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Not much happening right now but I feel like talking. I just developed 5 rolls of film from the last few weeks. Got some promising neg frames. Anyone else feeling chatty?
Maybe this could become a regular thread about nothing in particular, just conversation?
(Seinfeld: What, a show about nothing?)
Well, the wife is in a strange mood, the kids are loud and I am tired. Besides that, I was out playing with my digital camera tonight :) and took these snapshots.
http://www.dslrexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259
Terence T
08-17-2005, 21:31
I'm about to leave for work with a sandwich in my bag. How's that for nothing in particular? :)
I'm about to leave for work with a sandwich in my bag. How's that for nothing in particular? :)
I'm not familiar with the Sandwich. Is it 35mm or medium format? Does it take interchangeable lenses?
back alley
08-17-2005, 21:37
well the sun came out today for about 40 minutes, otherwisw it's been raining for about 4 days.
my car was ready today, cost 1600 bucks for a new gas tank and some hoses.
got a few things in the mail.
that book 'bystander' is the size of a small telephone book.
i'm tired of working and just to wander the earth shooting pics.
and you?
Terence T
08-17-2005, 21:39
I'm not familiar with the Sandwich. Is it 35mm or medium format? Does it take interchangeable lenses?
It's a collapsible, and judging by the looks of it squished between 2 heavy books, it has collapsed. In fact, it's a pancake. Heavy wear on the bottom, user condition. Make me an offer, I'm likely to take it whatever it is.
richard_l
08-17-2005, 21:43
Shot I took with the Summicron 50 a few years ago. I had broken camp before sunrise and was all packed and ready to go. The hat is my genuine Tilley hat (brag). I unknowlingly left a shutter release cable around there somewhere. Never went back to retrieve it.
bmattock
08-17-2005, 21:43
Working on the webpage for my KofC local council...trying to do it entire with XHTML 1.1 and CSS, no frames, no tables. I'm a glutton for punishment, I write code by hand.
http://www.kofc4660.org/test/index.html
I can always use an extra set of eyes, if anyone cares to look at my efforts thus far. I'm using Linux/Firefox, so I sometimes get blown out of the water by non-standards-compliant Internet Explorer. Any advice appreciated!
I browsed through a book this evening which I just got in the mail from Amazon today:
Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images By Bert P. Krages, Esq.
A very good read - I learned a lot! Some of what I had been venting about recently with regard to photographer's rights was incorrect - but not by that much - and I mis-stated some things too. I'd recommend this $13.57 paperback for anyone. Has a good sample Model Release in it too. I looked at that book on legal forms for photographers at the local bookstore, but it didn't do anything for me and was way too expensive.
I also got this book:
Self-employed Tax Solutions : Quick, Simple, Money-Saving, Audit-Proof Tax and Recordkeeping Basics for the Independent Professional by June Walker, but I haven't cracked it open yet. I think I will claim a Schedule C business loss on my personal taxes this year - writing off my investments in DSLR and so on against what little I made writing and selling some photography services. I just want to know the ins and outs before filing, so gotta get ready now, eh?
Had a beer, kicked back and watched MythBusters blow stuff up while I wrote code - I'm also trying to teach myself PHP scripting so I can store news snippets in a MySQL db. Pure techno-geek, I know. Hey, I could say I was cleaning my guns...
Wrestled with the dogs a little bit, said "No!" about ten thousand times, and ate some pizza.
Had a discussion with a neighbor the other day - he asked me about getting prints made from his digital movie camera. I told him I'd be happy to check it out for him, but I doubted he'd get good still images from an inexpensive digital movie camera. He persisted, told me it cost a lot, and the movies looked good, so why couldn't he get good still photos? I dunno, do what you want, bub. Why ask me and then argue? You know what you want to do, go do it.
Real wild life, eh?
Well, last weekend, I busted out my neighbor's car window with my new electric lawn edger. Sigh.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
Terence, that's perfect.
