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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > Good one, Frank. > > I like the way you've managed to get the background to be so > inconspicuous.  Makes for a great portrait. Thanks, Brian. And thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeo

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Good one, Frank. I like the way you've managed to get the background to be so inconspicuous. Makes for a great portrait. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, 11 May 2009 09:27 -0400, "fr

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> I've seen this guy before. I'm sure he used to panhandle in another > part of town, but on Sunday he was inside the ABM foyer of a bank in > Chinatown. I gave him a few coins and he saw my camera and we started > talking a bit. He said that his uncle used to teach photography at a > local hi

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Great shot Frank. As others have said, i like the expression, and the bright back ground. Dave On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:27 AM, frank theriault wrote: > I've seen this guy before.  I'm sure he used to panhandle in another > part of town, but on Sunday he was inside the ABM foyer of a bank in >

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Excellent portrait. His expression is intriguing. DS 2009/5/11 frank theriault : > I've seen this guy before.  I'm sure he used to panhandle in another > part of town, but on Sunday he was inside the ABM foyer of a bank in > Chinatown.  I gave him a few coins and he saw my camera and we started

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n, 5/11/09, frank theriault wrote: From: frank theriault Subject: PESO - William To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 6:27 AM I've seen this guy before. I'm sure he used to panhandle in another part of town, but on Sunday he was inside the ABM foyer of a ba

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I like his, "do you really care about me" look. Balance of his shadowed face and bright background work well! Nicely exposed and rendered. Jack --- On Mon, 5/11/09, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - William > To: "Pentax-Discuss Ma

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I've seen this guy before. I'm sure he used to panhandle in another part of town, but on Sunday he was inside the ABM foyer of a bank in Chinatown. I gave him a few coins and he saw my camera and we started talking a bit. He said that his uncle used to teach photography at a local high school.

Re: PESO - William Stone

Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and photographed him once: Canon 1D mark II + Pentax A*85mm 1.4 wide open. S

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On 12/1/09, Bruce Dayton, discombobulated, unleashed: >A lovely portrait, Cotty. It really shows his character. Thanks to all who replied. I filmed interviews with his son and daughter today for a tribute piece. The funeral is being organised by the Ministry of Defense. It will be big. -- Ch

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Sad news, he should be mourned for both who he was and what he represented. The world is a little emptier. -Original Message- >From: Cotty >Sent: Jan 12, 2009 12:28 PM >To: pentax list >Subject: PESO - William Stone > >Hi gang, > >Posting this pic again bec

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A lovely portrait, Cotty. It really shows his character. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 12, 2009, 9:28:22 AM, you wrote: C> Hi gang, C> Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged C> 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and C> photog

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Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and photographed him once: Canon 1D mark II + Pentax A*85mm 1.4 wide open. S

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Lovely portrait, Cotty. I think I'll drink a shot of Glenlivet to Ole'William tonight. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Cotty" To: "pentax list" Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:28 AM Subject: PESO - William Stone Hi gang, Postin

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Bob W wrote: It's not the age, Ann, it's the mileage. Stay active, keep taking photographs, and keep showing them to us. Bob Milage ... h ;-) ann Nice portrait ! and thanks for the article -- I heard it mentioned on NPR here ... I'm not sure whether I envy him getting to 108

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On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I remember the photo well, and excellent portrait. > Rest in peace, William. Yes. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

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It's not the age, Ann, it's the mileage. Stay active, keep taking photographs, and keep showing them to us. Bob > > Nice portrait ! and thanks for the article -- I heard it mentioned on > NPR here ... > > I'm not sure whether I envy him getting to 108 or not -- sometimes I > think I'll hit t

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Nice portrait ! and thanks for the article -- I heard it mentioned on NPR here ... I'm not sure whether I envy him getting to 108 or not -- sometimes I think I'll hit triple digits, with my genes... then I get a little afraid of it ann Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Posting this pic again because

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Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and photographed him once: Canon 1D mark II + Pentax A*85mm 1.4 wide open. S

