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Ralph Cooksey-Talbott Member since: 03/29/2016

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Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

  •  Fremont, CA
  •  Ralph Cooksey-Talbott Thomas has been working as a photographer since 72 when he moved to California from Michigan. During the 1970's he studied under Ansel Adams in Yosemite. Ansel published one of his photos in the portfolio section of his book Polaroid Land Photography...
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    August

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I fixed problems in the creation of new Users. This is an older codebase and I committed a sin in user->Create()...

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I deployed the updated site today, hopefully it all works :) This is now running on PHP 8.2...

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    The PHP 8 version is passiing test, this is the last feature!

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    The PHP8 version of the S3 website is coming... Its nearly done and in test now :)

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Hopefully we will not get rained out this month, Round Valley is a new destination and a beautiful easy walk!

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    February

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Todays expedition is cancelled due to rain... We will win next time!!!

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    February

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Open Studios is returning, all Tri-city artists welcome.

    Https://www.fremontopenstudios.com

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    February

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I believe tomorrow’s walk will cancel as there is a numbered storm slated to come in on Saturday and it’s full overcast today.
    The weather is being rather fickle…

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Tomorrows expedition may run afoul of the rain, I suspect it will be full overcast. If this is the case we will cancel.

    If we have a stellar condition we will see who wants to brave the mud...

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Todays Golden World photowalk is cancelled due to rain.

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    August

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We are not having a photowalk in August, we will return for September at Coyote Hills... See you next month!!!

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    July

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Hey All,


    Here is the July issue of the Shutterbug...


    Hope to see you at the photowalk!


    Cooksey



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    May

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Some nice stuff there Steve!

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    This weekends photowalk has been rescheduled for Sunday Jan 29th...


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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Due to weeks of torrential rains most of the EBPRD system is closed and flooded.


    I am rescheduling for the following Sunday which will give some time for the parks and trails to be safe again.


    Hope to see you there!!! Cooks~


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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I fried up a bunch of Russians who attacked us over the past 6 months. Pretty much cleaned it up and added some code to keep them out.

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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Lets go to Morgan Territories this month on December 17th, meet at the gallery at 10:00am!

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We are going to Sunol on November 19th for the first post plague photowalk!
    I posted the event today on the meetup and here, YAY!!!!

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    October

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I will announce the first destination in mid-October...

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    October

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Soon!
    In November S3 is restarting with a monthly free photowalk on the third Saturday which will be Nov 19th.
    Check out our plans at https://www.s3-photowalk.com and join us for a walk in the hills.
    To be notified of upcoming events sign up on S3 for the email which comes twice a month. One mail is early to announce the destination and the second is a reminder that the event is upcoming.
    We also post events through the Fremont Photographic Society's meetup page at https://www.meetup.com/Fremont-Photography-Group/
    Join us for some photo fun!!!

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We are being slightly attacked by a mail portal bot...

    I am going to resume Photowalk soon, the hills are green!!!

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    July

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Our Sierra retreat will not be happening this year due to the pandemic conditions currently prevalent.

    Hopefully things will be better next year.

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Just got the 60 free days of adobe Photoshop CC.

    If you are a CC user go in to your account, click through the steps to cancel your sub and on the last step is a button for 60 days free.

    Took a few seconds and it was all good!

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    After this month's event on the 21st we will take several months off due to the corona virus. We will return with our yearly trip to the Sierra, July 15th to the 22nd.

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Lets do a Drive and Click this month!

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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Lets go to Little Yosemite! We gots water :)

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I also upped the upload file size to 2 megs...

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    November

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I found the Bluehost update had affected our session cookie causing a logout when you uploaded an image. It had an additional bonus side effect of leaving a blank image in your portfolio.

    This is fixed now.

    I am working on a gallery page for the public facing pages as we are getting a nice catalog of images in our collective library.

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We had a great time in Big Sur. It was a little cold but the atmospheric conditions were very good!