Jorge, I like your shots. Here is my feeling about digital: I am not earning a full-time wage with photography, so I can do what I want, what I love. When photography was invented, a bunch of painters said, "Great, this is much better than painting!" and switched to photography. Other painters continued painting regardless because that is what they loved to do. When digital photography came along, many traditional photographers said, "Great, this is much better than film-based photography!" and they switched to digital. Well, I am like those painters who continued on painting because that is what they loved to do.
f/stopblues
08-17-2005, 21:46
Good lord, that gas tank cost as much as my transmission that went out the other month! Much sympathy!
I've just discovered Google Earth and have been looking at satellite photos of all kinds of places, including the spot I camped at Hyalite Reservoir outside Bozeman, Montana, where I ate lunch next to the lake at Coeur D' Alene, Idaho, as well as my house, work, etc etc.. anything I could think of. Fun toy!
On another note, my binder with 90% of my 35mm negs from the last 3 years has just vanished.. I've combed this house, in every closet, under beds, everywhere I could possibly think of. I don't take the thing anywhere, so I'm soo confused! I'm officially in a panic :confused:
Chris
f/stopblues
08-17-2005, 21:47
Nice Frank.. I'm going to have to borrow that analogy sometime. I'll give you credit of course :-)
Terence T
08-17-2005, 21:49
Bill, the page looks fine on Safari (Mac).
bmattock
08-17-2005, 21:51
Good lord, that gas tank cost as much as my transmission that went out the other month! Much sympathy!
Yeah, I filled up my Kia Sorento this morning - $45. That hurts, but not as bad as Joe's gas tank.
I've just discovered Google Earth and have been looking at satellite photos of all kinds of places, including the spot I camped at Hyalite Reservoir outside Bozeman, Montana, where I ate lunch next to the lake at Coeur D' Alene, Idaho, as well as my house, work, etc etc.. anything I could think of. Fun toy!
On another note, my binder with 90% of my 35mm negs from the last 3 years has just vanished.. I've combed this house, in every closet, under beds, everywhere I could possibly think of. I don't take the thing anywhere, so I'm soo confused! I'm officially in a panic :confused:
Chris
I'm sure your negs will turn up, don't worry! Hope so, anyway! As to Google Earth - I didn't sign any model release, so I figure they owe me some dosh, baby.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
This is good, thanks guys. A thread about anything/nothing in particular.
Joe, being able to just wander the earth taking photos, that would be the ultimate!
back alley
08-17-2005, 21:51
bill,
the knights look good to my uneducated eye.
but this part is not lined up with the rest...
-providing funds for various projects, being active participants in our parish, and so on. -
i also think it's funny when people ask a question already knowing what they want to hear and then argue when they don't hear it.
joe
Hey Frank. I am traveling through California right now and enjoying every minute of the trip. Can not wait to develop what I have shot so far. But that has to wait until I get back to Florida on the 22nd. :(
back alley
08-17-2005, 21:55
the tank itself wasn't too bad in price. but mazda had some parts that there were no aftermarket substitutions for and though small were priced exorbitantly.
and then labour...
back alley
08-17-2005, 21:56
big news here - gas is now 102.9 A LITRE
bmattock
08-17-2005, 21:56
bill,
the knights look good to my uneducated eye.
but this part is not lined up with the rest...
-providing funds for various projects, being active participants in our parish, and so on. -
i also think it's funny when people ask a question already knowing what they want to hear and then argue when they don't hear it.
joe
Joe, When you say that line looks funny, can you elucidate? What browser/OS you running? I appreciate any help!
Best,
Bill
The best vacation I ever had was when I was asked to drive a car from Florida to Toronto one summer. I stayed off the interstates, and just travelled north. I slept in the back seat most nights. Whenever I got to a town I'd look at a map to see where I was. I was able to do a side trip to New Orleans because I'd always wanted to see it. The whole trip took about 2 weeks. I rushed because I had a new girlfriend back in Canada (it was her parent's car).
back alley
08-17-2005, 21:59
the last 2 lines have a different margin.
i thought the guy was funny.
internet explorer.
i faer changing to anything else.
i have a theory that bill gates knows when we are not using his software and he sends bad things to our computers to piss us off.
back alley
08-17-2005, 22:00
my best travel holiday was riding my silver wing to new york and back.
oh man!
