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Funny, all the different interpretations. My favorite is Jan's interesting elephants underfoot. Henk Op ma 5 dec. 2022 om 11:24 schreef Brian W : > G'day all > > Enjoy the new gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery > th

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Wonderful gallery this month, I like Ann's shot a lot and the mushrooms Dave On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 5:24 AM Brian W wrote: > G'day all > > Enjoy the new gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery > there). > > Note: The aut

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Yes  - interesting and fun  gallery  -  hafta point out Rick and I did not collude :-) My  personal faves are Stan's and Jan's - (rhymes just happen) ann On 12/7/2022 4:26 AM, Bob Pdml wrote: Thanks! Interesting how so many of them make pairs. I like ‘Leaf’ by Reinhard very much. The almost

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Thanks! Interesting how so many of them make pairs. I like ‘Leaf’ by Reinhard very much. The almost complementary colours of the leaf and tiles in that beautiful light and shade, with the shape of the leaf almost echoing that of the tile pattern, and of course the beautiful tiles themselves, w

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I'm in.. I had a few I liked better but I took them with either the Cool pix or the tiny Canon that doesnt' weigh me down when I'm out. ann On 11/23/2022 5:44 AM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The theme for December is "Underfoot". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines

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As Brian said... I agree Bill's does nail the topic very nicely and it made me laugh out loud - even though it is clearly "constructed" . As to Jan's Apache trail -- Yeah, ttaken by that becuase , as John, I've been right there a bit of a scary road to drive for me back in I think it was 1985.

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Am 07.12.21 um 21:15 schrieb David J Brooks: super gallery It is indeed. Pity I couldn't contribute this time. We're snowed under with work until the 15th. Currently, I don't even find the time to lurk. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.bl

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It's a world treasure, not just a national one. Its grace & beauty surpassed its original purpose. On 12/6/2021 4:10 PM, jtainter wrote: Rick wrote: "Joe, I feel the same way. We haven’t been to Asia, but my wife and I were getting to Europe for work (with some holiday attached) once or twic

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super gallery Dave On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 5:16 AM Brian W wrote: > G'day all > > Lots of lonely roads this month but Bill's "The Lost Girls" nails the theme > perfectly. > > Enjoy the new gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous

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On Tue., Dec. 7, 2021, 8:50 a.m. Rick Womer, wrote: > Ick. > > What is it about the lack of a shell that makes them more repulsive than > other mollusks? > > Rick > They are all ugly outside their shells. Never eat half an escargot and look at what's left. The size doesn't help either. bill --

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Ick. What is it about the lack of a shell that makes them more repulsive than other mollusks? Rick > On Dec 6, 2021, at 11:49 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Rick, I estimate in the order of 10 cm ( 4 inch). > Henk > > Op ma 6 dec. 2021 om 03:00 schreef Rick Womer : > >> I agree that Bill Robb’

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Rick wrote:   "Joe, I feel the same way. We haven’t been to Asia, but my wife and I were getting to Europe for work (with some holiday attached) once or twice a year. My last trip was one to London in April 2019. I surmise that the photo is Notre Dame; the fire was agonizing to watch on TV, and

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Rick, I estimate in the order of 10 cm ( 4 inch). Henk Op ma 6 dec. 2021 om 03:00 schreef Rick Womer : > I agree that Bill Robb’s photo gets the blue ribbon this month! > > The prize for the best title should go to Eric for “impathable.” (Either > very clever, or he was using voice recognition wi

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I agree that Bill Robb’s photo gets the blue ribbon this month! The prize for the best title should go to Eric for “impathable.” (Either very clever, or he was using voice recognition with a bad lisp.) Dan, as you may know Randall Thompson set a set of Frost’s poems to music in his choral work

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I liked all of them, but I was taken by Jan van "Wijk's Apache Trail, Arizona" because I've been there too. I recognize that spot on the trail. I have a friend who lives in Mesa, AZ just a few miles from the southern terminus in Apache Junction. On 12/5/2021 5:16 AM, Brian W wrote: G'day al

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Thanks for all your work, Brian.You’ve done a magnificent jog managing the pug. I will try to participate more frequently next year. Paul > On Dec 4, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Brian W wrote: > > G'day all > > Biggest gallery of the year - a great way to end 2020. It's been a > challenging > time for

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Nikon has all my cormorant shots . Sorry gang for not able too add the second😷 On Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 8:21 AM Mark Roberts wrote: > Only one cormorant??? > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please v

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Really nice gallery again. My favorite is Toine’s; the minimalism really works wonderfully. Rick > On Dec 4, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Brian W wrote: > > G'day all > > Biggest gallery of the year - a great way to end 2020. It's been a > challenging > time for everyone so let's hope for a better 202

