wife  i are very fond of the Marriott out on 
coronado island. SgStory

Re: PDMLers in San Diego?

[Sunny Chung]

Well I don't know if you were referring to my picture when you
mentioned the San Diego PESO, but I'm actually just visiting CA for
chritsmas break.  I did join the list recently and have gotten a lot
of help and a chance to share my work.  I'm also in deviant art, but
there aren't very many pentax users there.  FYI, The family I'm
staying with are huge fans of the Padres and Chargers.

Hope more people join PDML from San Diego, its a great city.

Re: PESO San Diego

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 1/6/2006 1:13:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 From: Sunny Chung [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2006/01/06 Fri AM 09:03:45 GMT
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: PESO San Diego
 
 http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg
 
 
 I love spending my winter break in this wonderful warm place
 A nice break from my college in western Pennsylvania.

Nice shot. Very pretty, very well done. I like it a lot.

Marnie aka Doe 

PESO San Diego

[Sunny Chung]

http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg


I love spending my winter break in this wonderful warm place
A nice break from my college in western Pennsylvania.
By the way, can someone tell me how to reply in the archives so it
shows up underneath?
I hit the reply to button, but it doesn't work for me.

Re: PESO San Diego

[mike wilson]

 
 From: Sunny Chung [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2006/01/06 Fri AM 09:03:45 GMT
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: PESO San Diego
 
 http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg
 
 
 I love spending my winter break in this wonderful warm place
 A nice break from my college in western Pennsylvania.
 By the way, can someone tell me how to reply in the archives so it
 shows up underneath?
 I hit the reply to button, but it doesn't work for me.

You can't reply in the archives, except directly to the poster.  To reply so 
that a post would end up near the original, you might try generating a new post 
with a manually written re header.  If you view the archives in thread 
mode, rather than date, it might be in the right place.  Or not.

m 


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RE: PESO San Diego

[Shel Belinkoff]

Interesting presentation 

Shel



 [Original Message]
 From: Sunny Chung 

 http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg

Re: PESO San Diego

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Nice shot! very stylish.

Godfrey

On Jan 6, 2006, at 1:03 AM, Sunny Chung wrote:


http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg


I love spending my winter break in this wonderful warm place
A nice break from my college in western Pennsylvania.

Re: PESO San Diego

[Perry Pellechia]

Did not get the original post.  This is a very nice shot.
Agree with Godfrey about the stylish comment.


On 1/6/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Nice shot! very stylish.

 Godfrey

 On Jan 6, 2006, at 1:03 AM, Sunny Chung wrote:

  http://www.sunnychung.com/sandiego.jpg
 
 
  I love spending my winter break in this wonderful warm place
  A nice break from my college in western Pennsylvania.




--


Perry Pellechia

Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry

Re: PESO San Diego

[frank theriault]

On 1/6/06, Perry Pellechia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Did not get the original post.  This is a very nice shot.
 Agree with Godfrey about the stylish comment.

I didn't get the original post, either.

I also agree with everone else.  Lovely pic.

cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[Boros Attila]

Hello John,

You got some very good shots.
Oh, a DeLorean:) Reminds me of 'Back to the Future':)

The AMX/3 is a rarity. AFAIK only 5 of these were built. It's speed is
limited due to the lack of a front spoiler, the car is lifting at
higher speeds. Absoulutely fantastic construction for 1969, I can't
figure why AMC dropped the project.

Attila


Sunday, April 4, 2004, 5:37:54 AM, you wrote:

JM I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend.
JM Here's some shots.  It's a cool little place to visit.  They have a
JM really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a
JM hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. 

JM Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with
JM the FA100/2.8. 

JM Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD.

JM http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm

JM --
JM John Mustarde




-- 
Best regards,
 Borosmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!

JM The M20 was the widest I had, giving 30mm FOV on the *istD.  I was
JM zooming with my feet, which was a good exercise.

Phew... g So my K 24 is still wider...

The shots are really good. It is almost as if I myself was there, sans
annotation of course g...

Thanks...

Boris
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Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[John Mustarde]

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 23:21:41 -0500, you wrote:

Nice shirt, John!

vbg

-frank


Thank yew, thank yew, thank yew.  

My lovely wife made me a batch of colorful custom shirts.  I get
smiling comments on them all the time, actually.  I love the custom
fit and colorful fabrics. 

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www.photolin.com

Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[John Mustarde]

On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 09:25:41 +0300, you wrote:

Competent photography - but lack of captioning is frustrating. How can one
identify a Clenet Continental without captions?

Yes, I know I should have included captioning.

