Hello from Ron in New Mexico

ronthejazzguy · 07-06-2017, 01:34 PM - **1 Like**

Hello,

Just a quick post to say hi! A short bio...I'm a retired NM state govt. photographer and former exhibit designer for 'nmspacemuseum.org'.
A quick background - US Navy Photographer 1971-75, B.A. Fine Art Photography from New Mexico State University 1981, grad school from 1990-91. Newspaper photographer/writer for 19 years then college photography teacher for a couple of years, then 23 years at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM.. Now retired and working as a sub teacher and playing trombone and directing a jazz band at 'flickingercenter.com'. Keeping busy..

Been a Pentax fan since high school in the mid '60s. Yep! I'm old (63). Been very active in fine art photography and in the late '80s I worked as a custom black and white edition printer in a lab in Santa Fe, NM, where I used to print custom prints for (name dropping time), Paul Caponigro, Eliot Porter etc.. A great job. FIne Art photography is my thing and have had working in loads of shows, publications (including twice in American Photo) etc.

Glad to be here!

Last edited by MarkJerling; 07-06-2017 at 02:51 PM. Reason: Personal link removed.

MarkJerling · 07-06-2017, 02:51 PM

Hi Ron
Welcome to the forum. Interesting bio!
I have edited your post to comply with our personal links rules - I've edited your signature and placed your link there.
Kind regards,
Mark
(New Zealand)

Unregistered User 8 · 07-06-2017, 04:34 PM

Hi from Australia Ron, and welcome to the Pentax forums. Good to have you here.

**aslyfox** · 07-06-2017, 04:47 PM

always nice to say hi to a new forum member

especially one who likes jazz and plays the trombone

trombones are cool.

C_Jones · 07-06-2017, 06:22 PM

Welcome to the forums.

**microlight** · 07-07-2017, 02:52 AM - **1 Like**

Hi Ron - welcome from the UK! You're not old - I've got a year on you and I'm not old! 😜

ronthejazzguy · 07-07-2017, 08:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Hi Ron
Welcome to the forum. Interesting bio!
I have edited your post to comply with our personal links rules - I've edited your signature and placed your link there.
Kind regards,
Mark
(New Zealand)

Thanks Mark!

---------- Post added 07-07-17 at 09:41 AM ----------

Originally posted by microlight

Hi Ron - welcome from the UK! You're not old - I've got a year on you and I'm not old! 😜

Thanks for cheering me up!

---------- Post added 07-07-17 at 09:43 AM ----------

Originally posted by pjv

Hi from Australia Ron, and welcome to the Pentax forums. Good to have you here.

Thanks, glad to be aboard! Cheers!!!

---------- Post added 07-07-17 at 09:45 AM ----------

Originally posted by Aslyfox

always nice to say hi to a new forum member

especially one who likes jazz and plays the trombone

trombones are cool.

Thanks. Appreciate the compliment. Love playing the tbone. Been doing it since 1963! Gonna keep doing it till I get it right.

shiner · 07-07-2017, 10:24 AM

Welcome!

abruzzi · 07-07-2017, 10:39 AM

Hello from not very far away. I'm just down the road in Mesilla!

**aslyfox** · 07-07-2017, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by ronthejazzguy

Thanks. Appreciate the compliment. Love playing the tbone. Been doing it since 1963! Gonna keep doing it till I get it right.

I stopped after HS

however, the kid (who is getting married on the 29th ) picked it up and did very well in his HS band and Jazz band

his fiancé plays multiple instruments: piano, clarinet, oboe, and Sousaphone

**gaweidert** · 07-07-2017, 12:30 PM

Welcome aboard.

Just be warned that there are some moderators here who think that bagpipes make music. So just let them continue thinking that and you should do okay.

You are the second former Navy photographer who has joined in the last few days. Did you go to school at Pensacola NAS? When I worked for Kodak I went there once in the late 1980's to look at some of their equipment. They had a periscope there for training people to repair them. It stuck out of the roof of the building allowed them to scan a portion of Pensacola Bay, including some beaches that people thought were private. I always enjoyed going to visit military bases. There were some really good photographers and photo techs working there. And the processors were so clean.

FWIW, I am 66 so you are still just a young whippersnapper.

**Kerrowdown** · 07-08-2017, 11:38 PM

Originally posted by ronthejazzguy

Ron in New Mexico

Welcome to the forum, looking forward to bumping into you around the place.

You have a great wealth of knowledge to bring to the forum, we know now who to send the difficult questions to.

**aslyfox** · 07-09-2017, 02:32 AM

Originally posted by gaweidert

Welcome aboard.

Just be warned that there are some moderators here who think that bagpipes make music. . . . . .

bagpipes make beautiful music

hippie_2000 · 07-09-2017, 06:08 AM

Hello Ron,

I don't think I never talk to a governor before or even a formally a governor. As a matter a fact.

I'm glad to see you here. As you can tell I'm new here as well. I also been a fan of film for many years to.

Do you have a favorite type of format you like to use? I always used the small format. Then one day a family member gives me a homemade pinhole camera? Boy what a learning curve that was.

Hippir

---------- Post added 07-09-17 at 06:10 AM ----------

Originally posted by hippie_2000

Hello Ron,

I don't think I never talk to a governor before or even a formally a governor. As a matter a fact.

I'm glad to see you here. As you can tell I'm new here as well. I also been a fan of film for many years to.

Do you have a favorite type of format you like to use? I always used the small format. Then one day a family member gives me a homemade pinhole camera? Boy what a learning curve that was.