Developed a roll of overexposed on purpose shots on the rb67. Trying to learn to overexpose without remorse - it's therapy. They're a little dark, but I dont think I overexposed by more than 2 stops (I added 3 to my calculated exposure in quite a few of them).
I did nearly drown my Stylus Epic tonight, had it in my pocket filling fire trucks (training). Someone shut down the wrong line, told me twice it was shut down even though I could feel it was still charged . kaWOOOOSH pond water everywhere. The lens seems to be clear but the viewfinder is foggy. I had a feeling they weren't thinking about the fire service when they called it splash proof.
I did do a couple of motorcycle trips, but never THAT far, and always in too much of a rush because I was leaving a wife and 2 kids at home. When to Tennesee once, and PEI another time (from Toronto).
http://www.kofc4660.org/test/index.html
I browsed through a book this evening which I just got in the mail from Amazon today:
Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images By Bert P. Krages, Esq.
Had a beer, kicked back and watched MythBusters blow stuff up while I wrote code
Wrestled with the dogs a little bit, said "No!" about ten thousand times, and ate some pizza.
Bill,
That sounds like a pretty good time to me! I can't have pets where I'm living and I do miss having a dog around :(
Can't change my living situation for a while but I will when I can. And then off to the SPCA to find me a new friend.
Gonna get my local booktsore to order that book for me.
Mythbusters is one of my favorite shows! I found a new one you might like:
Master Blasters--2 teams each build a rocket powered something(different challenges each week) and then launch 'em to see which team answered the challenge better. And I thought those Estes rockets I used to build were cool.
The website looked good to me but I'm using Firefox so I didn't expect any surprises there.
Rob
back alley
08-17-2005, 22:07
my first bike was a suzuki 400 gs.
i bought it, rode to the airport (just outside of town) for a coffee.
that was the warm up - i then rode to victoria where i had a lovely little lady stashed away.
i used to love riding.
glenbarn
08-17-2005, 22:09
It's a hot night in Baton Rouge and just gave my brother a digital camera - an Olympus Camedia something or other - for his birthday. He doesn't understand why I don't have one. My family doesn't understand why I just bought my 8th or 9th rangefinder (Canonet QL 17) or why I keep buying film and processing.
I love photography and I suppose I have a comfortable fondness for loading 35mm and 120 rolls of film. I know all the rationales for digital and it's evident that it's the future if not the present. I don't care. It's what I've gotten excited over since the mid 60s and it's what I'll enjoy doing for as long as I'm able.
Anyway, that's what I'm thinking on this hot Baton Rouge night.
big news here - gas is now 102.9 A LITRE
Damn - that's cheap! Wish I could get it for that. I'm now paying about $1.20 a litre, somes a bit more.
bmattock
08-17-2005, 22:11
The best vacation I ever had was when I was asked to drive a car from Florida to Toronto one summer. I stayed off the interstates, and just travelled north. I slept in the back seat most nights. Whenever I got to a town I'd look at a map to see where I was. I was able to do a side trip to New Orleans because I'd always wanted to see it. The whole trip took about 2 weeks. I rushed because I had a new girlfriend back in Canada (it was her parent's car).
When I was single and in my mid twenties, just out of the Corps, I used to take my vacation and get get in my old Toyota pickup truck and start driving. I'd throw a sleeping bag and a cooler in the back, grab my 44 mag for self-defense (never needed it) and head out into the Colorado Rockies for two weeks. Those vacations were the best I ever had. I wish I'd been a photographer then - I saw things that you would not believe.
Steam coming off elks' bodies in the early mountain winters of the high country as they stole feed from the horse trough and the horses ignored the big interlopers. Bacon and egg breakfasts at dirty little diners that smelled good enough that you'd swear you could live off the odor alone, and fresh maple syrup that would make you cry, just a little. A hawk swinging low over your truck and keeping pace as you got closer and closer to Mesa Verde and Gordon Lightfoot on the radio singing "Sumertime Dream" (schmaltzy but true) and sleeping in fields in Mexican Water, Arizona and waking up surrounded by tipis - everyone going about their business but ignoring you politely while you got the hell of their sacred lands. Seeing more stars from the bed of your truck staring straight up than you ever saw at one time in your life before - you'd swear it was a different sky you were looking at. Driving past the deserted 'company town' of Uravan, Colorado, where all the workers brought uranium out of the ground for our national defense and then all died of radiation sickness and were ignored by the courts and the people they died for and thinking about what justice really means in a country like that anyway. Seeing the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde and wondering how anyone could call native Americans 'primitive' after seeing that.