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Only one cormorant??? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

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Get one for me as well! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 2:31 PM P. J. Alling wrote: > Well, I posted an image to the last PUG of the year. I think I deserve > a cookie, and since no one else is going to buy m

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Well, I posted an image to the last PUG of the year.  I think I deserve a cookie, and since no one else is going to buy me one, I'm off to get one for myself. On 11/20/2020 4:12 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The end of the year is nigh so how about a big finish to send 2020 to the dustbin. Th

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Understood! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 6:52 AM Brian W wrote: > Hi Joe, > > The old limits apply for December. Perhaps I should have said "I'll > update the > size limits for 2021" :-)> > > Cheers > B

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Hi Joe, The old limits apply for December. Perhaps I should have said "I'll update the size limits for 2021" :-)> Cheers Brian the Ambiguous > On 25 November 2020 at 08:30 jtainter wrote: > > > Brian wrote: > > "No. I'll update the size limits shortly but it will probably be 500 kb & >

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Brian wrote: "No. I'll update the size limits shortly but it will probably be 500 kb & 1350x950 pixels. Brian, I just tried to submit a 450 mb file, but the system says it is too big. Joe -- Er, I meant a 450 kb file. Please let us know when we can submit at the new sizes. Joe -

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Brian wrote: "No. I'll update the size limits shortly but it will probably be 500 kb & 1350x950 pixels. Brian, I just tried to submit a 450 mb file, but the system says it is too big. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBS

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> On Nov 24, 2020, at 10:05 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > The good part is I have lots of photos of waterbirds, the bad part is most > are boring… I think Mark is going to snag that one. In any case that describes my whole photo library, I just make up for it with numbers. -- Larry Colen l.

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The good part is I have lots of photos of waterbirds, the bad part is most are boring... On 11/20/2020 4:12 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The end of the year is nigh so how about a big finish to send 2020 to the dustbin. Theme: "Waterbirds". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submiss

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> On 24 November 2020 at 02:35 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > Do the limits of 300 kb and 800 x 800 pixels still apply? No. I'll update the size limits shortly but it will probably be 500 kb & 1350x950 pixels. Cheers Brian > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery >

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Do the limits of 300 kb and 800 x 800 pixels still apply? Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 4:12 PM Brian W wrote: > G'day all > > The end of the year is nigh so how about a big finish to send 2020 to the > du

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I'm in - good thing you reminded - I thought I had already submitted it ann On 11/20/2020 4:12 PM, Brian W wrote: G'day all The end of the year is nigh so how about a big finish to send 2020 to the dustbin. Theme: "Waterbirds". Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guideline

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Thanks for your comments Rick. -Original Message- >From: Rick Womer >Subject: Re: December PUG is up > >Brian, the PUGs are =consistently= “goodies”! > >This month, MARK!’s “Bass Lake” is the minimalist-est of the bunch (would have >been even minimalist-est-er with

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thanks RIck! My faves are Brian's and yours - honest :-)  though Brian's gives me the creeps - that plane looks like some evil giant insect . Yours is definitely minimalist because of the broad open space - but whole gallery is wonderful ann On 12/6/2019 8:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Brian, th

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Thanks, Bulent! ann On 12/6/2019 1:08 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: My favorites this month are: Bass Lake by Mark Roberts, All Alone by Ann Sanfedele and Outlook by Rick Womer. I also enjoyed Minimal Housing by Henk Terhell (though I would hesitate to consider it minimalist). And thank you Bri

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Brian, the PUGs are =consistently= “goodies”! This month, MARK!’s “Bass Lake” is the minimalist-est of the bunch (would have been even minimalist-est-er without the stick). Ken’s is a minimalist classic, but does the classic one better by having the perfect reflections. Brian’s and AnnSan’s are

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My favorites this month are: Bass Lake by Mark Roberts, All Alone by Ann Sanfedele and Outlook by Rick Womer. I also enjoyed Minimal Housing by Henk Terhell (though I would hesitate to consider it minimalist). And thank you Brian, for all your efforts to maintain the lovely galleries. Bulent ---

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Thanks for the comment ann - I haven't printed it large yet - looking foir more wall space ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: December PUG is up Brian - those are my exact to

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Thank you paul for your thoughtful comment. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: December PUG is up Nice gallery. Ken’s photo is both beautiful and conceptually brilliant. Dave’s is ex

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Agree, Brian. Ken's image is also my pick. Thanks Jack for your comment. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: December PUG is up Agree, Brian. Ken's image is also my pick. J Sen

