Re: October PUG Kudos
OK, maybe 3 weeks is necessary, then maybe a Hi Bill with the window rolled down as we go by ;) My dad took the family on a trip like that (minus Mt. Rushmore) in 2 weeks, I was only 10 years old, but it is a great memory. It was in 1967 which was Canada`s centennial, that`s how I always remember. Rainwater in a tent really sucks, I learned where not to pitch a tent the hard way too, never happened again though. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 8:08 PM Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos - Original Message - From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 8:07 AM Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos Hi Bill, Thanks for the info on Jenny Lake. We are a lodge and motel kind of family now, as the wife had a bad camping experience once. One of these years I want to do L.A. to the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, Lake Louise, Vancouver, Crater Lake, Big Sur, and back home in two weeks. I think Regina is on the way, maybe the Larson family will pop in to say Hi to the Robb`s. A friend of ours swore off camping after a bad experience. Apparently, they thought pitching their tent in a really lush little hollow was a good idea. When it started raining and their tent filled up with water, the discovered the disadvantage of low ground. If you are planning your trip without a Star Trek style transporter, you will truly have little more time than to wave at my house as you go by.. If we are home, we will try to wave back. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:41 PM Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos - Original Message - From: Steve Larson Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos Hi Tom, thanks for taking time to comment, and the nice words. I like your shot this month very much, especially the rainbow, pretty lucky to have that geyser go off when you were there. I`ve got take my wife and daughter to Yellowstone. Maybe Paul Stenquist will tell us exactly what his shot was of, I`ve been dying to know myself. Yellowstone is nice, but I would stay elsewhere. Jenny Lake in the Tetons used to be a very nice place to camp (tents only), but I don't know if it still is, and there are some nice forestry service campgrounds just outside the west entrance, which I think are actually in Idaho. Sometimes the bears are uppity and the officials insist that all accomodations have hard sides, especially on the Idaho end. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
Hi Steve, I meant to respond to this post yesterday, but something went amiss and I lost it. The shot was on a stage in Hollywood. The engine was a set constructed of real engine parts and imaginary ones. The crankshaft and pistons are from a ten cylinder Dodge engine. The crank is spinning in the foreground and the pistons are rigged on a hydraulic actuator behind the crank. The actuator pushes them up and down, one at a time. The fire is a napalm like substance that's burning on a stainless steel surface just in front of the crankshaft. The circular objects in the background are meant to represent valves. They're being opened and closed by people hidden behind the wall. The bright white light from overhead is a flash from a lightning machine. The commercial this was constructed for was a Dodge Ram spot that depicted a surreal look at the inside of the engine. I think the copy was: How do we contain the indomitable might of the world's most powerful ten-cylinder truck engine? Then, the Ram grill slammed shut in front of the engine, and the copy continued, We keep it behind bars. Any time I end up on a set for a commercial I try to shoot some stills, since there's always some interesting stuff and some good light. Once in a while we'll edit a still into a commercial for a jump cut effect or as a background plate. Paul Steve Larson wrote: Maybe Paul Stenquist will tell us exactly what his shot was of, I`ve been dying to know myself. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
Hi Paul, Thanks for explaining the shot. It is a very interesting one, I do like it very much. I remember that commercial on TV, Dodge has been innovative in making commercials, I kind of like theirs. If you need someone to carry your equipment while on the set, I volunteer, as Hollywood is close to home ;) Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: PAUL STENQUIST [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 4:36 AM Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos Hi Steve, I meant to respond to this post yesterday, but something went amiss and I lost it. The shot was on a stage in Hollywood. The engine was a set constructed of real engine parts and imaginary ones. The crankshaft and pistons are from a ten cylinder Dodge engine. The crank is spinning in the foreground and the pistons are rigged on a hydraulic actuator behind the crank. The actuator pushes them up and down, one at a time. The fire is a napalm like substance that's burning on a stainless steel surface just in front of the crankshaft. The circular objects in the background are meant to represent valves. They're being opened and closed by people hidden behind the wall. The bright white light from overhead is a flash from a lightning machine. The commercial this was constructed for was a Dodge Ram spot that depicted a surreal look at the inside of the engine. I think the copy was: How do we contain the indomitable might of the world's most powerful ten-cylinder truck engine? Then, the Ram grill slammed shut in front of the engine, and the copy continued, We keep it behind bars. Any time I end up on a set for a commercial I try to shoot some stills, since there's always some interesting stuff and some good light. Once in a while we'll edit a still into a commercial for a jump cut effect or as a background plate. Paul Steve Larson wrote: Maybe Paul Stenquist will tell us exactly what his shot was of, I`ve been dying to know myself. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
