Re: Boris PESO #45 - Hanging by a thread

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 19.11.16 um 16:07 schrieb Boris Liberman:


Had a very quiet walk this morning in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens...


Very nicely seen. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Boris PESO #45 - Hanging by a thread

[Jack Davis]

Interesting, Boris!

J

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> On Nov 19, 2016, at 7:07 AM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
> 
> Literally:
> 
> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/11/2016-45-hanging-by-thread.html
> 
> Had a very quiet walk this morning in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens...
> 
> Thanks for looking.
> 
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RE: Boris PESO #45 - Hanging by a thread

[Malcolm Smith]

Boris Liberman wrote:

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/11/2016-45-hanging-by-thread.html
+++

Well observed and captured Boris.

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Re: Boris PESO #45 - Hanging by a thread

[Alan C]

Interesting. Power of the web?

Alan C

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Subject: Boris PESO #45 - Hanging by a thread

Literally:

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/11/2016-45-hanging-by-thread.html

Had a very quiet walk this morning in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens...

Thanks for looking.

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Boris PESO #45 - Hanging by a thread

[Boris Liberman]

Literally:

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/11/2016-45-hanging-by-thread.html

Had a very quiet walk this morning in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens...

Thanks for looking.

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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Peter Jordan]

You have a point. It does look as if we have moved mountains to get us primed 
for success, despite the likes of the Daily Mail proclaiming doom at every 
opportunity.

Peter


On 24 May 2012, at 19:32, Bob W wrote:

> That's been one of the few good programmes on TV recently - I love it. 
> 
> Notwithstanding what your LOCOG friends say though, the thing that has
> impressed me (and not necessarily in a good way) has been the sheer
> unstoppable inexorability of the whole operation. 
> 
> The programme panders to our self-image as hopeless bumblers who somehow
> muddle through in the end, but the facts suggest that we are rather more
> Germanic than that cosy image would have us believe and it has all unrolled
> like some colossal mega-juggernaut, crushing all Hugh Grantishness beneath
> its mighty wheels as it 'delivers' a successful Olympics.
> 
> The only thing that can stop it now is the mightiest force in all of nature
> - the London traffic.
> 
> B
> 
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> Peter Jordan
>> 
>> I'm sorry bit I can't take anything about "legacy" serious since
>> watching the excellent BBC comedy Twenty Twelve which has more than a
>> good dose of reality in it.
>> 
>> I know some people who work for LOCOG (the real life equivalent of the
>> Olympic Deliverance organisation in the series) and they say that ut us
>> so true to life that it's painful to watch. To me it is simply
>> hilarious.
>> 
>> If there is an opportunity to see, I'd thoroughly recommend.
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
>> On 13 May 2012, at 08:00, Bob W wrote:
>> 
 From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf
 Of John Sessoms
 
 From: "Bob W"
> Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the
> Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would
 ever
> go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some
>> snaps
> (photo snaps, not cable snaps...):
> 
> 
> 
> Bob
 
 So, what are they going to do with it after the Olympics?
 
>>> 
>>> No doubt it will form an important part of the legacy plans which are
>>> already in place. For instance, the 3-day Eventing and Equestrian
>>> Cross Country taking place in Greenwich will surely be the nucleus
>> for
>>> growth in horse-riding among all the inner-city kids whose council
>>> houses have stable yards attached; similarly (and perhaps more
>>> probably), the shooting events taking place at Woolwich Barracks will
>>> inspire future generations to move on from knives, chains and molotov
>>> cocktails, to more accurate weapons better suited to ride-by
>> shootings.
>>> 
>>> The cable-car will form an important stop on the tourism itinerary
>> for
>>> people who want a good overview of the Olympic Tumbleweed Farm.
>>> 
>>> B
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RE: Hanging by a thread

[Bob W]

That's been one of the few good programmes on TV recently - I love it. 

Notwithstanding what your LOCOG friends say though, the thing that has
impressed me (and not necessarily in a good way) has been the sheer
unstoppable inexorability of the whole operation. 

