Jostein: Those photographs are GREAT!!! Thanks for posting the links! Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "AlunFoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Your Great Photographic Moments? > Duh, well I'm being a dork here not to post the links. It's been a > while since I took those shots. Two of them in 2004 and one in 2005. > > Here they are, so you don't have to wade through: > Jerusalem, February 2005: > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artist/galleryimages/gallery_image_232203.jpg > > Outer Banks, June 2004: > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artist/galleryimages/gallery_image_237374.jpg > > First snow crystal I dared to show anyone: > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=148106 > > > While writing this, I can still connect to the feeling of having a > real keeper from each particular moment... :-) > > Good luck in your own endeavours, Christine. > > Best, > Jostein > > 2008/2/9, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Jostein: I hope to have a "Cassino Moment" as well. I aim to get the >> kit >> together & try snowflakes. I've got his site bookmarked for my attempt >> at >> snowflakes. I'll look for photos at the Pentax gallery. I had a dry >> spell >> yesterday--couldn't get in the groove--came home down in the dumps about >> too. But these stories have cheered me up. Thanks!!! Cheers, Christine >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "AlunFoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 8:02 AM >> Subject: Re: Your Great Photographic Moments? >> >> >> >I think such moments come in at least two distinct flavours. >> > >> > One is where I've put down loads of effort in preparing to photograph >> > a particular subject, and the effort is crowned by photographic >> > success. The other is where an opportunity finds me out of the blue >> > and I come away surprised and lucky. >> > >> > There are many moments to look back at, of both flavours. The memory >> > of "kick" induced by those moments is one of the main drives to keep >> > on photographing, especially through the inevitable dry spells. >> > >> > Two particular memories of return-for-preparations: >> > My first successful photo of a snow crystal came after first envying >> > Mark Cassino's shots for several years, then looking into what kind of >> > gear I needed, figuring out how to handle those brittle little things, >> > and finally seize the opportunities when they arose. It took many >> > opportunities to get the first one good enough to be proud of. >> > In 2004, Adelheid von Kirschten and I toured the East Coast of USA. We >> > had been to GFM, and meandered out to the Outer Banks. It was on our >> > first morning out there the Venus Passage took place, and I rose early >> > to get a glimpse. Rising early is a particular personal challenge for >> > me... :-) As the morning fog rolled in from the Atlantic, I realised >> > that I would either miss it or get a wonderful opportunity to >> > photograph it without the need for any special filters. So I prepared >> > by finding a sand dune with some nice straws on it and waited for the >> > sun to shine through the fog some time before the passage was over. It >> > got exactly _one_ shot. And it worked out. >> > >> > One example of the other flavour is from when we (the whole family) >> > visited Boris Liberman and family in Israel in 2005. They took us to >> > Jerusalem one day, and wandering around I observed a couple of >> > schoolkids playing and stopped to take a pic. They noticed me, thought >> > I was funny or something and shot back. Not with a camera, but with a >> > toy gun. >> > >> > I think I've shown all the mentioned pics here... The latter two have >> > been accepted into the Pentax gallery too. >> > >> > Jostein >> > >> > >> > 2008/2/9, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Hi Everyone: >> >> >> >> I hope you don't find this request tiresome, but given the great >> >> international reach, the delightfully varied life experiences and >> >> photographic interests, and the endless talent of the list, I'd love >> >> to >> >> hear >> >> stories about your greatest photographic moments. Anyone willing to >> >> share a >> >> story or 2? >> >> >> >> Cheers, Christine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >> PDML@pdml.net >> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> >> follow the directions. >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >> > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow the directions. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