I really wish I had the full documentation for the Hunt Special, which
can be seen in images 3 and 4.   Seems it was built for a wealthy
rancher who absolutely *had* to have reliable transportation over the
rutted Baja California cart paths to get sixty miles to town to see
his doctor.  It was a matter of life or death for him to see his
doctor regularly, so he commissioned this original Baja off-roader,
which successfully traversed the roads in the area now used for
serious Baja off-road racing.

It was the epitome of excellence in small-shop design, engineering,
machining, and assembly.  Everything was manufactured at the Hunt's
own machine shop except for the crankshaft, which was farmed out
because the shop was very busy with other work at the time. I think it
was built in only a year.  It was a convertible like some of today's
exotic SUVs - the back passenger end was removable, and when it was
taken off the car became a flatbed truck suitable for hauling cargo.

The forward engine compartment does not contain the engine  - there's
nothing but empty storage space in the hood area behind the radiator.
The engine is under the front seat, utilizing horizontally opposed
cylinders.  The suspension has huge amounts of clearance and travel,
and has a nifty built in safety arms which allow the car to continue
even if it breaks a leaf spring.

I tried a Google search for more info about this car, but came up
empty.

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RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[Rfsindg]

John,

The museum looks better than I remember it.  The car shots are great and show off the 
ability of the M20/4 to get the shot in tight spaces.

You really seem kind of partial to that red Cord.  g

If you were down in the gas light quarter, there is a classic car dealer right on the 
corner.  (about 5th and E street)  It's a great place to spend a half hour trying to 
figure out if you can afford that old classic and how would you get it home.  San 
Diego is a wonderful place!

Regards,  Bob S.

John Mustarde writes:

 I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend.
 Here's some shots.  It's a cool little place to visit.  They have a
 really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a
 hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day. 
 
 Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also 
 shot some with the FA100/2.8. 
 
 Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD.
 
 http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm

Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[Herb Chong]

when i was last at the Harrah's, it was about 400 cars, many of which it has
the only known example. the Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion was the oddest.

Herb...
- Original Message - 
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 The museum is about 25,000 square feet, maybe holds 80 cars, which is
 plenty to look at in a couple of hours.  There'a an aviation museum
 next door to it, but I did not have time to go there.

RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[frank theriault]

Nice shirt, John!

vbg

-frank

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds.  The pessimist 
fears it is true.  -J. Robert Oppenheimer




From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 19:37:54 -0700
I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend.
Here's some shots.  It's a cool little place to visit.  They have a
really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a
hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day.
Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with
the FA100/2.8.
Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD.

http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm

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RE: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[frank theriault]

But seriously,

Some real nice shots there, John.  In fact, they're all nice shots.

You say that's a little museum?  Looked like lots of nice expensive metal 
there to me!  I'd say that's a couple of hours of perusal for me, anyway.

thanks,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds.  The pessimist 
fears it is true.  -J. Robert Oppenheimer




From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 19:37:54 -0700
I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend.
Here's some shots.  It's a cool little place to visit.  They have a
really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a
hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day.
Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with
the FA100/2.8.
Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD.

http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm

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Re: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum

[Raimo K]

Competent photography - but lack of captioning is frustrating. How can one
identify a Clenet Continental without captions?
Very interesting museum it is!
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho


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From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 5:37 AM
Subject: *istD and M20/4 at San Diego Automotive Museum


 I took the *istD to the San Diego Automotive Museum last weekend.
 Here's some shots.  It's a cool little place to visit.  They have a
 really neat one-off car called the Hunt Special, which was a
 hand-built equivalent of a Land Rover or HumVee in its day.

 Most shots were taken with the M20/f4 set at f8. I also shot some with
 the FA100/2.8.

 Oh, the last pic shows me with my left-handed *istD.

 http://www.photolin.com/sdam/thumb0001.htm

 --
 John Mustarde

Re: San Diego by night

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!

Ib I read a few books and watched postings to try learn the tricks of doing
Ib these long night exposures.
Ib Amateur as I am, but eager to learn from the myriads of those clearly less
Ib amateur than I, I'd love 
Ib to receive your advice on what to do better.
Ib Weather was muggy, temperature mid-50's (bl...y cold for San Diego), PZ-1P
Ib with (old) Takumar 
Ib 135mm F2.5, and velbon tripod, F8 for ~8secs on Fujicolor 200
Ib http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2157930
Ib I also wanted to tell those who may venture to this area, that this was just
Ib so easy to get to, behind the Il Fornaio restaurant on Coronado, is a path
Ib with splendid views of downtown SD just waiting to tickle your silver cells.
Ib All comments welcome.
Ib Thanks
Ib Ian

This old Takumar is a good lens, ain't it? g...

I think you did very well, or should I say you're less amateur than
me? g

Oh well, my wife just found a bad misprint in above sentence... Time
to sign off for today...

Anyway, the view is splendid and the execution is precise.

