Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent! nice image of the hood ornament, and it is really great the way you surrounded it with the reflected clouds. Dan On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 7:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: > I love hood decorations on cars.  As you may know, they evolved from > radiator caps.  Initially they were handles

Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> very nicely done. > > > Indeed!  Cheers, Christine Thanks, Christine, and everyone else who commented! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/among-clouds.html I saw this one last evening on (I think it was) a Jag S-type parked on Yonge Street here in Toronto. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. very nicely done. Indeed! Cheers, Christine

RE: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread Bob W
[...] > > With the advent of bodies that covered engines, these works of art were > moved to the front of the hood (bonnet to you Brits). Gradually, most > disappeared, but a few remain. The Mercedes Benz Tri-Star comes to mind, > as does the beautiful Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy (often misnam

Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 7:58 AM, frank theriault wrote:  My favourite by far is the Jaguar cat, > Leaper: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/09/among-clouds.html > > I saw this one last evening on (I think it was) a Jag S-type parked on > Yonge Street here in Toronto. > > Hope you enjoy.

Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Just because your car didn't come with one you don't have to feel left out. You can probably find a way to mount one on your bike... http://www.jcwhitney.com/hood-ornaments/p2006504.jcwx?filterid=c2525j1 Nice shot by the way. On 9/6/2010 7:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: I love hood decoratio

Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread Jack Davis
Like the shooting angle, Frank. Nice conversion! Jack --- On Mon, 9/6/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Among the Clouds > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 4:58 AM > I love hood decorations on >

Re: PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 September 2010 21:58, frank theriault wrote: > I saw this one last evening on (I think it was) a Jag S-type parked on > Yonge Street here in Toronto. > > Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. > > *istD, lowly 18-55mm zoom. Very cool! -- Rob Studdert (Digital  Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-8

PESO - Among the Clouds

2010-09-06 Thread frank theriault
I love hood decorations on cars. As you may know, they evolved from radiator caps. Initially they were handles on rad caps, used so you wouldn't burn your hands as you removed the cap to add coolant when your engine overheated (as it often did in the old days). Gradually those handles became dec