Photography Blog No. 40

by LEP Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 09:14:06 AM EST

Greetings and welcome to the 40th ET Photoblog. In addition to our technical section Ask the Experts todays other section will be:

ANYTHING GOES

Weekend bump for the photoblog. Next week the theme will be movement - In Wales

Here's the link to the words of Anything Goes which this performance more or less follows.Link

I have to leave for a bit but I've brought in a friend who will continue the introduction to the photoblog below.

Photography Blog No. 40 | 85 comments (85 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

anything goes

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Thu Jun 19th, 2008 at 07:49:00 PM EST

Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 4)

"Hi there. My friend LEP called me last night and said 'L', there's something wrong with the photoblog the last month or so. It doesn't have any..... you know....sex appeal any more. Its getting boring.... Well that's what I'm here for. And I've brought along a couple of friends who I'll introduce later. LEP understands, 'if you wanna get 'em in the seats ya gotta show a little skin.' I can do that for sure. Anyway, y'all get posting and I'll see you later. L.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Thu Jun 19th, 2008 at 07:59:16 PM EST
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Here's a friend of mine. (none / 0)

I thought it was good to include her in the ET photoblog-she's European-that is if you count the British as European. L

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:18:13 PM EST
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Re: Here's a friend of mine. (none / 1)

We should probably stick to pictures we've taken ourselves.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:26:48 PM EST
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Re: Here's a friend of mine. (none / 1)

Though if anyone wants to meditate on the methods used by glamour photographers to stop the women in their photographs doing anything as crass as looking real, that might be interesting.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:35:32 PM EST
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Re: Here's a friend of mine. (none / 0)

You probably don't realize it but these photos have historical significance. And I included them to make a point- which point I've forgotten now.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:47:05 PM EST
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Re: Here's a friend of mine. (none / 0)

Do you need some Brain Plasticity™ Technology in your toothpaste?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:49:18 PM EST
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Re: Here's a friend of mine. (none / 0)

How about on my dental floss?

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:16:38 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

How about some raver girls?

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Sun Jun 22nd, 2008 at 04:19:50 AM EST
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From estHer (4.00 / 3)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:25:25 AM EST
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Mmm (none / 1)

During a recent bbq we tried to capture all who attended with a close-up shot of one eye - it sadly failed, all the pictures were out of focus. I think we forgot to switch the camera to macro mode; this experiment did not begin before the entire bucket of sangria had been finished. Which also could explain the out of focus differently. Oh well.

Even so, a picture of just one eye speaks volumes about a persona's character. Continue estHer!!

by Nomad (Bjinse) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 06:06:13 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 5)

I intend to take some more photos for this category over the weekend! But here is St Deiniol's library. It doesn't have any sex appeal, I am afraid.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:34:02 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

Well, I'm sure you do have a photo or two with some sex appeal. You might consider posting one. Hey, there's no credit card section today; Anything Goes!

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:42:32 AM EST
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Three Cups (4.00 / 11)

by Magnifico on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:42:47 AM EST
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Wild Irises (4.00 / 7)

by Magnifico on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:58:37 AM EST
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Not as spectacular, but... (4.00 / 6)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:03:44 PM EST
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Re: Not as spectacular, but... (none / 1)

A photo from you! It's great.
:)

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 05:37:34 PM EST
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From estHer (4.00 / 6)

A bee dining on a small flower.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:25:32 AM EST
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Re: From estHer (4.00 / 8)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:35:17 AM EST
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Cute... (4.00 / 9)

The quality isn't great...but what can you expect from a phone camera while creeping up on the subject trying not to make noise!

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde

by Sam on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:43:13 AM EST
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Laundry with sex appeal! (4.00 / 5)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:16:06 AM EST
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Re: Laundry with sex appeal! (4.00 / 3)

Arnold Lane
Had a strange
Hobby...

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:40:58 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 7)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:52:57 AM EST
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1 year old yesterday (4.00 / 11)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:53:47 AM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (4.00 / 5)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KITTENS!!!