The programme panders to our self-image as hopeless bumblers who somehow
muddle through in the end, but the facts suggest that we are rather more
Germanic than that cosy image would have us believe and it has all unrolled
like some colossal mega-juggernaut, crushing all Hugh Grantishness beneath
its mighty wheels as it 'delivers' a successful Olympics.

The only thing that can stop it now is the mightiest force in all of nature
- the London traffic.

B

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Peter Jordan
> 
> I'm sorry bit I can't take anything about "legacy" serious since
> watching the excellent BBC comedy Twenty Twelve which has more than a
> good dose of reality in it.
> 
> I know some people who work for LOCOG (the real life equivalent of the
> Olympic Deliverance organisation in the series) and they say that ut us
> so true to life that it's painful to watch. To me it is simply
> hilarious.
> 
> If there is an opportunity to see, I'd thoroughly recommend.
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> On 13 May 2012, at 08:00, Bob W wrote:
> 
> >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf
> >> Of John Sessoms
> >>
> >> From: "Bob W"
> >>> Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the
> >>> Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would
> >> ever
> >>> go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some
> snaps
> >>> (photo snaps, not cable snaps...):
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>> Bob
> >>
> >> So, what are they going to do with it after the Olympics?
> >>
> >
> > No doubt it will form an important part of the legacy plans which are
> > already in place. For instance, the 3-day Eventing and Equestrian
> > Cross Country taking place in Greenwich will surely be the nucleus
> for
> > growth in horse-riding among all the inner-city kids whose council
> > houses have stable yards attached; similarly (and perhaps more
> > probably), the shooting events taking place at Woolwich Barracks will
> > inspire future generations to move on from knives, chains and molotov
> > cocktails, to more accurate weapons better suited to ride-by
> shootings.
> >
> > The cable-car will form an important stop on the tourism itinerary
> for
> > people who want a good overview of the Olympic Tumbleweed Farm.
> >
> > B
> >
> >
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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Peter Jordan]

I'm sorry bit I can't take anything about "legacy" serious since watching the 
excellent BBC comedy Twenty Twelve which has more than a good dose of reality 
in it.

I know some people who work for LOCOG (the real life equivalent of the Olympic 
Deliverance organisation in the series) and they say that ut us so true to life 
that it's painful to watch. To me it is simply hilarious.

If there is an opportunity to see, I'd thoroughly recommend.

Peter


On 13 May 2012, at 08:00, Bob W wrote:

>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> John Sessoms
>> 
>> From: "Bob W"
>>> Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the
>>> Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would
>> ever
>>> go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps
>>> (photo snaps, not cable snaps...):
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bob
>> 
>> So, what are they going to do with it after the Olympics?
>> 
> 
> No doubt it will form an important part of the legacy plans which are
> already in place. For instance, the 3-day Eventing and Equestrian Cross
> Country taking place in Greenwich will surely be the nucleus for growth in
> horse-riding among all the inner-city kids whose council houses have stable
> yards attached; similarly (and perhaps more probably), the shooting events
> taking place at Woolwich Barracks will inspire future generations to move on
> from knives, chains and molotov cocktails, to more accurate weapons better
> suited to ride-by shootings.
> 
> The cable-car will form an important stop on the tourism itinerary for
> people who want a good overview of the Olympic Tumbleweed Farm.
> 
> B
> 
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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Cotty]

On 12/5/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
>from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
>that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
>cable snaps...):
>
>

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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Mark C]

On 5/12/2012 5:17 PM, Bob W wrote:
I love the sculpture. To answer Mark C's question, it is Quantum 
Cloud, by Antony Gormley. Gormley's sculptures are almost always based 
on his own body, and I think his work is very interesting. He is also 
an outstanding draughtsman. The great thing about Quantum Cloud, which 
was on my jogging route before they blocked it off to build the cable 
car, is that you can never quite make out the shape of the body, but 
you can feel that it's there in a strange indistinct way. It's quite 
tantalising - always slightly out of your grasp or comprehension. The 
scultpure is 100ft high, which gives some scale to the cable car 
towers, which I also think are rather good.