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Excellent portrait Cotty. Dave On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Cotty wrote: > Hi gang, > > Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged > 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and > photographed him once: > >

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I remember the photo well, and excellent portrait. Rest in peace, William. Paul On Jan 12, 2009, at 12:28 PM, Cotty wrote: Hi gang, Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and photographed him once:

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Hi gang, Posting this pic again because today William Stone passed away, aged 108. I have filmed him for the news many times over the years, and photographed him once: Canon 1D mark II + Pentax A*85mm 1.4 wide open. Story:

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On 18/11/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >> I take no offence Boris, because I don't know what it means!! > >It means that whatever is on the picture happens to be a granny who also >works in law enforcement. Ah, she thinks he looks like an old lady dressed in a policeman's hat?

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Hi! I take no offence Boris, because I don't know what it means!! It means that whatever is on the picture happens to be a granny who also works in law enforcement. Boris

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On 18/11/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cotty, please don't see it as an act of offense... Galia looked at the >picture and proclaimed: "This is policeman grandmother..."... I take no offence Boris, because I don't know what it means!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

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Hi! Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and services were taking place up and down the country to honour and remember those who have passed away in conflict, not just in two world wars, but in countless other arenas over the years. I was in Watlington, Oxfordshire, covering

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On 16/11/05, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: >I hope I look that good at 105... you must be 200 then (no doubt because >you're a tee-totaler)? I hope my wife looks that good at 105! > >Nice portrait. 205, and 5 under-par ;-) Thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Pl

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I hope I look that good at 105... you must be 200 then (no doubt because you're a tee-totaler)? I hope my wife looks that good at 105! Nice portrait. Tom C. From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: "pentax list" Subject: PESO - Willia

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) > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14. november 2005 10:25 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: PESO - William Stone > > On 14/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >BTW. Think you are good at continuing a conversation in _an

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On 13/11/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hi Cotty - I like this one quite a bit, although perhaps a little more DOF >would be my preference - @ f2.0 maybe. But that's a personal pref Thanks Shel. I found it difficult to get focus just right on the eyes because of the glass

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On 14/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >BTW. Think you are good at continuing a conversation in _any_ situation ;-) That a question or a statement? If it's a question, then I can go head to head with you, but as a social worker, you've probably got a stronger resistance to traumati

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On 13/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Great portrait, great story. Thanks Marn. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

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Hi Cotty - I like this one quite a bit, although perhaps a little more DOF would be my preference - @ f2.0 maybe. But that's a personal pref Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" >

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EOS 1DmII + Pentax SMC-A* 85mm f/1.4 1/8000th at f/1.4, levels, sharpened, slight crop. BTW, William is 105 years old, and still has his ration of rum every night at 9pm. Cheers, Cotty == Great portrait, great story. Marnie

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mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13. november 2005 23:01 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: PESO - William Stone > > On 13/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Think I have said something similar before. You are a gifted portrait > >photographer Cotty. If

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"E.R.N. Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Cotty wrote: >>What I'm good at is holding the camera steady while continuing a conversation! > >Mark ... HAR! (got it...) ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

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Cotty wrote: On 13/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Think I have said something similar before. You are a gifted portrait photographer Cotty. If I haven't said it, it's on time. You have a special gift making people behave naturally in front of the camera. That's very

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On 13/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Come on man, I gave you my opinion, after having observed your portraits for >some time. >Your technique may be rough, but it works very well. People tend reveal >themselves in front of your lens. Your portrait gallery speaks for it self. Hey

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3:01 > To: pentax list > Subject: Re: PESO - William Stone > > On 13/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Think I have said something similar before. You are a gifted portrait > >photographer Cotty. If I haven't said it, it's on time. You have a >

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On 13/11/05, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: >Think I have said something similar before. You are a gifted portrait >photographer Cotty. If I haven't said it, it's on time. You have a special >gift making people behave naturally in front of the camera. That's very generous of you to say

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upidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -Original Message- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13. november 2005 15:54 > To: pentax list > Subject: PESO - William Stone > > Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Re

