On 12/4/2015 1:37 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew from a
previous attach what was going on and wasted no time getting EMS and
going to our hospital. Long story short, i had a mild
I don't hate the car, but some of the drivers ..
I do think they were purer in days gone by. Today they seem bloated and lack
some of the early vehicles charm.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
Subject:
FWIW, I've had exactly 2 mowers in 44 years of home ownership - both were Sears
mowers that served me well. Just change the oil and sharpen the blades !
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>From: David Mann
>Subject: Re: That's the PUG done for 2015 - December PUG is up
>
>At least yours has a motor. I
Check out the badge on the hood - Sprite!
I had a 59 with the same original color. When I got it, it was British Racing
Green. A fun little vehicle. Mine had the factory hard top.
My next vehicle was a 1966 Shelby GT 350. It could go faster in second gear
than the Sprite's top end!
-Origi
Can you still drink beer?
Cheers,
frank
On December 4, 2015 1:37:20 PM EST, David J Brooks wrote:
>I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
>fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew from a
>previous attach what was going on and wasted no time getting EM
Damn, I think you're right. Now I'll have to go back.
Cheers,
Dave
On Dec 5, 2015, at 9:16 AM, Ken Waller wrote:
> As Mark said, I'd only add that I like a little more space between the bottom
> of the hammock and the bottom edge.
>
>
> -Original Message-
>> From: Mark C > Subject:
Dave,
That's horrible news!
No Internet?!?
Glad to hear you're on the mend from your coronary adventures. Sounds like some
pretty scary shit.
What hospitals were you at?
Take good care!
Cheers,
frank
On December 4, 2015 1:37:20 PM EST, David J Brooks wrote:
>I have been unusually quie
At least yours has a motor. I'm still being a luddite and using a push mower
that's older than I am. I posted a photo of it ages ago but I'm not able to
find it right now.
I enjoyed the PUG, very good work everybody! I might have submitted but the
reminder came while I was on holiday.
Cheer
I've owned neither. I love the frog eyes, but I'm sure Spridgets were far
superior cars right out of the box.
BTW those are awesome photos of Donald Healey and your Sprite. Something to
treasure.
Cheers,
frank
On December 4, 2015 10:46:32 PM EST, Larry Colen wrote:
>
>
>knarf wrote:
>> BTW
knarf wrote:
BTW, yours aren't photos of a Sprite. That's a Spridget.
Technically, it left Abingdon as a Midget, but by the time I finished
swapping over my Mk IV running gear, I decided to go with the Sprite
badges.
;-)
I was always amused at how snooty the frogeye owners got in rela
Bruce Walker wrote:
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
Bruce,
I actually thought that you were deliberately trying to have the
reflections. My suggestion may not work for you for that reason, -
and that's fine. I was just thinking aloud about how to avoid blending with
the
BTW, yours aren't photos of a Sprite. That's a Spridget.
;-)
Cheers,
frank
On December 4, 2015 3:07:35 PM EST, Larry Colen wrote:
>
>
>knarf wrote:
>> Nothing new under the sun:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/zft854m
>
>My favorite photos of a Sprite:
>http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/miscpix.
I searched for "frog eye". LOL.
And yes, I knew the story about the pop-up headlights. Thank gods they went
cheap. Wouldn't be the same car...
Cheers,
frank
On December 4, 2015 3:07:35 PM EST, Larry Colen wrote:
>
>
>knarf wrote:
>> Nothing new under the sun:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/zft854m
Pardon my sophomoric humor
Bruce Walker wrote:
As an aside Bulent,
In tonight's episode of out of context theater
the only health issues I've ever suffered from
shooting nudes and other studio/model stuff was golfer's elbow
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Sometimes, nominally antonyms can mean almost the same, e.g.
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Literally! [sic!]
Bruce Walker Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:48:01 -0800 wrote:
Inverted my meaning accidentally with a typo ...
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Bruce Walk
I really enjoyed the Tucker movie when it came out.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 9:30 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>
> Exactamundo!
>
> Here is the one I saw:
> http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1182.html
>
> Thank you, Bruce!
>
> And here is an interesting story about that car's creator
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 9:22 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
>
> Bruce,
>
> I actually thought that you were deliberately trying to have the
> reflections. My suggestion may not work for you for that reason, -
> and that's fine. I was just thinking aloud about how to avoid blending with
> the backdrop.
A
Inverted my meaning accidentally with a typo ...
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
>
> In my case, creating a huge field of crazy specular reflections was my
> whole point. The large hard silver light source was directly behind me
> so the model is surrounded by millions of poin
Exactamundo!
Here is the one I saw:
http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1182.html
Thank you, Bruce!
And here is an interesting story about that car's creator:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-tucker-was-the-1940s-car-of-the-future-135008742/
Igor
Bruce Walker Fr
Bruce,
I actually thought that you were deliberately trying to have the
reflections. My suggestion may not work for you for that reason, -
and that's fine. I was just thinking aloud about how to avoid
blending with the backdrop.
Then you might want to try something else to achieve a better s
Glad to hear its all fixed Dave, don't rush to get fit again!
John in Brisbane
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks
Sent: Saturday, 5 December 2015 04:37
To: Pentax Discuss
Subject: OT Two week plus absences explained
I have been unu
Igor, your 3-eyed car is the 1948 Tucker Torpedo.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
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> That's a fun looking car!
> (As well as the 2-eyed Sprite on the photo posted by Frank.)
>
> Actually, there was at least one 3-eyed car, I believe, in 60s.
> I've seen one at one of the Smi
Thanks, Dan. I reached the same conclusion vis-a-vis the PUG. :)
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> Interesting, but I prefer the one you chose for the PUG.
>
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Bruce Wal
Well, thanks Igor, but I'm afraid your suggestions put me in mind of a
fragment of Bruce Springsteen lyric:
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun
Oh, but Mama, that's where the fun is
I can just imagine you giving advice like this to a test pilot: "you
would experience a smoo
That's a fun looking car!
(As well as the 2-eyed Sprite on the photo posted by Frank.)
Actually, there was at least one 3-eyed car, I believe, in 60s.
I've seen one at one of the Smithonian museums (I believe it was
Smithsonian National Museum of American History) in DC back in 1995.
My vague re
As an aside Bulent, the only health issues I've ever suffered from
shooting nudes and other studio/model stuff was golfer's elbow
(tendonitis) inflicted by overloading my arms with too much heavy
lighting gear. I solved that with massage therapy and using roller
cases exclusively from that point on
Yikes! How fortunate that you knew what was going on and what to do.
Be well soon.
- Marco
On Dec 4, 2015, at 10:37 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
> I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
> fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew from a
> previous attach w
Welcome back! Speedy and full recovery to you, Dave.
Yonnie
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Paul wrote:
> Geez! Better your internet craps out than you. Glad to hear you're back
> and recovering nicely.
>
> -p
>
> On 12/4/2015 12:37 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
>>
>> I have been unusually quiet o
Being too cheap to spend money on cable TV that I could spend on other
things (like camera gear), I don't see a lot of TV. As a result of that,
I also don't see many TV ads. Today at lunch, the TV in the diner was
on with the sound off. I looked up to see someone on the TV shooting
with a Med
Geez! Better your internet craps out than you. Glad to hear you're
back and recovering nicely.
-p
On 12/4/2015 12:37 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew from a
previous attach wha
Thanks for posting that, Larry. When you watch him play, it's hard to
believe that is right arm is "welded" into that angle at the elbow. He
truly was the genius of Waukesha...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul
-p
On 12/4/2015 1:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
Demonstrating multi track reco
Good to hear that you're recovering. It's always nasty stuff to have heart
problems. :-/
Get better, take care of yourself, and do some photography to make life worth
the trouble. :-)
G
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I hope you return to your routines and feel better soon.
Also, you should perhaps start believing that
certain types of photography (street and landscape come to mind)
are healthier than others (like the one Bruce is dealing with).
Bulent
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Bloody hell!
Dave - sorry to hear this but glad you're recovering well. A few people
I know have had bypass surgery and it made a world of difference - but
take it easy for a while.
Cheers
Brian
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Oh geez, Dave! But I'm glad to hear that you're recovering well, and
please do the right things for your health.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 1:37 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
> fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew fro
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Collin B wrote:
> Well, the back end of a current Buick does look like an Angry Bird.
A "current" Buick? Are they still making those?
Dan Matyola
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Glad to hear that you are recovering. Stay strong.
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On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 1:37 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
> fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew f
> On 04 December 2015 at 18:37 David J Brooks wrote:
>
>
> I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
> fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew from a
> previous attach what was going on and wasted no time getting EMS and
> going to our hospital. Long stor
As Mark said, I'd only add that I like a little more space between the bottom
of the hammock and the bottom edge.
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>From: Mark C Subject: Re: PESO: Kia Orana
>
>A slice of paradise - as others have said, postcard perfect!
>
>On 12/1/2015 11:17 PM, David Mann wrote:
>> Y
knarf wrote:
Nothing new under the sun:
http://tinyurl.com/zft854m
My favorite photos of a Sprite:
http://www.red4est.com/lrc/racer_html/miscpix.html
although not for their photographic quality.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Austin_Healey_%27Frogeye%27_Sprite_-_Fli
I suppose it is wasn't it. Not much this year, but i'll try to keep
up to my mundane standards.;-)
Dave
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Wow Dave, that's a hell of an "oh by the way" post! Hope you're
> feeling better soon. Start sorting through your 2015 photos to pick
> t
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Well done as usual Mark!
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>From: Mark C
>Subject: PESO - Small Wasp
>
>Looks a little like a puppy to me:
>
>http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/small-wasp-1
>
>or on flickr:
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcassino/23370180022/
>
>8x lifesized. Pentax
Wow Dave, that's a hell of an "oh by the way" post! Hope you're
feeling better soon. Start sorting through your 2015 photos to pick
the best ones for the next PDML Photo Annual. SUbmissions start in
less than a month.
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facebook only.:-)
Dave
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Collin B wrote:
> Glad all is well. Take care of yourself.
>
> Oh, and now that you have extra time maybe we can discuss politics &
> theology. Or not. :-)
>
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>I sometimes wonder if automobile designers are deliberately trying
>anthropomorphize their products, but at the end of the day two head
>lights ("eyes") and one grill ("mouth") will result in some resemblance
>to a human or at least vertebrate face. Adding a third light would
>change that -
W
Glad all is well. Take care of yourself.
Oh, and now that you have extra time maybe we can discuss politics &
theology. Or not. :-)
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Nothing new under the sun:
http://tinyurl.com/zft854m
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Austin_Healey_%27Frogeye%27_Sprite_-_Flickr_-_exfordy_%282%29.jpg
Cheers,
frank
On December 4, 2015 1:44:39 PM EST, Mark C wrote:
>I sometimes wonder if automobile designers are delibera
I sometimes wonder if automobile designers are deliberately trying
anthropomorphize their products, but at the end of the day two head
lights ("eyes") and one grill ("mouth") will result in some resemblance
to a human or at least vertebrate face. Adding a third light would
change that -
http:
I have been unusually quiet on the list since Nov 18th. On that
fateful night i had chest pains right after dinner. I knew from a
previous attach what was going on and wasted no time getting EMS and
going to our hospital. Long story short, i had a mild heart attack,
was moved to another hospital fo
I agree with Dan.
For this "silver" image, I think silver-on-silver doesn't work too well:
The separation of the two "metals" is not sufficient, even though the
pattern of the backdrop helps somewhat.
It even creates an illusion of a "floating" head (as if the head
is inserted in a hole in the
Interesting, but I prefer the one you chose for the PUG.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
> I had a number of reasonable alternatives to post for the "Tools" PUG
> theme. This was one of the best contenders ...
>
>
I had a number of reasonable alternatives to post for the "Tools" PUG
theme. This was one of the best contenders ...
https://www.flickr.com/bruce_m_walker/23435209925/lightbox/
Don't worry: completely safe image, fully clothed. Rated G for general
audiences. :)
645Z, DFA645 f:2.8 55mm, f:11, 1/1
I noticed immediately that there were no bicycles.
Where Lawnmowers Go to Die - The title says it all. Makes me wonder how
many bodies are buried beneath ... ;-0
Just a Plane Photo -- looks like an old Stanley #6. Love the high contrast.
That's a nice tonal range for TMax.
Harpsichord Building -
On 4/12/15, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed:
>An excellent way to wrap up 2015.
>
>As usual you'll find the gallery here:
>
>http://pug.komkon.org/
Super gallery! Not a dud amongst them - really excellent pics.
Bruce: I looked hard for the pipe wrench and bolt cutter but couldn't
see t
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvLn9PWln8
B
> On 4 Dec 2015, at 04:58, David Mann wrote:
>
> I probably should have mentioned that "kia orana" is a greeting in Cook
> Islands Maori. Their language is closely related to NZ Maori, who say "kia
> ora". There is history of settlers from the Coo
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