On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:09 AM, David Savage <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a similar experience to Bruce. > > I joined a local Flickr group in early '07, went to my first social > event in Nov. & haven't looked back since. > > Made some good friends & it opened me up to photographic opportunities > that i wouldn't have pursued on my own. > > My photography has improved simply through associating with so many > talented people. > > DS
Thanks Dave Bruce, and Frank sorta.:-) The person starting this club is a very good photographer, he and i have had a number of photos win at t=local fairs and in calendars and newspapers. I'd like to pick his brain and those that may join up. I may go on a few 'walks' but probably on a few. We used to get together a few times a year with a TOPDML walk and drinks, but that seems to have fallen by the wayside. Good way to meet the local Pentax crowds and try new beers.:-) Mississauga is a bit far but could be do able. I'll check out flickr Bruce. Is there a handy link i can start with?? Dave > > On 20/12/2011, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dave, not a club per se, but one of the most useful benefits of >> networking on Flickr has been getting hooked-up with a >> Mississauga-based bunch of friendly folk who like to organize walks. >> >> Flickr has a feature called Groups where like-minded people share >> their shots. Common groups include by brand (eg Pentax), by local >> geography (eg Toronto), or by topic/style (eg B&W). If you were to do >> a little spelunking you would likely find a group specific to your >> area. >> >> No guarantees of course, but the Mississauga Flickr group includes >> everyone from P&S owners through working pros and everyone gets along >> fine--no snobbery, no exclusions. I don't go out on more than 20% of >> the walks, but I've learned *something* from most of the ones I >> attended. >> >> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 10:01 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks all for the input. I figured it would be about 50/50 but was >>> curious about the opinions. >>> >>> PJ, the owner of the group is a Canon shooter, i do not know any one >>> else as of yet. If it turns out to be a gang up on the Pentax guy i >>> will just move on. No time for that crap. >>> It seems on his Facebook page they go out on photo drives, which i >>> like to do, so may be this will help get me out more. >>> >>> I signed up Sunday, we'll see how it goes. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
