Re: PESO 2021 - 121 - GDG

[Rick Womer]

I like that photo: very geometric, and the “Closed” sign in the background is 
poignant.

Rick

> On Aug 4, 2021, at 10:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi  wrote:
> 
> Early in 2020, say around the beginning of March, I had lunch with a 
> photographer friend. Over lunch, we both agreed that we hadn't been shooting 
> any 35mm film for too long a time, so I loaded up my Minox 35GT-E with a roll 
> of Ilford XP2 Super and intended to shoot it over the course of a week.
> 
> Then the pandemic lockdown happened. Things got delayed.
> 
> I finally made the last exposure on that roll of film about three or four 
> weeks ago. And it kicked around on my desk waiting to be processed until 
> three days ago. I processed it in my usual manner—daylight loading Agfa 
> Rondix 35 tank on the kitchen counter, at whatever room temperature was that 
> day (about 75°F), in HC-110 mixed 1:49 dilution for 7.5 minutes. I process 
> *all* my B film that way, it's a funny thing that all of them work with 
> those numbers. :)
> 
> This was the first photo on the roll. It's a picture of the still very new to 
> me Salsa Beargrease (SBG for short) that I'd custom built—very very quickly, 
> just as the pandemic lockdown was starting to happen!—after my Specialized 
> Fatboy Comp Carbon semi-custom was stolen on the 29th of February, 2020. I 
> suspect this photo was made around the end of March/beginning of April... It 
> was before the new carbon wheels arrived, before I'd found and fitted the 
> tire pump, before I fitted the heavy lock to the top tube or the water bottle 
> cage. Without those accessories, what a lean and simple look it has! 
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/2mfjf2y :: Salsa Beargrease in Japan Town - San Jose 2020
>  Minox 35GT-E + Ilford XP2 Super
>  Scanned w Leica CL + Macro-Elmar-R 100mm f/4
> 
> In the early pandemic year, everything I'd come to enjoy on my rides was 
> closed: cafes, meeting places, etc. And the sidewalks and streets were devoid 
> of people, the gathering places were empty wastelands, only a memory of what 
> normally was.
> 
> I cycled anyway, through my old loops, carried my lunch, and took rest stops 
> near my old favorite haunts. I was insistent that since bicycling was 
> classified as 'safe', I was not going to silo myself into my home and just 
> sit. I cycled nearly every day, walked nearly every day, and meditated since 
> I couldn't enjoy much of conversation other than on the phone or on a zoom 
> meeting. 
> 
> Looking at this photo, I remember how fresh and new this bicycle felt then. 
> And it's worked out beautifully over the past year, accumulated about 4000 
> miles or so. Can't wait to turn that over in the next 4000 miles! 
> 
> BTW: This was the first time I have used the Essential Film Holder, made by 
> Andrew Clifforth in the UK (https://clifforth.co.uk), to hold both this and 
> the roll of 645 film I scanned right after it. It's a simple, well-designed, 
> and well thought out device for holding film flat and secure to make scanning 
> with a copy camera easy and fast ... Once set up, I scanned both rolls of 
> film in less than 20 minutes. It does an excellent job and is economically 
> priced—well worth it!
> 
> onwards, always onwards! 
> G
> —
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> 
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>  - Thoreau 
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Re: Mafia Nuns

[Stanley Halpin]

IMNSHO: Religion can be a good thing.  I have been a member off and on of an 
organized religion for much of my life. Which is not to say that I accept all 
aspects of the doctrinal theology, but rather I appreciate the community of 
shared values and the commitment to doing good in the world.

No, Religion capital R is not all that big a problem. Zealotry capital Z on the 
other hand is a poison whether it is manifested among evangelicals or 
conservative Sunnis or Buddhists  or Catholics or whatever. You are welcome to 
your ideas as long as they don’t hurt me, you are welcome to try to “educate” 
me as long as I will be heard when I say no, you are welcome to let your 
behavior be guided by your principles as long as you don’t cause me harm or try 
to force me to be bound by those same principles. E.g., someone may believe in 
the Canon, that’s ok, but don’t make me sell my Pentax! 

Stan


> On Aug 15, 2021, at 3:30 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> 
> Nope. It’s obvious. I’m not a practicing Catholic and don’t really care, but 
> anti-Catholic sentiment in the media and elsewhere is evident. Even my paper, 
> the Times, is tougher on the Catholic church than it is on Islam or 
> Evangelicals. I think it’s historical. It goes back to the days when Irish 
> and Polish immigrants were considered second rate citizens. But enough said. 
> We aren’t supposed to discuss religion or politics, but I observed a beat 
> down underway and wanted to respond.
> 
>> On Aug 15, 2021, at 12:45 PM, Bill  wrote:
>> 
>> On Sun., Aug. 15, 2021, 5:42 a.m. Paul Stenquist, 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> In an era where all are given the benefit of the doubt, and speaking Ill
>>> of any religion or ethnic group is considered vile, disparaging Catholics
>>> and the church is politically correct.
>>> 
>> 
>> Come on Paul, you know better than that.
>> 
>> bill
>> 
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Re: PESO - Loon Family (re-sending)

[Rick Womer]

Thanks, Dan.