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde

by Sam on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:59:24 AM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (4.00 / 2)

they got a toy helicopter to chase for their birthday.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 11:54:19 AM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (4.00 / 2)

they got a toy helicopter to chase for their birthday.

Admit it. It was for you...

by Sassafras on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:03:08 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (none / 0)

For him to chase?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:04:45 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (4.00 / 4)

Can the cats operate the remote control?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:07:16 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (4.00 / 4)

Sure, they're cats. The question is whether they will deign to operate the remote control or require a slave to do it.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:10:03 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (none / 0)

For you to set running for him to chase ;)

Lovely pictures. The tabby at the front looks very like my sleepy old cat did at a year old. He'll turn 16 in about a month. We don't know the exact date-rescue cat.

by Sassafras on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:09:44 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (none / 0)

I had no part in buying it, but it turns out it was effectively for me as noone else appears capable of steering it

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:52:51 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (none / 0)

Were you inspired to by a little helicoper by the Kasparov video you sent me? Lol...

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:51:08 PM EST
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Re: 1 year old yesterday (none / 0)

now if they'd sold those, no doubt that would be what i'm playing with now

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 03:53:56 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 8)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:54:34 AM EST
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Nightfall in Paris-June 14th (4.00 / 5)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:59:12 AM EST
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sunrise in Paris (4.00 / 5)

coming up over Montmartre -

paul spencer

by paul spencer (paulgspencer@gmail.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 01:13:52 AM EST
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Re: sunrise in Paris (none / 1)

Hi Paul. That's great!

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 02:51:13 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 6)

From the folding 6x6 - a test shot finishing off a roll.

I need to watch the composition a bit, and I need to make sure I remember to set the range on the lens!

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:01:20 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

The rooftops are lovely and sharp. Snark aside, that's not bad.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 05:39:45 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

That's because I had previously taken a shot focused on the rooftops, added in the victims and then refocused the rangefinder but forgot to refocus the lens: the rangefinder isn't coupled to the lens, so you have to read the distance off the dial and set it on the lens.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 03:47:08 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

Oh I see. When the rolleiflex is refocused through the rangefinder, it does both lenses together doesn't it?

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 04:37:04 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

Yes, it does. Some of the 6x6 folders are coupled as well, but they cost twice as much, at least.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 05:04:13 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

That's not a rangefinder, BTW, it's twin-lens-reflex, as the secondary lens is actually showing a version of the image that will be captured, and directly shows the focus. A rangefinder doesn't really do that: my Bessa-T and Ikonta have a small window, with field-of-view equivalent to about a 300mm, in which you line up two small images to get them in focus, You frame through a seperate viewfinder. Most modern rangefinder cameras combine the viewfinder and rangefinder for common focal lengths.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 05:10:36 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

And I learn another new thing!

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:54:03 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

You can play with the rangefinders in September. I'd hate for you to miss out on some temptation.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 08:12:08 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

That's ever so kind of you.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 09:11:59 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

Glad to be of help.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 09:38:23 AM EST
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Wanderings (4.00 / 7)

Some pics I took last week among the forests, lakes, and Atlantic shore of SW France.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:08:01 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 4)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:09:14 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 5)

Endless beaches.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:12:15 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 4)

Yellow haze always above the golden sand.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:14:47 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

These are all so good, thank you for posting them.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 05:42:18 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 5)

Itsy bit of surf.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:16:31 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 8)

Nice wave.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:18:24 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

I like the colors in this one.

Photographing waves at the beach is funny. It's difficult to not get a good picture, and even more difficult to get the picture you want...

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:26:21 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

I admit to having enhanced the colours a bit on this one. But it was a lucky shot to start with, the sun hit the wave just right.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:35:43 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 3)

Cheater.

I think next week the topic should be: "Photos we took and did not alter. They just came out this way. Aren't you impressed?"