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Bluehost changed things and the mail system broke, I am only mailing through the meetup for now while it is being fixed...

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    October

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I think this year we should have a weekend campout at Carizzo Plain when we get to super bloom!

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    September

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Somebody left a new empty camera case in one of the expedition vehicles when we were camped out in the sierra. If its yours give me a call at 510-742-0548.

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    July

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We are in sites 28 and 35 at the lower lee vining campground.

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    June

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Looking good for this weekend at Cataracts!

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    June

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Here is the June issue of the Shutterbug...

    Link to 201906_Shutterbug.pdf

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    June

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We got rained out of Cataracts last month so we will try again this month on the 15th!

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    May

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We are going to be rained out tomorrow... :(

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We were rained out in February so we will try the same trip this month and hope for a dryer condition :)

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    February

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Lets meet up tomorrow for the Feb photowalk and determine if it is too rainy or not...

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We are changing our destination for November due to bad air quality forecasts... We will go to the Bean Hollow area rather then Las Trampas.

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    September

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Last week I spoke at length with Duncan Cheung, a minimalist backpacking instructor and guide, and I'd like to share this program with you. Duncan is offering 3 free backpacking courses in October to help photographers get the skills to go into the wilderness to capture less exposed areas of our parks and backcountry.


    He's not charging for the course and is only asking course graduates to share their work, and consider a donation to support wilderness conservation. His organization Off Trail On Track donates 100% of their profit. Pretty meaningful...


    After speaking with him, I think this course would be well suited for those of us who have some outdoor experience and want to take their photography to the wilderness and want to know how to do it smarter, lighter, easier.


    If you are interested, email duncan@offtrailontrack.com or apply at offtrailontrack.com/storytellers. I think there's only 15 spots left.


    Here's an informational PDF



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    September

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Here’s the September 2018 issue of the FPS Shutterbug newsletter.



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    April

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    From Melanie Lewart at the Milpitas Camera Club...

    Please join me for the Milpitas Camera Club's 15th Annual Photographic Exhibition starting May 1st and running thru May 31st at the Milpitas Library.

    There will be an Artist Reception Saturday, May 12th from 2-4pm. Come see some great photography, nosh on snacks and beverages, listen to live music by members of the Milpitas Community Concert Band, and pick your favorite photo for a special award for the Community Choice ribbon.

    As in past years, members of the public will be able to vote for their favorite photograph throughout the entire show—using the ballots provided at the checkout desk. I hope you will be able to come out and see our show. For more information visit the club website at: www.milpitascamera.com.

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    March

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Heres the new edition of the FPS Shutterbug newsletter.

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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Come on out for a holiday salon at my home this Saturday. Bring pics and optionally some refreshment. See you there!

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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Here is the December issue of the FPS Shutterbug

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Hi Mark, you may be trying to post images that have a file size that too large. This server is memory shy so it will handle an image up to 1 meg and with a minimum dimension of 1400 pixels.

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I am back from Death Valley and ready for our night shoot on Treasure Island this Saturday Night!

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    November

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Here is the November issue of Shutterbug...

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    October

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    We will do a night shoot in November :)

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    October

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    Here is the October issue of the Shutterbug...


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    September

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    Here is the latest issue of the Shutterbug...


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    September

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    I posted this months activity, that heat wave was something wasn't it?

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    August

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    Hmmm... thats an interesting bug in the front page feed...

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    July

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Thanks Alvin!!!

    I will fix that omission. The correct specification for uploads is a minimum of 1400px and < 1024k.

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    July

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Our exhibit is up at the FAA Gallery and we already sold a 16x20 :) It looks goos stop on down, enjoy the work and have a nice cool ice cream!

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    June

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    We are invited to show work during the summer at the FAA Gallery. Watch your mail for details!!!

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    May

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    I have been seeing some nice pics! I will add likes and comments soon :)

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    March

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    Milpitas Camera Club's Annual Photography Exhibit being held at the Milpitas Library, April 28th thru May 27th. There will be an artist reception on Sunday, 5/7, 2-4pm. Those attending will be treated to music and food, along with opportunity to vote in our Community Choice Award.