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eciate it. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > Subject: Re: December PUG is up > > > > Another interesting PUG, with many great images! > > > > I agree that Ken Waller's &

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tyola" Subject: Re: December PUG is up Another interesting PUG, with many great images! I agree that Ken Waller's "Monet" is the pick of an outstanding litter, Words fail me in trying to praise it. I also very much like Dave Brook's "Hard Water" and Matthew Hunt

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Thanks Brian for the comment and thanks for all you do putting the PUG out ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" Subject: December PUG is up G'day all, A bit larger gallery this month. Some excellent work, as us

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Depends on the well. Celestins is nice, not at all sulphurous, with very fine bubbles. I lived in Harrogate for many years and some of the water there is very sulphurous, and there is the occasional whiff of hellfire in Vichy, but not as much as Harrogate. Vichy is a very attractive town. > On

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Isn't Vichy water high in minerals and sulfur? Not to my taste. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 5:44 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: > > In Vichy at the source of Celestins you can draw the water free, or go > into a shop and buy some... > https://web-

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On a similar theme, a town in New South Wales banned bottled water in 2009. Sadly it doesn't seem to have caught on more widely: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-07-08/nsw-town-bans-bottled-water/1346406 Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http

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In a restaurant in France this summer the waiter put a carafe of water like this one on the table: https://goo.gl/images/aBJxBj Les Eaux Municipales means tap water... Except that it's glass, it would be nice to carry one around for refilling from fountains. In Vichy at the source of Celestins

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back in '81 my thought when I saw the bottle being filled was that it was Evion's source ;-)  I was photographing the fountain itself - the frame before it on that roll tells me that... never bothered to blow that one up... I'll go for the gag every time ann On 12/5/2018 2:11 PM, Bob W-PDML w

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> On 5 Dec 2018, at 15:01, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Another interesting PUG, with many great images! > > [...] > Ann's "Bottled" is also excellent and gave me a real chuckle. On my three > trips to Switzerland over the decades, I constantly watched the locals > filling their Perrier bottl

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Brian - those are my exact top three as well! Ken's Monet is especially a knock out. Hope he has printed that one! ann On 12/4/2018 10:56 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all, A bit larger gallery this month. Some excellent work, as usual - Ken's "Show Me the Monet" is one favourite (great titl

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Nice gallery. Ken’s photo is both beautiful and conceptually brilliant. Dave’s is excellent as well. many good shots. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

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Agree, Brian. Ken's image is also my pick. J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 4, 2018, at 7:56 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all, > > A bit larger gallery this month. Some excellent work, as usual - Ken's "Show > Me > the Monet" is one favourite (great title too!). Others are Matthew's "Re

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Another interesting PUG, with many great images! I agree that Ken Waller's "Monet" is the pick of an outstanding litter, Words fail me in trying to praise it. I also very much like Dave Brook's "Hard Water" and Matthew Hunt's "Red Lights." both exceptional. Ann's "Bottled" is also excellent and

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> On 25 Nov 2018, at 18:04, Mark Roberts wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > >> 1. "What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?" >> 2. ".My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters." >> 3. "The waters? What waters? We're in the desert." >> 4. "...I was misinformed." > > "What's your na

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Bob W-PDML wrote: > 1. “What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?” > 2. “…My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters.” > 3. “The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.” > 4. “...I was misinformed.” "What's your nationality?" "I'm a drunkard." -- Mark Roberts - Photography

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If you can get an image you like, I'm sure one of us can resize it for you and submit it on your behalf. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 11:52 AM Stan Halpin wrote: > So, in one of those ironies of life, I am in the Atlantic, about 60 miles

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Here's looking at you, Bob. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 12:27 PM Bob W-PDML wrote: > 1. “What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?” > 2. “…My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters.” > 3. “The waters? What waters? We

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1. “What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?” 2. “…My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters.” 3. “The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.” 4. “...I was misinformed.” On 25 Nov 2018, at 16:52, Stan Halpin mailto:s...@stans-photography.info>> wrote: So, in one of th

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So, in one of those ironies of life, I am in the Atlantic, about 60 miles from Casablanca, surrounded by water, with many Water images safely ensconced on my memory cards. And no editor on my iPad to process and resize one of the images for PUG submission. Next trip I will try to plan ahead. M

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Done Dave On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 7:17 PM Pete McIntosh wrote: > > I'm in too. Actually remembered this time... > > Ciao, > > Pete Mac in Melbourne > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Brian Walters" > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: 23/11/2018 08:13:56 > Subject: December PUG Cou

