Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] Sydney dust storm
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:43:19 -0700
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On Sep 22, 2009, at 7:40 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

>
> On Sep 22, 2009, at 7:27 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
>> Indeed, we are 1000km north and the sun is covered, the sky and air
>> completely filled with dust as far as you can see. I don't even  
>> want to
>> think about how much is getting onto my sensor.
>
> do you have "Valley fever" in Australia ?
>
> (Coccidioides imitis)


I just looked into it...


couple of cases, debated re indigenous to Australia or contracted  
elsewhere, or contracted from contaminated "fomites"  brought into  
Australia...

Geoff, what does your wife think...has she seen any cases?


Steve
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>>
>> 2009/9/23 Adam Bridge <abridge at gmail.com>
>>
>>> My son sent me the following link to a Flickr page by Tom Coates  
>>> taken
>>> of a massive dust storm in Sydney. Pretty dramatic. Talk about local
>>> color!
>>>
>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasticbag/galleries/72157622310168099/ 
>>> >
>>>
>>> Adam
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> The new LEICA M9
>> Passion for perfect pictures.
>> http://www.m.leica-camera.com
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
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In reply to: Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Sydney dust storm)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Sydney dust storm)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Sydney dust storm)