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    February

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I fixed the map link on the event page.

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    We really tried! There was a good crowd and we left on time only to hit terrible traffic. As we neared Cataracts the last 5 miles of winding road down to the lake were closed by a landslide!
    I will post a new event shortly :)

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    The event post is back! I gave the members page some love so it now shows all of the members who have signed up. Next up is the mail transmitter. I will send todays message from the old site then after that we will be 100% on this site, yay!!!!

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I stopped by tonight to send that mail and found the event is not showing. We will go to the Cataracts on the 28th. The posting will be there tomorrow when I send the mail...

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    *** Note that I am pushing Cataracts back by a week.
    It is supposed to rain again next weekend. Rather then getting rained out I am moving the event to the next Saturday. I changed the listing to reflect the re-scheduling. Same time and channel :)
    This canyon will be REALLY good with all the water that is coming down now as rain. The trip will feature a number of raging waterfalls and a lot of moss and ferns with a really short walk!!!

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    January

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    I adjusted the grace period on events. They should now display in the pending events queue until the day after the event.

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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Unfortunately you will need to copy and paste the link, theres a couple bugs for my list!

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    December

    Ralph Cooksey-Talbott

    Opps this months event disappeared from the front page. I need to make it stay for another day next time...
    Here is a link :)
    http://s3-photowalk.com/event.php?EventID=4

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    April

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    What the fuck?

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    April

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    I just uploaded 4 images     

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    April

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    If you could stand up you might fall over Geeber...

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    April

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    Its all la la la~

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    freaky
    freddie

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    frieda friday flaming floozies
    woo
    woo
    woo!!!

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    frodo
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    What is up?

# Photowalk Name Date Status
1 Sunol Top to Bottom... 05/21/2016 Yes
2 Cataracts - Mossy Waterfalls 01/28/2017 Yes
3 Sunol - Little Yosemite and McCorkle Plateau 04/15/2017 Yes
4 Big Sur and Point Lobos 05/20/2017 Yes
5 Hot August Car Show 08/19/2017 Yes
6 Bean Hollow State Beach 09/16/2017 Yes
7 Sunol Top To Bottom 10/21/2017 Yes
8 Bay Bridge and SF Night Shoot 11/18/2017 Yes
9 S3 - Salon and Holiday Soiree 12/16/2017 Yes
10 Sunol McGuire Peaks 02/17/2018 Yes
11 Big Sur and Point Lobos 04/21/2018 Yes
12 Concrete Canyons of SF 05/19/2018 Yes
13 Bean Hollow State Beach 06/16/2018 Yes
14 High Sierra Week Long Photowalk 07/18/2018 Yes
15 Bean Hollow State Beach 11/17/2018 Yes
16 Las Trampas Regional Wilderness 12/15/2018 Yes
17 Garin/Dry Creek Photowalk 01/19/2019 Yes
18 Sunol Top To Bottom 02/16/2019 Yes
19 High Sierra Week Long Photowalk 07/17/2019 Yes
20 Concrete Canyons of SF 09/21/2019 Yes
21 Drive and Click - Green Hills and Oaks 02/15/2020 Yes
22 Sunol Canyon View Trail 11/19/2022 Yes
23 Morgan Territories 12/17/2022 Yes
24 Sunol Top to Bottom... 03/18/2023 Yes
25 Big Sur Pullouts - Drive and Click! 05/20/2023 Yes
26 Golden World at Meyers Ranch... 11/18/2023 Yes
27 Pigeon Point South... 12/16/2023 Yes
28 Round Valley Photowalk 03/16/2024 Yes
29 Golden World at Dry Creek RP 06/15/2024 Yes
30 Davenport Beach 09/21/2024 Yes
31 Big Sur Pullouts Photowalk 10/19/2024 Yes

S3 - Photowalk