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I'm in too. Actually remembered this time... Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- Original Message -- From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: 23/11/2018 08:13:56 Subject: December PUG Countdown G'day all Theme: "Water". Let's finish the year with a bang! Submit here:

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I'm in. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 4:16 PM Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > Theme: "Water". > > Let's finish the year with a bang! > > Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ > > Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/

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done ann On 11/22/2018 4:13 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Theme: "Water". Let's finish the year with a bang! Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walte

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I figured you could see Mt LeConte if conditions were right but what other mountains are between GFM and LeConte I could see being a problem  but not the distance as the crow flies, I didn't think. I'm thinking of Lookout mountain and seeing seven states from the summit.  And of course in Al

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Great Smokey Mountain National Park is a 95 miles as the crow flies (Mile High Swinging Bridge to Newfound Gap) and according to this calculator, from an altitude of 5280 ft the distance to the horizon is 89 miles. http://www.ringbell.co.uk/info/hdist.htm IF the weather is clear, you can se

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My count was only National Parks. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: December PUG is up! I made a distinction between parks and monuments and such in listing my 40... I was using the li

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I made a distinction between parks and monuments  and such in listing my 40... I was using the list on line of the 59 that Ddan was using as well, and I presume, was Ken... Gosh, getting into National Monuments and historical thingys that are not specifically parks would, I imagine, increase a

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I didn't know about GFM becoming a State Park,  Blue RIdge isn't a National Park - according to list I saw recent. I think you _can_ see Smokey mountains in distance from tippy top of Grandfather mt... ann On 12/7/2017 3:03 PM, John wrote: Great Smokey Mountains NP is a bit far to be seen fr

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Actually, most of those (not including cemeteries) *are* part of the National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/hfc/carto/PDF/NPSmap2.pdf On 12/6/2017 16:05, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I just googled the official list, and check off 25 I have visited. That does not, of course, include national m

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One of the better ideas we've given the world. Glad to see the idea has caught on in other countries. On 12/6/2017 14:47, Ken Waller wrote: These National Parks are a great resource for the U. S. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- Science - Questions we may nev

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I won't bore y'all with all the crap that's been going on why I didn't get around to submitting anything for this PUG when National Parks was a natural fit for me. Instead here's one I could have and probably should have submitted. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/4531053717/lightbox/ C

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And crows are a lot smarter than pigeons. On 12/6/2017 09:50, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: "While it is unlikely Sam recognized me" Don't be so sure, Ann. I read a scientific paper on city pigeons, where it was demonstrated that the definitely recognized human faces, and can retain the memories fo

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They knew they were eventually going to lose the land because of rising property taxes, so they sold most of it to the state to become a park. They retained a concession to run the attraction as a non-profit environmental education facility, but it's also under NC State Park rules (which is why th

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Great Smokey Mountains NP is a bit far to be seen from GFM. OTOH, the Blue Ridge Parkway's Glenn Cove Viaduct is on Grandfather Mountain and it's only a mile from the GFM entrancegate to the Blue Ridge Parkway access from US-221. On 12/6/2017 10:20, ann sanfedele wrote: GFM is private land... b

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Grandfather Mountain is not a national park, however the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs across the shoulder of GFM *IS*. Grandfather Mountain used to be a private attraction, but recently (2015 I think) Hugh Morton's heirs donated the land to the State of North Carolina and GFM is now a North Carol

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Just ravin' mad. Alan C -Original Message- From: Ken Waller Sent: 7 December, 2017 6:26 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: December PUG is up! At least he didn't chicken out. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message -

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At least he didn't chicken out. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: December PUG is up! On 12/6/2017 3:34 PM, mike wilson wrote: He shouldn't have ducked. Konrad Lorenz was ci

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I'll keep that in mind if I really do win the lottery :-) a On 12/6/2017 10:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: You have skipped the best one of all! We will have a spare bedroom in Maui in February , , , , Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:

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You have skipped the best one of all! We will have a spare bedroom in Maui in February , , , , Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:12 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Hawaii is the one I've never been to... unlikely I ever will > > and of course I

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Hawaii is the one I've never been to... unlikely I ever will and of course I've been to the one in the northeast many times, as I lived in Maine for 3 years and also took many road trips down east since then... I left off a couple in Florida that I may have been to as a child, possibly before

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There are a total of 59 National parks -- only one in the Northeast. Mot are in Utah and Alaska. Which is the state you have not visited, Ann? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 7:08 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > I have been to 40 in the USA and

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I have been to 40 in the USA and x'ed out the ones I had not been to, and then counted the rest. got ya both beat... :-)  I come from road trip stock. Didn't do Canada yet.  Company coming shortly with a framing project ann On 12/6/2017 4:05 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I just googled the of