Hippir

Sorry typo
Hippie

ronthejazzguy · 07-10-2017, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by C_Jones

Welcome to the forums.

Thanks. Now that I'm retired I'll have time to devote to this great resource for Pentax fans. Glad to be here.

07-06-2017, 01:34 PM - 1 Like	#1
ronthejazzguy Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 48	Hello from Ron in New Mexico Hello, Just a quick post to say hi! A short bio...I'm a retired NM state govt. photographer and former exhibit designer for 'nmspacemuseum.org'. A quick background - US Navy Photographer 1971-75, B.A. Fine Art Photography from New Mexico State University 1981, grad school from 1990-91. Newspaper photographer/writer for 19 years then college photography teacher for a couple of years, then 23 years at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, Alamogordo, NM.. Now retired and working as a sub teacher and playing trombone and directing a jazz band at 'flickingercenter.com'. Keeping busy.. Been a Pentax fan since high school in the mid '60s. Yep! I'm old (63). Been very active in fine art photography and in the late '80s I worked as a custom black and white edition printer in a lab in Santa Fe, NM, where I used to print custom prints for (name dropping time), Paul Caponigro, Eliot Porter etc.. A great job. FIne Art photography is my thing and have had working in loads of shows, publications (including twice in American Photo) etc. Glad to be here! Last edited by MarkJerling; 07-06-2017 at 02:51 PM. Reason: Personal link removed.

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Hi Ron Welcome to the forum. Interesting bio! I have edited your post to comply with our personal links rules - I've edited your signature and placed your link there. Kind regards, Mark (New Zealand)

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Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Hi from Australia Ron, and welcome to the Pentax forums. Good to have you here.

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	always nice to say hi to a new forum member especially one who likes jazz and plays the trombone trombones are cool.

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ronthejazzguy Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 48 Original Poster	Originally posted by MarkJerling Hi Ron Welcome to the forum. Interesting bio! I have edited your post to comply with our personal links rules - I've edited your signature and placed your link there. Kind regards, Mark (New Zealand) Thanks Mark! ---------- Post added 07-07-17 at 09:41 AM ---------- Originally posted by microlight Hi Ron - welcome from the UK! You're not old - I've got a year on you and I'm not old! 😜 Thanks for cheering me up! ---------- Post added 07-07-17 at 09:43 AM ---------- Originally posted by pjv Hi from Australia Ron, and welcome to the Pentax forums. Good to have you here. Thanks, glad to be aboard! Cheers!!! ---------- Post added 07-07-17 at 09:45 AM ---------- Originally posted by Aslyfox always nice to say hi to a new forum member especially one who likes jazz and plays the trombone trombones are cool. Thanks. Appreciate the compliment. Love playing the tbone. Been doing it since 1963! Gonna keep doing it till I get it right.

07-07-2017, 10:24 AM	#8
shiner Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N GA USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,127	Welcome!

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abruzzi Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: New Mexico Posts: 788	Hello from not very far away. I'm just down the road in Mesilla!

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by ronthejazzguy Thanks. Appreciate the compliment. Love playing the tbone. Been doing it since 1963! Gonna keep doing it till I get it right. I stopped after HS however, the kid (who is getting married on the 29th ) picked it up and did very well in his HS band and Jazz band his fiancé plays multiple instruments: piano, clarinet, oboe, and Sousaphone

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gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Welcome aboard. Just be warned that there are some moderators here who think that bagpipes make music. So just let them continue thinking that and you should do okay. You are the second former Navy photographer who has joined in the last few days. Did you go to school at Pensacola NAS? When I worked for Kodak I went there once in the late 1980's to look at some of their equipment. They had a periscope there for training people to repair them. It stuck out of the roof of the building allowed them to scan a portion of Pensacola Bay, including some beaches that people thought were private. I always enjoyed going to visit military bases. There were some really good photographers and photo techs working there. And the processors were so clean. FWIW, I am 66 so you are still just a young whippersnapper.

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Originally posted by ronthejazzguy Ron in New Mexico Welcome to the forum, looking forward to bumping into you around the place. You have a great wealth of knowledge to bring to the forum, we know now who to send the difficult questions to.

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aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	Originally posted by gaweidert Welcome aboard. Just be warned that there are some moderators here who think that bagpipes make music. . . . . . bagpipes make beautiful music

07-09-2017, 06:08 AM	#14
hippie_2000 New Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Hamburg Wisconsin Posts: 16	Hello Ron, I don't think I never talk to a governor before or even a formally a governor. As a matter a fact. I'm glad to see you here. As you can tell I'm new here as well. I also been a fan of film for many years to. Do you have a favorite type of format you like to use? I always used the small format. Then one day a family member gives me a homemade pinhole camera? Boy what a learning curve that was. Hippir ---------- Post added 07-09-17 at 06:10 AM ---------- Originally posted by hippie_2000 Hello Ron, I don't think I never talk to a governor before or even a formally a governor. As a matter a fact. I'm glad to see you here. As you can tell I'm new here as well. I also been a fan of film for many years to. Do you have a favorite type of format you like to use? I always used the small format. Then one day a family member gives me a homemade pinhole camera? Boy what a learning curve that was. Hippir Sorry typo Hippie

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ronthejazzguy Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 48 Original Poster	Originally posted by C_Jones Welcome to the forums. Thanks. Now that I'm retired I'll have time to devote to this great resource for Pentax fans. Glad to be here.