Interesting sculpture -  with varying lighting and changing seasons, it 
could be the subject of lots of images...


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[steve harley]

on 2012-05-13 7:43 John Sessoms wrote

From: steve harley


as for the neighborhood going downhill, they always do


Depends on how you define downhill. My neighborhood is infested with yuppie 
scum.


exactly

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Re: Hanging by a thread

[John Sessoms]

From: steve harley


as for the neighborhood going downhill, they always do


Depends on how you define downhill. My neighborhood is infested with 
yuppie scum.


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[John Sessoms]

The sculpture is in the foreground. I don't think the cable passes over it.

From: Ann Sanfedele

cable snaps will surely follow - Nice photo snaps - scary subject..
especially with stormy skies background. Will watch for the news
broadcasts when a pod or two will tumple from the sky and impale
themselves on the hideous sculpture There goes the neighborhood

ann

On 5/12/2012 14:38, Bob W wrote:

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the
Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would
ever go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some
snaps (photo snaps, not cable snaps...):



Bob



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RE: Hanging by a thread

[Bob W]

> >
> > 
> 
> nice sharp shots and an interesting glimpse of London
> 
> the boats are fun, and the dark clouds; i think i'd like the sculpture
> in person, but its platform takes a bit away from it
> 

I've never really thought about the platform. If you'd asked me to describe
it before you mentioned it, I probably wouldn't have been able to. In fact
it is quite consistent with the others that are around, and I suspect it is
an old jetty or platform for something that's been there long before the
sculpture. There is a similar one, empty, in the first picture of the set. 

They are both quite similar to the coaling jetty by the power station, whose
legs are Doric (or perhaps Tuscan), in keeping with the classical
architecture of Greenwich:


B

> would love to ride those gondalas slowly eating from a box of ginger
> snaps; maybe i could get kickstarter to fund me to do that as
> performance art?
> 



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RE: Hanging by a thread

[Bob W]

Thanks - yes, I was pleased with the sky.

It's my old bike in the photo, and my Domke F2. Earlier yesterday I took the
new Roberts in for its long-overdue first service. As I said to Chas, ever
since getting the Roberts whenever I get on the old bike I wonder how the
hell I put up with it for 17 years.

B


> 
> Great stuff!
> 
> Your bike in the penultimate photo?
> 
> Nicely co-operating sky makes the shots all the more dramatic.
> 
> Cheers,
> frank
> 
> 
> 
> Bob



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RE: Hanging by a thread

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> John Sessoms
> 
> From: "Bob W"
> > Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the
> > Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would
> ever
> > go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps
> > (photo snaps, not cable snaps...):
> >
> > 
> >
> > Bob
> 
> So, what are they going to do with it after the Olympics?
> 

No doubt it will form an important part of the legacy plans which are
already in place. For instance, the 3-day Eventing and Equestrian Cross
Country taking place in Greenwich will surely be the nucleus for growth in
horse-riding among all the inner-city kids whose council houses have stable
yards attached; similarly (and perhaps more probably), the shooting events
taking place at Woolwich Barracks will inspire future generations to move on
from knives, chains and molotov cocktails, to more accurate weapons better
suited to ride-by shootings.

The cable-car will form an important stop on the tourism itinerary for
people who want a good overview of the Olympic Tumbleweed Farm.

B


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[David Mann]

On May 13, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Bob W wrote:

> The scultpure is 100ft high, which gives some scale to the cable car towers,
> which I also think are rather good.

Yes I do like those towers.  They'd look very nice in a scenic valley somewhere.

It's a nice set of photos.  I like the ones of the tower isolated against the 
dark clouds.  I think #5 is my favourite, it looks like the little pod is 
heading off into a thunderstorm.

I'm guessing the sculpture really needs to be seen first-hand to get the most 
out of it but I do think your last photo shows it quite well.

Dave


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Boris Liberman]

Bob, I can hardly recall an occasion where I'd look at your photos and 
did not enjoy what I saw. You don't disappoint.