Hi Bill, Thanks for the info on Jenny Lake. We are a lodge and motel kind of family now, as the wife had a bad camping experience once. One of these years I want to do L.A. to the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, Lake Louise, Vancouver, Crater Lake, Big Sur, and back home in two weeks. I think Regina is on the way, maybe the Larson family will pop in to say Hi to the Robb`s. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 6:41 PM Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos - Original Message - From: Steve Larson Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos Hi Tom, thanks for taking time to comment, and the nice words. I like your shot this month very much, especially the rainbow, pretty lucky to have that geyser go off when you were there. I`ve got take my wife and daughter to Yellowstone. Maybe Paul Stenquist will tell us exactly what his shot was of, I`ve been dying to know myself. Yellowstone is nice, but I would stay elsewhere. Jenny Lake in the Tetons used to be a very nice place to camp (tents only), but I don't know if it still is, and there are some nice forestry service campgrounds just outside the west entrance, which I think are actually in Idaho. Sometimes the bears are uppity and the officials insist that all accomodations have hard sides, especially on the Idaho end. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
Steve Larson wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for explaining the shot. It is a very interesting one, I do like it very much. Thanks to both you and Tom for your kind words. I haven't been to LA this year, but next time I'm out there we'll have to try to do a photo hike. Paul - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
Paul wrote: Thanks to both you and Tom for your kind words. I haven't been to LA this year, but next time I'm out there we'll have to try to do a photo hike. Paul Sounds like fun Paul, let me know next time you make it out west. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
Thanks Steve... I wish I could have found the neg. I had the print handy though. Yellowstone is an unearthly place and it's only about 5 hours away. I hope to get there this winter. Definitely take your family! Tom C. - Original Message - From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 7:59 PM Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos Hi Tom, thanks for taking time to comment, and the nice words. I like your shot this month very much, especially the rainbow, pretty lucky to have that geyser go off when you were there. I`ve got take my wife and daughter to Yellowstone. Maybe Paul Stenquist will tell us exactly what his shot was of, I`ve been dying to know myself. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: aimcompute [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 12:40 PM Subject: October PUG Kudos Tom wrote: I've finally gotten thru the October PUG and have the following comments. This one was exceptionally good. Air Water - Durham by David Dixon, UK It seems all-sky shots don't garner much attention (as my Red Sky at Dawn) but I like them nevertheless. They contain lots of variation in light and nice textures. Good shot with an ethereal feeling. Coming... by Edward Kreis, Latvia Great shot with a lovely balance too it, and certainly a sense of foreboding. I want to say more but can't think of the words. I think the perspective of the lamps leading one off to the horizon is great. Sun and Fog, Big Sur by Dick Jones, USA Nice composition. I wish there was a little more detail in the foreground cliff, but I'm sure it was difficult lighting. Impressive. Diamond by Steve Larson, USA That's beautiful Steve. Wins the Abstraction Award for the month. Hell's Engine by Paul Stenquist, USA I don't know what you did to accomplish this, but I love it. I can see that there's an engine and the flames. What are the white globes? Dune du Pilat by Jaume Lahuerta, Spain Jaume, what a beautiful shot and composition. It's hard to find the words. Manchac Pushboat by Kevin Thornsberry, USA Great sky, nice silhouette. Quite beautiful. Water Power by John Coyle, Australia Yep - this image conveys RAW POWER. Good job. Ions... by Michel Adam, Canada It's amazing. Good use of the wide-angle. Cool, cool, cool. Chances for aurora tonight, but it's started clouding up here. Volcano by Mark Dalal, USA OK Mark. I haven't been paying much attention to the other comments. I like it. What the heck is it? I've got some guesses but don't want to look stupider than normal. Nice effect on your signature., BTW. Water Colours by Hans-Bernhard Beykirch, Germany Very nice abstract. Something Fishy by Leon Altoff, Australia Quite comical and interesting. It reminds me of the aquarium in Clearwater, Florida where the stingrays cruise by the edge of the tank and raise a fintip out of the water and wave at you to get your attention or be petted. White Sands After Rain by Ann Sanfedele, USA I like it Ann. It has a serene quality about it. I also like that it's not what it appears to be. Good catch. Delaware Water Gap Fall Foliage Reflections by Richard Seaman, New Zealand/USA My favorite of the month. It took my breath away when I first saw it, and still does! Excellent. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: October PUG Kudos
- Original Message - From: Steve Larson Subject: Re: October PUG Kudos Hi Tom, thanks for taking time to comment, and the nice words. I like your shot this month very much, especially the rainbow, pretty lucky to have that geyser go off when you were there. I`ve got take my wife and daughter to Yellowstone. Maybe Paul Stenquist will tell us exactly what his shot was of, I`ve been dying to know myself. Yellowstone is nice, but I would stay elsewhere. Jenny Lake in the Tetons used to be a very nice place to camp (tents only), but I don't know if it still is, and there are some nice forestry service campgrounds just outside the west entrance, which I think are actually in Idaho. Sometimes the bears are uppity and the officials insist that all accomodations have hard sides, especially on the Idaho end. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
