Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-09 Thread brooksdj
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson Well that DOES explain the border xing thingy last month.LOL Seriously, its a good portrait shot with some nice

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-08 Thread frank theriault
On 8/8/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reminds me of (young) Robin Williams... -- This is a compliment! Fun shot! Boris Thanks, Boris. I've never been told I look like Robins Williams before, but that's okay. There are worse people to look like... LOL cheers, frank --

RE: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Don Sanderson
Tell Tofu that's a great shot Frank! Did you teach him the Rule of Thirds or does he just have the eye? I really like that CL lens, very sharp with a nice transition to OOF areas. In case you didn't catch my question yesterday, how do you communicate with the messengers to dispatch them. I've

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you didn't catch my question yesterday, how do you communicate with the messengers to dispatch them. They use VHF two-way radios, for the most part. I know this because, for the convoy down to Grandfather Mountain in June, Dave and Frank brought

RE: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Mark. Don -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:26 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In case you didn't catch my question yesterday, how do

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread frank theriault
On 8/7/05, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tell Tofu that's a great shot Frank! I know! That really pisses me off. vbg Did you teach him the Rule of Thirds or does he just have the eye? Are you kidding? We were having a few beers on the roof (as you can see from what the subject's

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread frank theriault
On 8/7/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They use VHF two-way radios, for the most part. I know this because, for the convoy down to Grandfather Mountain in June, Dave and Frank brought along a pair of walkie-talkies so we could easily communicate between vehicles. Frank kept

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread David Savage
I actually found that very interesting. Thanks Frank. Good question Don. Dave On 8/7/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/7/05, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tell Tofu that's a great shot Frank! I know! That really pisses me off. vbg Did you teach him the

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Ah, I see ... You posted the last shot in a different thread. On Aug 7, 2005, at 5:40 AM, frank theriault wrote: I hate this one: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 Because I didn't take it. Tofu says, Gimme the camera so I can take a shot. So I set it up for exposure and

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 My God, it's a Harold Lloyd movie!!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Bob W
To: pentax list Subject: Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof On 7/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 My God, it's a Harold Lloyd movie!!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
That's amazingly good Frank... Especially since it was taken with one of your cameras. frank theriault wrote: I hate this one: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 Because I didn't take it. Tofu says, Gimme the camera so I can take a shot. So I set it up for exposure and

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread keithw
frank theriault wrote: I hate this one: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 Because I didn't take it. Tofu says, Gimme the camera so I can take a shot. So I set it up for exposure and hyperfocus range, and hand it to him. Then the bastard goes and takes the best shot on the

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Michael Spivak
LEICA god dammit amazing ! Michael Christian wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 8:40 AM Subject: PESO: Goof on a Roof I hate this one:

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 My God, it's a Harold Lloyd movie!!! I thought is was a scene from a super hero movie: Strange visitor from the Great White North! With powers and

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread John Forbes
It's only good because the subject is so good-looking! :-) John On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 13:40:07 +0100, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate this one: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 Because I didn't take it. Tofu says, Gimme the camera so I can take a shot.

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
You forgot about his secret identity as a mind mannered bicycle messenger fighting for truth justice and the Canadian way, of wearing bunny ears. Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You forgot about his secret identity as a mind mannered bicycle messenger You mean despatcher, right? ;-) fighting for truth justice and the Canadian way, of wearing bunny ears. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
That should be mild. P. J. Alling wrote: You forgot about his secret identity as a mind mannered bicycle messenger fighting for truth justice and the Canadian way, of wearing bunny ears. Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated,

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread P. J. Alling
Not when the photo was made... Mark Roberts wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You forgot about his secret identity as a mind mannered bicycle messenger You mean despatcher, right? ;-) fighting for truth justice and the Canadian way, of wearing bunny ears.

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread frank theriault
On 8/7/05, keithw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm picking up a theme here...do you couriers (aka: goofs) spend all your spare time on roofs. Only when we visit New York. Some of you mimicing two-fisted drinkers? Mimicking? What makes you think I (I mean the subject g) was mimicking a

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread frank theriault
On 8/7/05, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 That's a great portrait of you, frank. blush Perfect composition. Isn't it, though? I took a photo of Tofu moments before this one, him standing near the edge of the roof, but the camera

Re: PESO: Goof on a Roof

2005-08-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I hate this one: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3611289 Because I didn't take it. Tofu says, Gimme the camera so I can take a shot. So I set it up for exposure and hyperfocus range, and hand it to him. Then the bastard goes and takes the best shot on the roll! LOL