I know, I know - I could have just gone to Vegas and pulled a shiny metal handle for a few days. What's the matter with me, anyways?
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
back alley
08-17-2005, 22:12
gas prices are getting rediculous!!
who can we invade?
yay, death to frames and tables!
sooo...as far as photography goes, i've gotta sit down and scan things on my ****ty minolta dimage scan dual. first version. which is now worth $40 if you're lucky.
I had a Suzuki GS650 several years ago which I sold to my neighbour who still rides it. Then I got my used BMW's. Back in highschool I had a 175 Honda twin. I really wanted to buy the 350 Honda twin, but my dad wouldn't let me becasue the biggest bike he had back in Germany was a 250 BMW. I remember the 500 and 650 Honda Silver Wings and considered getting one (after the 175 in highschool).
Bill M. I love reading your posts.
back alley
08-17-2005, 22:17
mine was the 650 (674) in real life.
first was the 400 then the 650 and then a honda custom 900 and then back to cars.
the 650 was great except that the fairing was off the goldwing and was a mite too big for it.
back alley
08-17-2005, 22:18
gotta get ready for sleep.
see ya guys in the morning!
joe
big news here - gas is now 102.9 A LITRE
And the folks that I work with wonder why I don't sympathize when they bitch about how much it costs to fill up their gas guzzlers.
My math makes your gas about twice as much as we are paying around here, joe.
Think I'll stick to my bicycle for a while longer yet.
Rob
bmattock
08-17-2005, 22:24
And the folks that I work with wonder why I don't sympathize when they bitch about how much it costs to fill up their gas guzzlers.
My math makes your gas about twice as much as we are paying around here, joe.
Think I'll stick to my bicycle for a while longer yet.
Rob
Nah, Canadian dollars. You can pile them up and sleep on them for about a sawbuck American.
LOL!
Gotta get some sleep myself.
Best,
Bill
bmattock
08-17-2005, 22:27
It's a hot night in Baton Rouge and just gave my brother a digital camera - an Olympus Camedia something or other - for his birthday. He doesn't understand why I don't have one. My family doesn't understand why I just bought my 8th or 9th rangefinder (Canonet QL 17) or why I keep buying film and processing.
I love photography and I suppose I have a comfortable fondness for loading 35mm and 120 rolls of film. I know all the rationales for digital and it's evident that it's the future if not the present. I don't care. It's what I've gotten excited over since the mid 60s and it's what I'll enjoy doing for as long as I'm able.
Anyway, that's what I'm thinking on this hot Baton Rouge night.
Man, I can hear the Zydeco! Stay cool, brah. The temp has dropped a bit here in NC, due to some storms we got last night.
G'night,
Bill
Little Prince
08-17-2005, 22:40
Nice colors and sharp pics Jorge.
It's bad when you have to spend money on car repairs. Feels very wasteful, like it just needn't have happened, right? Acceptance is a hard lesson to learn...
Me? I'm writing my doctoral proposal. Working full time internship also. That means work at day and work at night. Horrible. I'm sapped of energy and it feels endless. Gotta crash...
Fedzilla_Bob
08-17-2005, 22:48
Gas here hasn't hit 3 bucks yet. It gets close downtown at 2.95 per gallon. I have o stop driving at 80 mph.
We Americans have been spared the worst gas prices. But still, it's higher than I want it to be.
Went out for a walk before meeting the family at dinner and took shots of the "Gas Lamp" downtown near my office. Grabbed a few shots of the architecture. Also tried to sneek a shot of Mexican sailors (the Mexican Navy is in town, as they often are). Snappy uniforms. Similar to Russian Seamen.
