re: PESO - Progress

2012-02-20 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
n Guthrie Sent: February 20, 2012 2/20/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: re: PESO - Progress Yes Frank I remember you saying you were posting something in this vein. Great photo - moody and well framed with the expanse of water setting the scale. What time of day did you take this? > Message: 10 &

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2012-02-20 Thread Don Guthrie
List Subject: PESO - Progress Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a symbols of progress and prosperity: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/progress.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. c

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2012-02-20 Thread David J Brooks
Great shot. Dave On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 5:06 PM, frank theriault wrote: > This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a > symbols of progress and prosperity: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/progress.html > > Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. > > cheers, > fra

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2012-02-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
Tonal range is perfect. On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Lighting and composition exceptionally nice, > > Jack > > > > From: frank theriault > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:06 PM

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2012-02-19 Thread Jack Davis
Lighting and composition exceptionally nice, Jack From: frank theriault To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:06 PM Subject: PESO - Progress This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a symbols of progres

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2012-02-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wow, I haven't seen a line of smoking stacks like that in years! (The sugar mill on Maui seems to be down to one active stack these days.) That is an effective image, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 5:06 PM, frank theriault wrote: >

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2012-02-19 Thread Ann Sanfedele
terrific shot, Frank ann On 2/19/2012 17:06, frank theriault wrote: This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a symbols of progress and prosperity: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/progress.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML Penta

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2012-02-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great light. A very nice pic. Paul On Feb 19, 2012, at 5:06 PM, frank theriault wrote: > This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a > symbols of progress and prosperity: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/progress.html > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. >

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2012-02-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/2/12, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a >symbols of progress and prosperity: > >http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/progress.html > >Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Frank, that's a very special photograp

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2012-02-19 Thread frank theriault
This scene reminded me of the 50's, when smoking factories were a symbols of progress and prosperity: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/progress.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discus

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2009-04-01 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Bob W wrote: >> >> > Nah. Should have changed it to 'used condom'. >> >> Funny you should mention that.  That location is less than a block >> from Church and Wellesley Streets here in Toronto.  It's not unusual >> to find used condoms on the ground in that neighbou

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2009-04-01 Thread Bob W
> > > Nah. Should have changed it to 'used condom'. > > Funny you should mention that. That location is less than a block > from Church and Wellesley Streets here in Toronto. It's not unusual > to find used condoms on the ground in that neighbourhood. Not that I > was looking, but fortunately

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2009-04-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Bob W wrote: > Nah. Should have changed it to 'used condom'. Funny you should mention that. That location is less than a block from Church and Wellesley Streets here in Toronto. It's not unusual to find used condoms on the ground in that neighbourhood. Not tha

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2009-04-01 Thread Bob W
> Just what every neighbourhood needs: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/progress.html > > Comments always welcome. > > cheers, > frank > > == > LOL. Good one, frank. Some graffiti genius was right on. > > Marnie aka Doe :-) Nah. Should have changed it to 'used c

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2009-04-01 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:10 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > That would be a good one for Marnie's paranoid theme.:-) I was thinking that, too! Thanks for the comment. Thanks to Marnie and Bruce, too. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Dis

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2009-04-01 Thread David J Brooks
That would be a good one for Marnie's paranoid theme.:-) Dave On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:28 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Just what every neighbourhood needs: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/progress.html > > Comments always welcome. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bo

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2009-04-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Gave me a chuckle. Even wider may have worked to show the surroundings. -- Bruce Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:28:44 AM, you wrote: ft> Just what every neighbourhood needs: ft> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/progress.html ft> Comments always welcome. ft> cheers, ft> frank --

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2009-04-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2009 8:48:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Just what every neighbourhood needs: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/progress.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank == LOL. Good one, frank. Some graffiti genius wa

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2009-04-01 Thread frank theriault
Just what every neighbourhood needs: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/04/progress.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

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2009-03-23 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > a little tribute to rodchenko. > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg > > pentax k10d fa 50 1.4 Very interesting! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

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2009-03-23 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Very nice work Luka. Usually I don't like image manipulation, but I can understand what you meant. Best regards, Manuel On 09/03/22 22:04, "Luka Knezevic-Strika" wrote: > a little tribute to rodchenko. > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg > > pentax k10d fa 50

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2009-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
Cool shot. Dave On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > a little tribute to rodchenko. > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg > > pentax k10d fa 50 1.4 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

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2009-03-23 Thread Bob W
> Wow. I'm truly honored to hear my work cast in such a light. > Thank you > all. > > I have looked around at Rodchenko briefly. I knew the name but have > not seen his work in depth. I'll have study him some more. > Inspiration > can come from many places... ! :-) > > Godfrey This is t

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2009-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 03:50:06AM +0100, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > something went wrong with the link. this should work > > http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3377247097_be1c72269f_o.jpg Very fun. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

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2009-03-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Wow. I'm truly honored to hear my work cast in such a light. Thank you all. I have looked around at Rodchenko briefly. I knew the name but have not seen his work in depth. I'll have study him some more. Inspiration can come from many places... ! :-) Godfrey On Mar 22, 2009, at 6:08 PM, B

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2009-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/22/2009 7:50:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: something went wrong with the link. this should work http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3377247097_be1c72269f_o.jpg === That's much better. And much more interesting. Marnie aka Doe :

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
something went wrong with the link. this should work http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3377247097_be1c72269f_o.jpg -- 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 dir

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
and here's another one - quite different, but i think i've made enough new topics these days: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3377209407_babf34ea71_o.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

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2009-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
I'm glad someone was able to untangle my reference to PDML manual as meaning ANNUAL. Thanks Bob. On Mar 22, 2009, at 18:08 , Bob W wrote: Ascent Beginning, by Godfrey. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDM

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2009-03-22 Thread Bob W
Ascent Beginning, by Godfrey. It reminds me more of one of HCB's pictures, also shot from above. Of course, HCB was probably well aware of Rodchenko's style. On the other hand, he didn't much approve of photos taken from strange angles and viewpoints, as Rodchenko often did. Rodchenko was opposed

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2009-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
But one of the most acclaimed shot in the PDML manual was shot ala Rodchenko, the view looking down at the plaza with the mother and stroller, and the child running down the steps (my sis has the book, so can't research the photographer). That was a good image in my opinion. On Mar 22, 2

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
yes, an excellent series. a french produced 'contacts' is also findable online, even better IMHO. On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: >> >> i was actuall hoping that someone would be provoked to find out who >> the guy is by going to google image sear

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2009-03-22 Thread Doug Brewer
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: i was actuall hoping that someone would be provoked to find out who the guy is by going to google image search and typing rodchenko. of course, you don't like this, so you can be not-interested in whatever inspired it. There was a good bit of info on Rodchenko in "Th

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
ah, yes. seems much better - it's black and white :D -- 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.

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2009-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
That's what I did... Found this... http://www.softpedia.com/screenshots/Rodchenko_1.png On Mar 22, 2009, at 15:47 , Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: i was actuall hoping that someone would be provoked to find out who the guy is by going to google image search and typing rodchenko. Joseph McAll

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2009-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 06:59:19PM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Luka, > This guy was a famous artist during the russian revolution. > Not a great time in my mind for creative, artistic expression. > Didn't they do the russian revolution in monochrome? The Black and White Russians? czary -- The

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
in my view, an hommage needn't be the same as what the author did. it needs to pay respect, somehow. and well, the times that are bad for artistic expression tend to produce prodigies, much more so than the peaceful, calm times. you can explain it to your liking, but it's there. -- PDML Pentax-Dis

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2009-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
I keep Boz, Google and Wikipedia on hand whenever I'm reading this list. I try to no longer get caught by my imperfect memory or education. The PDMLrs are cutthroat when you misspeak (miscommunicate). Spell check everything too, 90% of the time. Jpself I said 90% On Mar 22, 2009, at 15:42

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2009-03-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Luka, This guy was a famous artist during the russian revolution. Not a great time in my mind for creative, artistic expression. Didn't they do the russian revolution in monochrome? Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > well, it's kind of pointless giving