As for the Olympics - when I was a kid back in 1980 we had the Games in 
our little town. I certainly wish you folks, lots of luck this time over.


Great photos, Bob, great indeed.

On 5/12/2012 21:38, Bob W wrote:

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):



Bob





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RE: Hanging by a thread

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Great stuff!

Your bike in the penultimate photo?

Nicely co-operating sky makes the shots all the more dramatic.

Cheers,
frank

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Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):

<http://www.web-options.com/Thread/>

Bob


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[steve harley]

on 2012-05-12 12:38 Bob W wrote

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):




nice sharp shots and an interesting glimpse of London

the boats are fun, and the dark clouds; i think i'd like the sculpture in 
person, but its platform takes a bit away from it


would love to ride those gondalas slowly eating from a box of ginger snaps; 
maybe i could get kickstarter to fund me to do that as performance art?



as for the neighborhood going downhill, they always do

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Re: Hanging by a thread

[jn289]

Bob, Nice group of photos, might be a good place to take photos from 
that height. This photo looks like little pods invading 
earth...P0120017...Joe





Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):



Bob


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[John Sessoms]

From: "Bob W"

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):



Bob


So, what are they going to do with it after the Olympics?

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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Ann Sanfedele]

On 5/12/2012 17:17, Bob W wrote:


ann said earlier

There goes the neighborhood



It's been going downhill ever since I moved here.

B


glad you are taking responsibility :-)

a


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RE: Hanging by a thread

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Ann Sanfedele
> 
> cable snaps will surely follow -
> Nice photo snaps - scary subject.. especially with stormy skies
> background.
> 
> Will watch for the news broadcasts when a pod or two will tumple from
> the sky 

I've already decided not to be an early adopter on this one...

> and impale themselves on the hideous sculpture
> 

I love the sculpture. To answer Mark C's question, it is Quantum Cloud, by
Antony Gormley. Gormley's sculptures are almost always based on his own
body, and I think his work is very interesting. He is also an outstanding
draughtsman. 

The great thing about Quantum Cloud, which was on my jogging route before
they blocked it off to build the cable car, is that you can never quite make
out the shape of the body, but you can feel that it's there in a strange
indistinct way. It's quite tantalising - always slightly out of your grasp
or comprehension.

The scultpure is 100ft high, which gives some scale to the cable car towers,
which I also think are rather good.

> There goes the neighborhood
> 

It's been going downhill ever since I moved here.

B
> ann
> 
> On 5/12/2012 14:38, Bob W wrote:
> > Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the
> > Thames from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would
> ever
> > go to except that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps
> > (photo snaps, not cable snaps...):
> >
> > 
> >
> > Bob



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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Ann Sanfedele]

cable snaps will surely follow -
Nice photo snaps - scary subject.. especially with stormy skies background.

Will watch for the news broadcasts when a pod or two will tumple from 
the sky and impale themselves on the hideous sculpture


There goes the neighborhood

ann

On 5/12/2012 14:38, Bob W wrote:

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):



Bob




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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Mark C]

On 5/12/2012 2:38 PM, Bob W wrote:

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):



Bob


Nice shots - what is that metallic bramble / tree thing in the 7th and 
9th shots? Some sort of antenna?


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Re: Hanging by a thread

[Jeffery Smith]

We had one of those for the 1984 World's Fair. It would carry you to and from 
Algiers (which is the murder capitol of the New Orleans area). Rumor had it 
that the construction people were carrying big bags of cement to the Fair site 
by putting them in those little cars, and that some of the cars snapped loose 
and went into the river.

Jeffery


On May 12, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Bob W wrote:

> Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
> from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
> that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
> cable snaps...):
> 
> 
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
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Hanging by a thread

[Bob W]

Testing is under way on a cable car that has been built across the Thames
from Greenwich to some God-forsaken hole that no-one would ever go to except
that it's near the Olympic stadium. Here are some snaps (photo snaps, not
cable snaps...):



Bob


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