Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-11 Thread steve harley
On 2019-01-10 08:34, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: The cormorant fishing I observed in 1966 was near Hiroshima, in a small inlet off the Inland sea. It was quite interesting. i probably read _The Story About Ping_ 50 times as a young child; it features "strange dark fishing birds" which are slight

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-10 Thread John
When I got to go on that trip to China one of the things we did was a cruise down the Li River. At the end of the trip there was a cormorant fisherman standing on the steps where the river boat tied up. He was pretty obviously there to have his photo taken (I'm guessing for tips or such), but

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-10 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The cormorant fishing I observed in 1966 was near Hiroshima, in a small inlet off the Inland sea. It was quite interesting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIB

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
That was a joke Alan. On 1/9/2019 10:28 PM, Alan C wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_fishing Alan C On 09-Jan-19 08:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane... On 1/9/2019 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: maybe not in so many words, but st

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Alan C
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_fishing Alan C On 09-Jan-19 08:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane... On 1/9/2019 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: maybe not in so many words, but still https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/181868

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Jostein
It's mostly tourist bait though. I think that's ok. :-) Jostein Den 09.01.2019 19:01, skrev P. J. Alling: I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane... On 1/9/2019 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: maybe not in so many words, but still https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/pos

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Bob W-PDML
Indeed - forcing the fish to swallow the greasy slimeballs is cruel and unusual punishment. They don't look like PDML cormos though, far too well-behaved and quiet. Admirable plumage! > On 9 Jan 2019, at 18:01, P. J. Alling wrote: > > I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane..

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Now I can see the image, and it is stunning. Back in 1966, I watched Japanese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish in the Inland Sea. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 1:01 PM P. J. Alling wrote: > I personally think using cormorants for b

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
I personally think using cormorants for bait is inhumane... On 1/9/2019 12:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: maybe not in so many words, but still https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/181868829229/top-shot-in-the-wee-morning-hours-top-shot -- America wasn't founded so that we could all

Re: OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I can read the article, but the image does not come through. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 12:15 PM Doug Brewer wrote: > maybe not in so many words, but still > > > https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/181868829229/top-shot-in-t

OT: Nat Geo paying homage to the PDML

2019-01-09 Thread Doug Brewer
maybe not in so many words, but still https://yourshotblog.nationalgeographic.com/post/181868829229/top-shot-in-the-wee-morning-hours-top-shot -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directl