Re: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
There is a very beautiful poem and a song by Russian author Alexander Derevyagin called A boy bathes the Sun. The quoted part from Brian's message (Rain - Precipitation) reminded me of that poem. I thought some people here might appreciate it.. Here is the relevant excerpt: (my apologies to

Re: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Frank, that photo might be suitable for September. One may think that the themes for the opposite months, March and September, were spaced far apart for a reason... ;-) Igor On 10/25/2012 10:19 PM, knarftheriault at gmail.com wrote: Btw, for March would a photo of clean genitals be ok?

Re: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-26 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: Frank, that photo might be suitable for September. One may think that the themes for the opposite months, March and September, were spaced far apart for a reason... ;-) Well no, they weren't. But now that I think about it Cheers Brian

RE: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Great compilation of themes. I'm down with all of them (I don't really talk like that, I'm just being silly...). Btw, for March would a photo of clean genitals be ok? cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: October 25, 2012 10/25/12 To:

RE: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-25 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Btw, there is in fact a Canadian theme: by changing rain to precipitation you just included snow... ;-) cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: October 25, 2012 10/25/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PUG Themes for 2013 -

Re: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-25 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 10/25/2012 18:53, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Thanks for all of the suggestions - obviously too many for one year but those not chosen all get noted for possible use in 2014. The most popular choice was Rain, followed by Bookmarks and Windows, so those are in, although at Ann's

Re: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-25 Thread Christine Aguila
Great list, Brian! Thanks for all your work on this! Cheers, Christine On Oct 25, 2012, at 6:53 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all Thanks for all of the suggestions - obviously too many for one year but those not chosen all get noted for possible use in 2014.

Re: PUG Themes for 2013 - The List

2012-10-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Only if you're a politician... -p On 10/25/2012 10:19 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Btw, for March would a photo of clean genitals be ok? cheers, frank -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-18 Thread John Sessoms
Someone else mentioned they thought the more abstract themes were better because they offer more scope for the photographer's imagination. I agree. -- 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

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
How would you know they were lost? In some cases, except for the improvement, would anyone notice? On 10/12/2012 5:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: How about lost friends and loved ones as a theme? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- Don't lose heart, they might want to

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-18 Thread P. J. Alling
On 10/12/2012 1:53 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Here are my picks. I hope to be more regular poster to the pig next year. OK. But what about the PUG? Let it get it's own pig. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-17 Thread Bruce Walker
I only have a meta list. I prefer the ones that are more abstract and less specific. The ones that give us more wiggle room so that most everyone can play, and that makes the lack of the open gallery less concerning. So actually most of your list is fine by me. Bookmarks comes closest to being an

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-17 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like the Free for All unthemed month, Bookmarks, signs of the Times (of course), windows, twilight zone (since it can be intepreted literally or figuratively well) , Animal kingdom, motion,precipitation instead of just rain.. , history rainbows might be nice... Got Wheels Body parts might

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Brian Walters apathyman@lyons- ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-13 Thread Stan Halpin
A nice set to choose from Brian. Thanks! These would be my top ten. Thinking both in terms of what might inspire me to contribute but also thinking of themes that I expect others on this list would excel at. Vertical Still Life Body Parts Decrepit The Twilight Zone Windows Trees Temptation

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say) the end of October to allow you all time to think about the first few months of

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-13 Thread kwaller
You forgot Canadians ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PUG Themes for 2013 On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's

RE: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-13 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Brian Walters apathyman@lyons- ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say)

RE: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-13 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
: October 13, 2012 10/13/12 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: PUG Themes for 2013 now all the rest of us have to do is find an old shed full of bluejays and get the squirrels to plough the little fuckers into the ground while the chipmunks look on and give them points out of ten

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Christine Aguila
Just saw this typo. Did this from my mobile phone and predictive typing. :-) Sorry about this. Cheers, Christine On Oct 12, 2012, at 12:53 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Here are my picks. I hope to be more regular

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Toralf Lund
On 10/12/12 1:18, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we need to think about possible themes for next year's PUG. I'd like to finalise a list by (say) the end of October to allow you all time to think about the first few months of 2013, at least. Here's a list of

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Larry Colen
How about lost friends and loved ones as a theme? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Darren Addy
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: How about lost friends and loved ones as a theme? I dunno. I'm not sure how exciting an entire gallery of photos of William Robb would BE. : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-12 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 12, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: How about lost friends and loved ones as a theme? I dunno. I'm not sure how exciting an entire gallery of photos of William Robb would BE. Bill's not lost, someone just

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've always been fond of body parts. Seriously, that's a keeper. As are rain, temptation, chaos, bookmarks, tools, wind, extreme, windows, underneath, anger, and beyond reach. On Oct 11, 2012, at 7:18 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's the time of year when we

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The ones that particularly appeal to me include signs or the times, abstract, book marks, architectural, and textures. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's the time of year

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Here are my picks. I hope to be more regular poster to the pig next year. Texture Wind Tools Long exposure Architectural Body parts Motion Rain Abstract Chaos Bookmarks Rain Cheers, Christine On Oct 11, 2012, at 6:18 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all It's

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-11 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
--- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sent: October 11, 2012 10/11/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PUG Themes for 2013 Here are my picks. I hope to be more regular poster to the pig next year. Texture Wind Tools Long exposure Architectural Body parts Motion Rain

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-11 Thread kwaller
A great list to choose from. Might I suggest aperature, where images shot with a specific aperature - specified - are entered. Or maybe exposure where similarily, a specific shutter speed is specified. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message

Re: PUG Themes for 2013

2012-10-11 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Here are my picks. I hope to be more regular poster to the pig next year. OK. But what about the PUG? -- Oink Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ --