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ET Photography Blog # 117

by LEP
Sun Dec 13th, 2009 at 04:53:40 AM EST

Greetings and welcome to ET photo blog #117. Today we will hava as our special subject, in honor of Sven, "Portraits."

Of course, we will also have "Photos as Usual" and "Ask the Experts" technical section.

Happy posting!

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ET Photography Blog # 117 | 33 comments (33 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Portraits. (none / 1)

portraits

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 02:40:00 PM EST

Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 9)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 02:48:17 PM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 10)

Anonymous Swedish-language blogger.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 04:37:29 PM EST
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"Never mind the quality, feel the width" (4.00 / 2)

He seems to wear expensive shirts. I, OTOH, rejoice in tacky shirts in bold designs purchased for a pittance. The fact that no-one will be seen with me in such shirts is, I admit, a problem. But if you don't have principles, what do you have?

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 04:52:02 PM EST
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Re: "Never mind the quality (4.00 / 4)

You have bad taste and social alienation - a small price too :-)

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice. Blog - Nice Experience

by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 06:45:43 PM EST
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Re: "Never mind the quality (none / 1)

You wouldn't say that to Nelson Mandela....

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Dec 11th, 2009 at 10:30:26 AM EST
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Re: "Never mind the quality (none / 1)

Well if you want several years on a prison Island to develop the alienation to go with that shirt...

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Dec 11th, 2009 at 12:48:05 PM EST
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Re: "Never mind the quality (none / 1)

And you thought Finland wasn't a bit like Robbeneiland...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Dec 11th, 2009 at 01:06:08 PM EST
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Re: "Never mind the quality.. (4.00 / 2)

I, OTOH, rejoice in tacky shirts in bold designs purchased for a pittance. The fact that no-one will be seen with me in such shirts is, I admit, a problem. But if you don't have principles, what do you have?

I used to have a coworker who dressed like that. A brilliant man who looked like a slob most of the time. I don't think it was a matter of principles, he just didn't give a damn what anyone thought about him. One morning, in a crowded elevator on the way up to our office, he told me I, looked the antithesis of elegance. I could only smile and thank him for the compliment.

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 11:13:41 PM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 10)

A thinking photographer who has walked from Mexico to Canada.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 04:44:27 PM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 3)

Judging by the tattoo he didnt walk fast.

(He looks very much like a friend of mine from 15 years ago, although my friend then must look older now)

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 08:57:36 PM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 3)

LEP, I think you have arranged two very interesting contributors to the next generation - judging by your introductory portrait. Let's hope they make a better job of it than us ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 04:47:44 PM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 10)

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.

by Knucklehead on Fri Dec 11th, 2009 at 02:15:23 AM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 7)

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears

by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sat Dec 12th, 2009 at 11:46:58 PM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 4)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Sun Dec 13th, 2009 at 08:14:44 AM EST
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Re: Portraits. (4.00 / 2)

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Tue Dec 15th, 2009 at 07:37:20 AM EST
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Photos As Usual (none / 1)

photos as usual

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP (rafifoon@yahoo.com) on Thu Dec 10th, 2009 at 02:41:25 PM EST

Re: Photos As Usual (4.00 / 11)

The man with me , a friend of mine for over thirty years is a world famous orchid grower.
Below our image are some of his flowers.
Please click on the image, go to original, & peruse his Zuma Canyon beauties.
I`ll dedicate this set to all the lovers of flowers .

I couldn`t carry on without paying homage to some "Finned Friends", who have gotten familiar with me.

Big Backup

Three Dimensions

Pale Innocence

Desperate

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.

by Knucklehead on Fri Dec 11th, 2009 at 02:18:59 AM EST
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Re: Photos As Usual (none / 1)

Orchids are amazing. It wasn't till I started to do plant drawing (as an exercise that turned very useful) that I realized how elegantly flowers grow. It's really humans who don't do elegance well. Everything else has emerged elegantly, but we somehow screwed it up, or were screwed by unintelligent design - as some would have it.

Even by inventing the word elegance we screwed it up. If there is any force it all that guides the universe, then I'd choose a very similar word - emergence. Here we are at the tail end of a Very Big Bang, living on flying debris and we only see it in a super-super slo-mo, like a movie explosion. Everything emerged from that massive release of energy, and life emerged in a very narrow set of circumstances where the energy was not too hot and toxic, but still vibrating. Just one slice of the cosmic salami is habitable. But an interesting slice ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Dec 11th, 2009 at 10:46:49 AM EST
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Re: Photos As Usual (none / 0)

Sven,
Sorry about the delay to such an eloquent comment.
I was taking care of a family member involved in a terrible auto crash.
The driver of the other vehicle must hail from the idiot side of the cosmic salami slice.

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.

by Knucklehead on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:04:07 PM EST
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Re: Photos As Usual (none / 1)

I'm very sorry to hear that. Eloquence has little value in such circumstances. I hope that the family member can be mended, and I am sure your gentle positiveness will play a part in recovery.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Tue Dec 15th, 2009 at 07:17:39 AM EST
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Re: Photos As Usual (none / 0)

Thank you Sven.

The difference between theists and atheists is that the atheists don't set the theists on fire for refusing to agree with them.

by Knucklehead on Wed Dec 16th, 2009 at 02:28:58 AM EST
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My one a day (4.00 / 5)

Original Andrex dog and older than me.
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