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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
02-11-2018, 09:57 PM
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Storm approaching at Blue Bay.
 _IMG9234_Storm_Coming by Ray Allen, on Flickr
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Blue Bay Panorama. 15 images (3 rows of 5 images), Pentax K10D, Super-Takumar f3.5 35mm, ISO 100, f8, 1/125, processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC. 20 May 2015.
 _IGP8044_Blue_Bay_Pano by Ray Allen, on Flickr
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
02-11-2018, 02:10 AM
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This is the old coal loader at Catherine Hill Bay. This was taken on March 13, 2011 and was reprocessed tonight with Photoshop CC. I have been back there many times but not at this time of year and this time of day. You need to be there at the right time of year and the right time of day and with the right tide to get this kind of shot. This day everything was just about right and this image is one of my favourites. Pentax K10D, Tamron SP 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II B001.
 _IGP7250 by Ray Allen, on Flickr
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
02-10-2018, 03:27 PM
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My first posting here after being alerted to this thread by my good friend Paul (paulh). I live on the Central Coast of NSW so have no excuse for not being able to provide some beach scenes. So, here goes...
Spoon Bay which is about 5 mins. drive from home.
 _IGP0711_Spoon_Bay by Ray Allen, on Flickr
 _IGP0717_Spoon_Bay by Ray Allen, on Flickr
 _IGP0733_Spoon_Bay by Ray Allen, on Flickr
Lemon Tree Passage at Port Stephens.
 _IMG1617 by Ray Allen, on Flickr
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The number of Aussies here has just increased by 50%. :)
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Forum: General Talk
01-01-2018, 02:26 AM
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I already wished myself out of what I presumed was still this evil parallel universe, but I could already be out of there. :)
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Forum: General Talk
01-01-2018, 03:00 AM
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I do hope all the Pentax forum members have a Very Happy and Creative 2018 with lots of special, spectacular, exceptional, memorable moments to capture.
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Forum: General Talk
01-01-2018, 09:09 AM
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May all Pentaxians, and camera buffs in total, find nice and positive images to record throughout 2018.
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Forum: General Talk
12-30-2017, 01:12 PM
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As the New Year looms near, I'd like to wish every member of these forums all the very best for 2018 - I sincerely hope it's a year filled with all you wish for, but most of all, safety, peace and happiness :)
I also wanted to make a PentaxForums-specific wish for the year ahead... That we enjoy each other's company and contributions here more than ever, and do our best not to instigate - or get drawn into - confrontation, for the benefit of all members :)
Maybe I've been looking for it more, or perhaps I just see more of it since becoming a moderator in early 2016. But it seems to me that, whilst the majority of discussions here are friendly and civilised, there's an increasing amount of negativity, intolerance, friction, disparaging and personal comments, bickering, and emotionally-charged opinions expressed in confrontational ways. I've even seen comments from some long-established members stating that they actually avoid certain types of thread or - worse still - take a break from the forums because they foresee trouble brewing :( That's such a shame... Frankly, I think we're better than that.
I'm not preaching. I am far from perfect, I realise :o I've been known to be opinionated (and frequently wrong! :p), reactive, defensive and too easily drawn into conflicts... but I really try not to be that way, and do my level best to avoid arguments, even when my instinct is to react. I'll try harder still in 2018 :)
There are so many choices available when expressing what we're thinking. In the year ahead, when we (myself included) feel the need to critique, disagree strongly, voice an opposing opinion, challenge certain statements, or somehow "defend our honour" in light of others' comments, I hope we can all step back, take a breath, and consider whether our immediate reactions and responses might be expressed in a more courteous, friendly and helpful way - even when faced with someone who tries our patience and / or doesn't extend us the same courtesies. I say this not as a moderator, but in my capacity as a regular member, participant and grateful beneficiary of help from these forums.
One of my favourite lyrics from a song (Sting's "Englishman in New York"):
If "manners maketh man" as someone said
He's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say.
If you've bothered to read this far, I thank you - and, once again, here's wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful 2018 :)
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