Hi Paul thanks for the nice comment. I somehow feel with Tim here, the picture does not really move me but I hope that it will, with some other snapshots I took the same day, be a "door-opener". I will give the photos as present to the shop owner and ask if I can take some close up shots of his wonderful petrol pumps and jukeboxes and other stuff...
Here is a Volvo for the "car guy" in you, a test shot with the lovely Pentax A 24mm 2.8 lens last Sunday: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4309016&size=lg greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 3:14 AM >>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>Subject: Re: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland >> >> >>I like this quite a lot. But perhaps it resonates more with Americans >>than others. It's fascinating to see that this kind of gut-level >>Americana plays in Europe. The only thing I would ask is a bit tighter >>crop on the right and some burning in off the highlights there. Nice >>shot. I enjoyed it. >>Paul >>On Apr 6, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: >> >>> I don't know Markus. >>> There is lot to like in this image. There are some beautiful details >>> in the >>> wooden wall, someI l interesting signs, and a real beauty of a car, >>> and so on. >>> But still, it does not move me much. What did you actually photograph, >>> the >>> front of the car, the picturesque wall, days of the past, or what? >>> >>> >>> Tim >>> Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) >>> >>> Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds >>> (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: 6. april 2006 21:05 >>>> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net >>>> Subject: PESO:Route 66 car and shop in Switzerland >>>> >>>> Hi Pentaxians >>>> on my way home on the first bright sunday here I crossed this Route 66 >>>> shop >>>> and used the wonderful Pentax A 24mm again on the SFXn and Fuji >>>> Superia >>>> 100 >>>> film : >>>> >>>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4304222&size=lg >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm still experimenting for "the crappy lens competition" but this >>>> lens >>>> would definitly not fit that category :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> greetings >>>> Markus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>
