Seems a long way from here... 35 years ago I had just started working for an engineering company in the Midlands in England. Just bought a house in a pleasant village about 20 miles from work, settled my 15-year old daughter and 6-year old son into their new schools, and loved the environment. Played badminton in the village hall once a week, and walked the dog every Sunday: once for five miles in fresh snow and before that I didn't know how good that could be! Owned a crap car, a 1967 Ford Escort which had definitely seen better days, but at least it kept going. Photographically, I was still shell-shocked at the theft of my Pentax kit from my car, complete with photos of a concert by Ella Fitzgerald and the Count Basie band at London's Festival Hall the year before. I had filled the gap with a Fujica st605n (or 705n), which was good and took K-mount lens. I'd also joined a photo club locally, and was having a great time once a month shooting real live girls in various stages of undress! One of them eventually went on to become a Page 3 girl, so the quality (of the girls, not necessarily my photos) was pretty high. Happy days
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Friday, 18 March 2011 11:27 PM To: Pentax Discuss Subject: OT Thirty Five years ago. Paul's comments on a photo he did 35 years ago an new adjustments got me thinking. I use to do a "way back when" column for my companies Newsletter, jobs we had done 30 years ago, so i just thought i would put this out there. What were you doing 35 years ago about this time.?? Me i was doing my first of many Trans Canada Pipeline jobs, providing precise elevations on a series of bench marks North of Toronto. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