:)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:41:32 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

Wow... I can smell the ocean.

Karen in Austin

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:18:51 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 5)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:20:16 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 5)

The haze disappeared: we could see the northern coast of Spain.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:22:44 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

Are these beaches near Biaritz?

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:18:37 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

About 50 kilometres north. What you can see here is the southern part of the Bay of Biscay. Biarritz is in the corner to the left there.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:27:22 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 8)

Lakeside.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:24:15 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 6)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:25:42 PM EST
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Some Rothkos (4.00 / 5)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 01:28:39 PM EST
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Re: Some Rothkos (4.00 / 3)

I may have to re-think Rothko. The ones in the Rothko Chapel (something like that) in Houston just look like someone laid some color on with a roller, all dark and no real variation.

My father and I went and he said "no wonder he killed himself."

But those are beautiful.

Karen in Austin

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:22:13 PM EST
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Re: Some Rothkos (none / 1)

I saw the Rothko exhibition that toured nine or ten years back. It was literally awesome. There was a progression from big, physically imposing canvases that were full of life and movement (internal dynamics), and then gradually to darker, immobile slabs of black and grey with squiggles scratched into them like meaningless hieroglyphs. They were his last works.

These are just some playing around I did with the horizontal parallels of some of the wave photos I took.

(If you're still in Europe, have a great time, Karen!)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:37:36 PM EST
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Re: Some Rothkos (none / 1)

I should have noticed that you did those yourself! What a talent. I thought you got incredibly lucky finding Rothkos that complemented your photos.

I won't be in Europe until Sept 23, then we leave Oct 10, beginning in Rome, ending in Paris. Just a short trip, but I'll take what I can get!

Karen in Austin

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:02:17 PM EST
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Left over from "Red" day (4.00 / 2)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 04:45:07 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

I spent a fair bit of time trying to get one of these birds in focus, this was the best shot. I only had the kit lens with me and wished I'd taken the macro instead for the flowers by the wetlands.

I'm not very good at panning to get the shots I want.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:39:44 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

Fluffy.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:48:04 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:49:11 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 3)

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:50:06 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

ask the experts

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Thu Jun 19th, 2008 at 07:49:42 PM EST

For Colman (4.00 / 5)

I spotted this in my archives. Taken in April 2007 from a store window in Monmartre.

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:18:56 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 1)

This is a Paterson film reel, set for a 35mm film but I need to widen it for 120 roll. It tells me to twist the two halves clockwise until it clicks and I should be able to lengthen it. It isn't clicking and I am afraid I will snap it if I use utter brute force on it. Anyone else have experience of this type of reel?

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jun 21st, 2008 at 06:37:46 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

Try soaking it in hot water first.

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=006tsc
http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00BJvr

by asdf on Sun Jun 22nd, 2008 at 05:56:48 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

Thanks! I'll try again. I never thought of looking on there, at least I am not the only one having trouble.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 23rd, 2008 at 02:39:10 AM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

I did it!!!

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Jun 23rd, 2008 at 01:59:57 PM EST
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Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 5)

How about "to be sexy in the future"?

And NYC, always sexy to me:

And not so sexy, but I love my Texas bluebonnets in my garden:

and Frida, always sexy (as sculpted by my Dad in clay):

And now I MUST go work on my report.

Karen in Austin

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 02:48:19 PM EST

Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (none / 0)

How did my photo post end up at the top? How embarassing, it's like jumping the queue! Can anyone fix it, move it to the bottom?

Thanks,

Karen in Austin

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:06:57 PM EST

Re: Photography Blog No. 40 (4.00 / 2)

Karen. You should have posted your photos as a reply to the generic post "anything goes." If someone from the front page sees this s(h)e can delete your photos and you can repost them correctly. Otherwise, don't worry about it.
Hope to see you in Paris :-)

Hey, Grandma Moses started late!

by LEP on Fri Jun 20th, 2008 at 04:13:54 PM EST
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