Boris

Re: San Diego by night

[Peter Alling]

I'd have gone for a darker sky.  One of the secrets of night photography as 
taught
to me by an old news photographer is to bracket by 2-4 stops rather than 1 
or 1/2
stop increments.

At 02:14 AM 2/24/04, you wrote:
I read a few books and watched postings to try learn the tricks of doing
these long night exposures.
Amateur as I am, but eager to learn from the myriads of those clearly less
amateur than I, I'd love
to receive your advice on what to do better.
Weather was muggy, temperature mid-50's (bl...y cold for San Diego), PZ-1P
with (old) Takumar
135mm F2.5, and velbon tripod, F8 for ~8secs on Fujicolor 200
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2157930
I also wanted to tell those who may venture to this area, that this was just
so easy to get to, behind the Il Fornaio restaurant on Coronado, is a path
with splendid views of downtown SD just waiting to tickle your silver cells.
All comments welcome.
Thanks
Ian
I drink to make other people interesting.
-- George Jean Nathan  

Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

[Francis Alviar]

A quick scan on google provided these:

The Botanical Building 
The Hall of Champions Sports Museum 
The House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
Inc. 
The Japanese Friendship Garden 
The Museum of Photographic Arts 
The Museum of San Diego History 
The Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center 
The San Diego Aerospace Museum 
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum 
The San Diego Museum of Art 
The San Diego Museum of Man 
The San Diego Natural History Museum 

There are also Spanish Missions in San Diego (Mission
San Diego de Alcala and San Luis Rey de Francia). 
Then there's gaslamp quarter
(http://gothere.com/sandiego/gaslamp.htm) in the heart
of San Diego or as Ann suggested the Hotel Del
Coronado.  The beach in front of the hotel is perfect
for working on that tan as it's been hitting 80+ temps
out here right now (100 yesterday) and if you get
lucky you'll catch a U.S. Navy ship heading out to sea
or just arriving.

Good luck!

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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:42:57 -0400
From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?
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Paul Eriksson wrote:

 This weekend (Sat-Mon) my wife and I will go to San
Diego for the 
weekend.
 The question is what's worth seeing?  We're going to
the Zoo one day 
and we
 won't go to Sea world, done that already.  Also the
wild animal park 
and
 joshua tree np will be a trip this spring.  Please
help, time is 
running
 out.

 thanks
 Paul

Go to La Jolla and eat at Su Casa :) (if you like
yummy Mexican food) 
and La
Jolla is
kinda nice to stroll around, too.

Check out the Del Coronado hotel on Coronado Island.

annsan






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Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

[Larry Levy]

Check out the Del Coronado hotel on Coronado Island.

REPLY

Just don't stay there. The charm fades really quickly when you realize it's
you room for a   w - e - e - k. I had the pleasure of running a uers'
group conference there once. It wasn't a good working hotel.

Larry

Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

[Keith Whaley]

Mediocre service, for what you pay?

keith whaley

Larry Levy wrote:
 
 Check out the Del Coronado hotel on Coronado Island.
 
 REPLY
 
 Just don't stay there. The charm fades really quickly when you realize it's
 you room for a   w - e - e - k. I had the pleasure of running a uers'
 group conference there once. It wasn't a good working hotel.
 
 Larry

What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

[Paul Eriksson]

This weekend (Sat-Mon) my wife and I will go to San Diego for the weekend.  
The question is what's worth seeing?  We're going to the Zoo one day and we 
won't go to Sea world, done that already.  Also the wild animal park and 
joshua tree np will be a trip this spring.  Please help, time is running 
out.

thanks
Paul
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Re: What to do/see/photograph in San Diego?

[Ann Sanfedele]

Paul Eriksson wrote:

 This weekend (Sat-Mon) my wife and I will go to San Diego for the weekend.
 The question is what's worth seeing?  We're going to the Zoo one day and we
 won't go to Sea world, done that already.  Also the wild animal park and
 joshua tree np will be a trip this spring.  Please help, time is running
 out.

 thanks
 Paul

Go to La Jolla and eat at Su Casa :) (if you like yummy Mexican food) and La
Jolla is
kinda nice to stroll around, too.

Check out the Del Coronado hotel on Coronado Island.

annsan





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Re: PDML'ers in San Diego ??

[Peter Alling]

Ann you live an interesting life.

At 10:54 PM 7/24/2002 -0400, you wrote:
I'll be there from Aug 17th through th 23rd working at the National
Scrabble Championship as a word judge.

It will be at the San Diego Concourse .  I'll be working all day Sunday
the 18th through Wed. the 21, then half a day
on Thursday.I expect I'll be pretty tired and will have some
Scrabble commitments but might be able to
get away for a bit.

annsan
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