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2009-03-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/3/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: >I don't mind manipulated images, but this one doesn't cut it for me, because >the nearest ones are too small. Bless her, she's from California you know ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=

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2009-03-22 Thread Jack Davis
FTR, I don't care for Rodchenko's photo style either, Luka. Jack --- On Sun, 3/22/09, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > From: Luka Knezevic-Strika > Subject: Re: PESO: progress > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 3:38 PM > i know

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
the connection is not very direct. but the whole movement tended to use collages often resulting in surreal atmosphere - sometimes photograph-like, sometimes less-so. it's not like a copy of one of his work, more of a general hommage to the guy (and probably not only him, but he provoked me) @eact

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2009-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:47:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: i was actuall hoping that someone would be provoked to find out who the guy is by going to google image search and typing rodchenko. of course, you don't like this, so you can be not-interested in wha

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2009-03-22 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 03:38:57PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: > On Mar 22, 2009, at 15:28 , eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > This image is a tribute to how the perpective of converging lines > appears to alter the size of any object located between them. Each > image of he woman is the same siz

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
i was actuall hoping that someone would be provoked to find out who the guy is by going to google image search and typing rodchenko. of course, you don't like this, so you can be not-interested in whatever inspired it. but giving opinions about a 'tribute to x' without any concern about x is point

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2009-03-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: a little tribute to rodchenko. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg Very cool! -- 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 abo

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2009-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:39:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pentax...@mac.com writes: This image is a tribute to how the perpective of converging lines appears to alter the size of any object located between them. Each image of he woman is the same size. Measure them... Aleksander Mi

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2009-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 22, 2009, at 15:28 , eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:25:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: if she was increasing in size, according to perspective, it would all be dull, pseudo-realistic, and therefore completely pointless. my version mi

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
i know who magritte is. and that is beside the point. the image was sent here as a tribute to rodchenko. and it's why it was made (i was looking at his work today). of course, you can view any photo beside the author's point of view, but disregarding how the author caps it, because of not knowing w

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2009-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:30:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: well, it's kind of pointless giving a comment on a tribute, suggesting a crucial change to the image, without even checking-out who is the tribute to. and rodchenko is a very important photographer, b

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
my pleasure :) On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Now that's just plain funny as heck. Thank you, Luka! :-) > > G > > On Mar 22, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: > >> a little tribute to rodchenko. >> >> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c198

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2009-03-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Now that's just plain funny as heck. Thank you, Luka! :-) G On Mar 22, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: a little tribute to rodchenko. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg pentax k10d fa 50 1.4 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://p

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
well, it's kind of pointless giving a comment on a tribute, suggesting a crucial change to the image, without even checking-out who is the tribute to. and rodchenko is a very important photographer, btw, not some half-known guy. On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:28 PM, wrote: > In a message dated 3/22/

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2009-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:25:56 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: if she was increasing in size, according to perspective, it would all be dull, pseudo-realistic, and therefore completely pointless. my version might be unsuccessful, but it has an intention and a mot

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2009-03-22 Thread Timbah!
No no no :) I really like it because the perspective and the size of the cloned person doesn't match. It really gives something wicked to the picture... at least to me :) Cheers, .t eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:04:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
if she was increasing in size, according to perspective, it would all be dull, pseudo-realistic, and therefore completely pointless. my version might be unsuccessful, but it has an intention and a motive for being this way perspective-size-wise On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 11:20 PM, wrote: > In a mes

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2009-03-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/22/2009 3:04:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lukastr...@gmail.com writes: a little tribute to rodchenko. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg pentax k10d fa 50 1.4 I don't mind manipulated images, but this one doesn't cut it for me

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2009-03-22 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Mar 22, 2009, at 15:04 , Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: a little tribute to rodchenko. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg Clever - Cute. A standard for all grade schools! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/sh

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2009-03-22 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
a little tribute to rodchenko. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3377240694_520c19884c_o.jpg pentax k10d fa 50 1.4 -- 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 di