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On 12/6/2017 3:34 PM, mike wilson wrote: He shouldn't have ducked. Konrad Lorenz was circumcised by a raven.  Fowl play ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and f

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On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 10:16:59AM -0500, ann sanfedele wrote: > I would love it to have been true... and actually -felt- it was so at the > time. > and ravens, I believe, are somewhat smarter than pigeons. > > ann The average cobblestone is somewhat smarter than a pigeon. -- PDML Pentax-Discu

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l Parks I've visited - 22. Not all of them were photo destinations - some were just to rubber neck. These National Parks are a great resource for the U. S. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject:

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I have had some interesting encounters with the ravens at the Tower of London. Cheeky birds, and quite clever and persistent. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 3:13 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > I had my Raven experience several years back while in a

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I just googled the official list, and check off 25 I have visited. That does not, of course, include national monuments, preserves, historic sites, historic parks, memorials battlefields, cemeteries, recreation areas, seashores, lakeshores, rivers, parkways, trails, and "affiliated areas," all of

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> On 06 December 2017 at 16:15 Mark Roberts wrote: > > > David J Brooks wrote: > > >Skipped this one as i THOUGHT i had not been to a national park, then > >remembered to late that GFM is one. Arg > > GFM is a state park, not national. Close enough for Brave Dooks. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

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He shouldn't have ducked. > On 06 December 2017 at 20:22 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > Konrad Lorenz was circumcised by a raven. > > > On 6 Dec 2017, at 20:14, Ken Waller wrote: > > > > I had my Raven experience several years back while in a state park just > > north of Moab Utah. My wife and I we

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Konrad Lorenz was circumcised by a raven. > On 6 Dec 2017, at 20:14, Ken Waller wrote: > > I had my Raven experience several years back while in a state park just north > of Moab Utah. My wife and I were mostly alone sitting on a bench near a very > steep and deep canyon fall off just enjoying

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. I've read in several places that they are reputed to be among the smartest of birds. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: December PUG is up! "While it is unlikely Sam recogni

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eth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: December PUG is up! But a gorgeous one! I counted the parks I've been to in North America and there are 7 of them.. (two of the same park, amazingly - YOHO) includi

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ot;Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: December PUG is up! Not a large gallery, but a very enjoyable one, with many entrancing portraits of National Parks all over the globe. Rick Wormer's "Haleakala Crater" touches my soul, as that is just about my favorite spot on the pla

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I thought  it was privately owned.. hmmm but you certainly would know :-) ann On 12/6/2017 11:15 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Skipped this one as i THOUGHT i had not been to a national park, then remembered to late that GFM is one. Arg GFM is a state park, not national.

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On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >>Skipped this one as i THOUGHT i had not been to a national park, then >>remembered to late that GFM is one. Arg > > GFM is a state park, not national. Good thing i forgot then Dave > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photograph

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David J Brooks wrote: >Skipped this one as i THOUGHT i had not been to a national park, then >remembered to late that GFM is one. Arg GFM is a state park, not national. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

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GFM is private land... but photos you took there, given you pointed your camera in the right direction, would have given you the Great Smokey Mountains NP ann On 12/6/2017 10:06 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Skipped this one as i THOUGHT i had not been to a national park, then remembered to late t

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I would love it to have been true... and actually -felt- it was so at the time. and ravens, I believe, are somewhat smarter than pigeons. ann On 12/6/2017 9:50 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: "While it is unlikely Sam recognized me" Don't be so sure, Ann. I read a scientific paper on city pigeon

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Skipped this one as i THOUGHT i had not been to a national park, then remembered to late that GFM is one. Arg Dave On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > ann sanfedele wrote: > >>I counted the parks I've been to in North America >>and there are 7 of them.. (two of the same park, a

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"While it is unlikely Sam recognized me" Don't be so sure, Ann. I read a scientific paper on city pigeons, where it was demonstrated that the definitely recognized human faces, and can retain the memories for extended periods of time, Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

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Thanks for the heads up, and for this story Ann! On Tue, 5 Dec 2017 20:27:22 -0500 ann sanfedele wrote: > >My personal favorite is for a very personal reason.. (in addition to it being >a lovely shot) >I think I know those ravens at the Painted Desert! >WHen did you take the photo, Jan? It was t

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Thanks Dan! On Tue, 5 Dec 2017 17:12:10 -0500 Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >Jn van Wijk's "Painted Desert Locals" is perhaps the most dynamic; I love >the way he capture both the perched bird and the airborne in that >well-composed image. Regards, JvW

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