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On 13/11/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: >Beautiful portrait, Cot. > >105... Amazing. > >Christian Thanks Christian, much appreciated. And he's altogether there as well. Tells great jokes! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www

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On 13/11/05, keith_w, discombobulated, unleashed: >Marvelous, Cotty! > >I should look so good and be so spry in another 30 years! >I keep up my part, with the tot every night. > >Now if I can convince the rest of me to go along with my resolve! >Good genes will out! Thanks Keith. Y - air fo

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On 13/11/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >Excellent shot, Cotty. > >Years ago I used to think every year how much older all the people in the >Remembrance parades were getting. Now many of them seem to be younger than >me :o( So much for the war to end all wars. Many thanks Bob. Cheers

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On 13/11/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Great shot Cotty! Many thanks mark. >I heard a program on public radio on Friday about the surviving WWI vets >(there are only nine in Britain - all over 100 years old) and William >Stone was one of them. At 105 he's the *youngest*! He and

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On 13/11/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Veterans Day always me brings powerful reminders of those friends who >served in the armed forces: my teenage years in the Vietnam War era >cannot be expunged from memory, the emotions are still there. I try >to do something related

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On 13/11/05, Gaurav Aggarwal, discombobulated, unleashed: >Great shots. Brings out the life in his eyes. Thanks very much Gaurav. > >A technical quesion: I may be making a fool of myself but how does one >use a Pentax lens on a Canon EOS body? Do we use some adapter or >are the newer canon d-slr

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Beautiful portrait, Cot. 105... Amazing. Christian - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: PESO - William Stone Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK

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Cotty wrote: Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and services were taking place up and down the country to honour and remember those who have passed away in conflict, not just in two world wars, but in countless other arenas over the years. I was in Watlington, Oxfordshire,

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 November 2005 14:54 > To: pentax list > Subject: PESO - William Stone > > Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and > services were taking place up and down the country to honour > and remember those who have passed away in conflic

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On Nov 13, 2005, at 6:54 AM, Cotty wrote: EOS 1DmII + Pentax SMC-A* 85mm f/1.4 1/8000th at f/1.4, levels, sharpened, slight crop. BTW, William is 105 years old, and still has his ration of rum every night at 9pm. Veterans Day alway

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Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >EOS 1DmII + Pentax SMC-A* 85mm f/1.4 >1/8000th at f/1.4, levels, sharpened, slight crop. > >BTW, William is 105 years old, and still has his ration of rum every >night at 9pm. Great shot Cotty! I he

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Great shots. Brings out the life in his eyes. A technical quesion: I may be making a fool of myself but how does one use a Pentax lens on a Canon EOS body? Do we use some adapter or are the newer canon d-slr take pentax lenses? Gaurav On 11/13/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today (Sunday

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On 13/11/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: >Great shot Cotty. He's got the look of a real character. > >105!! He's aged very well. Must be all that booze that navy is famous for. > >Australia's last surviving WWI veteran died last month at 106! He too >was a navy man (well boy, he was

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Great shot Cotty. He's got the look of a real character. 105!! He's aged very well. Must be all that booze that navy is famous for. Australia's last surviving WWI veteran died last month at 106! He too was a navy man (well boy, he was 14 at the time). Remembrance day services always give me goos

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On 13/11/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >> >> >> EOS 1DmII + Pentax SMC-A* 85mm f/1.4 >> 1/8000th at f/1.4, levels, sharpened, slight crop. >> >> BTW, William is 105 years old, and still has his ration of rum every

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On 11/13/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: subway shots That should be "subway stops". I can type with two hands now, but the left hand still won't follow instructions the way it should. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

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On 11/13/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and services > were taking place up and down the country to honour and remember those > who have passed away in conflict, not just in two world wars, but in > countless other arenas over the yea

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Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and services were taking place up and down the country to honour and remember those who have passed away in conflict, not just in two world wars, but in countless other arenas over the years. I was in Watlington, Oxfordshire, covering one suc