The lake is Winnisquam, whose northernmost 2 miles or so are a 10mph/no wake 
zone with a wildlife/recreation preserve.

Rick

> On Aug 18, 2021, at 11:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Nice family portrait!
> 
> Which lake in NH?
> 
> Dan Matyola
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> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 9:57 AM Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
>> Sent this yesterday, but it doesn’t seem to have shown up on the PDML.
>> 
>> These loons were frequent visitors to the cove our cottage was on. I took
>> this on the fifth day of our two-week stay; by the end the chick was much
>> larger, and was sporting a white breast, and speckled white-and-black head
>> and body feathers. By late September it will probably follow its parents to
>> a wintering ground off the East coast.
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/August-2021/New-Hampshire/i-fCnjgpj/A
>> 
>> Comments always appreciated!
>> 
>> (K-5, SMC FA 80-320)
>> 
>> Rick
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Re: ADVICE PLEASE (WRAP UP?)

[Larry Colen]

> On Aug 18, 2021, at 8:27 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Interesting set, and some very fine shots there.

Thank you, but Alan just forwarded the link I included in my reply, perhaps it 
was in his copy/paste buffer rather than his own photos.


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Re: ADVICE PLEASE (WRAP UP?)

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Interesting set, and some very fine shots there.

Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 12:20 AM Alan C  wrote:

> Thanks all. This image pretty well sums it up.
>
> And some stunt planes:
> https://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157705985048831/
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Re: PESO - Loon Family (re-sending)

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice family portrait!

Which lake in NH?

Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 9:57 AM Rick Womer  wrote:

> Sent this yesterday, but it doesn’t seem to have shown up on the PDML.
>
> These loons were frequent visitors to the cove our cottage was on. I took
> this on the fifth day of our two-week stay; by the end the chick was much
> larger, and was sporting a white breast, and speckled white-and-black head
> and body feathers. By late September it will probably follow its parents to
> a wintering ground off the East coast.
>
> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/August-2021/New-Hampshire/i-fCnjgpj/A
>
> Comments always appreciated!
>
> (K-5, SMC FA 80-320)
>
> Rick
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PESO - Loon Family (re-sending)

[Rick Womer]

Sent this yesterday, but it doesn’t seem to have shown up on the PDML.

These loons were frequent visitors to the cove our cottage was on. I took this 
on the fifth day of our two-week stay; by the end the chick was much larger, 
and was sporting a white breast, and speckled white-and-black head and body 
feathers. By late September it will probably follow its parents to a wintering 
ground off the East coast.

https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/August-2021/New-Hampshire/i-fCnjgpj/A

Comments always appreciated!

(K-5, SMC FA 80-320)

Rick
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Re: ADVICE PLEASE (WRAP UP?)

[ann sanfedele]

THe way this thread has developed it looked like the link to the red 
planes was from Alan.. I've only skimmed it but I finally realised that 
Larry was sending examples of his work to Alan with the setting details..


then I saw "ellarsee' In the link.. before I said to Alan that it look 
liked he nailed several of them in terms of sharpness and geometry..

hehe..

ann


On 8/18/2021 1:22 AM, Alan C wrote:

Thanks Larry.

Interesting Eagles. There are a couple of Pitts here. Some other very 
fast flashy looking jobs too! I'll need to get a programme to find out 
what they all are.


I'll get it right over the next couple of days. Probably the last 
chance I'll get of seeing something like this.   Ellies are much easier!


Alan C

On 18-Aug-21 06:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote:



On Aug 17, 2021, at 9:20 PM, Alan C  wrote:

Thanks all. This image pretty well sums it up.

And some stunt planes: 
https://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157705985048831/


The planes are just too distant - too small - out of range. A bit 
like trying to photograph an eagle in flight at 300m!

There’s a really good chance that they are eagles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviat_Eagle


I used TAV 1000sec,  f8 exclusively. Tried single, 5 point & 11 
point focusing. I started by focusing on the moon. In all auto focus 
modes the camera just couldn't lock on to the planes. There was no 
lens creep. Didn't try panning.

Yeah, sounds like you need to go full manual to get a chance at focus.

If it was easy, anybody could do it.


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