RE: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-08 Thread Bob W
> > > The food in NHS hospitals is revolting. The staff in > private hospitals > > are idiots. One bimbo on reception when I turned up for an ear > > operation asked me if I'd come to see the gynaecologist. > > Or perhaps you mis-heard :) > I soon as I posted that I thought "D'oh! Someone wi

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-08 Thread David Mann
On Oct 8, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Bob W wrote: The food in NHS hospitals is revolting. The staff in private hospitals are idiots. One bimbo on reception when I turned up for an ear operation asked me if I'd come to see the gynaecologist. Or perhaps you mis-heard :) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-07 Thread Bob W
[...] > > Yeah. IIRC bike repairs were over $1,000. Since I'd used my > helmet, it needed to be replaced. The paramedics cut my > leathers off, so they needed to be replaced. I also broke a > bone in the base of my thumb. > > It was amusing, when the doctor was removing the pin, he was > hav

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-07 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 09:24:38AM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > A few months later the guy that was in the car in front of me > > recognized me at a trade show. He watched the incident in the > > mirror. Traffic had suddenly come to a stop.

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > And, yes Boris, knowing how to take a fall is critical. It's pretty > much the first thing you learn, and something you practice as much, or > more than throwing. It's also the one part of Aikido that I've ever > really needed.  Years ago, I had

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 3:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Despite a bit of blurriness, this is probably the best shot of the > evening: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/3985871455/sizes/l/ I think this shows the sport and action quite well. Dave > > -- > The first step is learning to take gre

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 06:02:03AM -0700, Theodore Beilby wrote: > My opinion, the first shot really it. I realize that it doesn't show much > action, but to me, it is right visually. I like the composition of the > background. > > Ted Beilby Thanks a bunch for noticing. That is one of the shot

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-06 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice set, Larry! Good work here. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:24 AM Subject: GESO - Aikido belt tests After a bit of a hiatus, I returned to the dojo tonight. It turns out that th

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-06 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 3:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > After a bit of a hiatus, I returned to the dojo tonight. It turns out > that there were belt tests tonight. I asked the sensei and he said > that I should indeed get photos. I shot the first set with the 31/1.8 > and it was a bit wider than opti

Re: GESO - Aikido belt tests

2009-10-06 Thread Boris Liberman
One sure has to know to fall properly... The last shot that you singled out is indeed very good! -- Boris -- 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.