RE: [APML] Meteors? Galen Rowell ---

["R. Scott Ireland" <ireland@gate.net>]

Hi Bert,

> 1. Did anybody see a reasonable show of Perseids? I had very foggy
> conditions at two different sites (Sunday and Monday nights) and
> saw only a
> few. I shot some film but I'm not optimistic.

Herm and I were in the Everglades Sat. night /Sun. morning and saw, probably
10 or so from midnight to 2:30am, and then the clouds rolled in.

> 2. Galen Rowell was not an astro-imager but was famous for his
> superb nature
> photography National Geographic, several books)  and is one of my idols.
> This morning's newspaper reported the death of both Galen and his wife
> Barbara Rowell, as well as the pilot and another pasenger of the chartered
> plane in the Sierra. Cause unknown at this time.

This is very, very sad news.  I have been a big fan of Galen's images, and,
more importantly, his personal philosophy and environmental ethic.  I have
enjoyed for years his monthly articles in Outdoor Photographer.  They have
always had an intellectual and philosophical approach, which I find a
refreshing change from the usual pablum.

This is a tragic loss to nature photographers everywhere.

Scott

website:  http://www.rsiphotos.com/
email:  ireland@gate.net


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