Went out to dinner after that at the restaurant my stepson serves at. Had excellent seared tuna in a crispy phylo (filo) crust. Delicious.
Gas here hasn't hit 3 bucks yet. It gets close downtown at 2.95 per gallon. I have o stop driving at 80 mph.
We Americans have been spared the worst gas prices. But still, it's higher than I want it to be.
Went out for a walk before meeting the family at dinner and took shots of the "Gas Lamp" downtown near my office. Grabbed a few shots of the architecture. Also tried to sneek a shot of Mexican sailors (the Mexican Navy is in town, as they often are). Snappy uniforms. Similar to Russian Seamen.
Went out to dinner after that at the restaurant my stepson serves at. Had excellent seared tuna in a crispy phylo (filo) crust. Delicious.
Sounds like a good dinner! I wish I could offer stuff like that to my customers(I'm a chef)but if I try anything too fancy it doesn't sell :mad:
Heck, I tried making gazpatcho for a soup a couple of weeks ago during our record high temperatures and won a bet from one of my other cooks--someone sent heir "tomato" soup back cuz it was cold :bang: :bang: :bang:
Rob
Fedzilla_Bob
08-17-2005, 23:08
I was lucky, we had a discount due to Nick's employment there. It's right next to Petco Park and it wasn't filled tonight since the Pods are in Florida. I will be seeing them on the 7th.
First time I had Gaspacho, when I was 14, I asked the hostess if it was "Eskimo Soup." I was invited back for borscht.
LOL!
Sack time for me now.
See ya'll next time!
Rob
Terence T
08-18-2005, 04:51
Just back from work... where'd everyone go?
Uncle Bill
08-18-2005, 05:27
I have been reading a book on the history of the Magnum photo agency and mucking around with Lava Life. Reading the book is enjoyable, Lava Life, lets say the jury is out for now. I don't think you meet women any easier online than in real life.
Bill
SolaresLarrave
08-18-2005, 05:43
We have a slight chance of storm this morning. Which is good: Illinois corn (and my lawn) needs water.
Other than that, I've been lugging one of my Leicas and the Elmarit 135 in hopes of catching the college bands practicing around here.
How's everyone this morning? :)
oftheherd
08-18-2005, 05:50
I was lucky, we had a discount due to Nick's employment there. It's right next to Petco Park and it wasn't filled tonight since the Pods are in Florida. I will be seeing them on the 7th.
First time I had Gaspacho, when I was 14, I asked the hostess if it was "Eskimo Soup." I was invited back for borscht.
Well, you might look for a good Korean restaurant that sells neng myon. A cold noodle soup. On hot days, a really enjoyable treat if it is made right. That is the challenge. Ham Hung neng myon (a north Korean version) is considered a real treat. It should be made with bone soup, thin slices of beef, buckwheat noodles, asian pear slices, and wasabi, perhaps some red pepper paste to taste.
Hi rbiemer,
Your "cold tomato soup" episode made me laugh. It reminded me of a similar tale of an individual that I worked with who ordered "Steak Tartar" well done.
This is a fun tread. Regards to all,
Bill K.
Andrew Sowerby
08-18-2005, 06:13
big news here - gas is now 102.9 A LITRE
The (nearly) cross-Canada gas report: This morning I noticed that it's at $112.9 a litre here! Sometimes I'm happy that I don't have a car . . .
EDIT: Er . . . make that $1.129 per litre!
Geez! $112.9 a litre? That's more expensive than one of the best Scotch or brandy! No way I'm gonna own a car if cost of petrol is that much. Here we already complain when the price is higher than $1 a litre!
:D
I've got a total of 11 rolls of film hanging in my darkroom, ready to put into plastic sleeves. I have a bunch of printing to do before I can get to this new stuff. (The Leicas have been good to me, providing lots of inspiration to shoot. )
The printing I have to get cught up on is: a wedding at which I was jsut a guest from the beginning of the summer, a retirement garden party for a great school administrator who retired, some psotcard-sized prints from my cottage series to go along with my framed prints for sale at a local store, and a wedding print order from a wedding I did 2 years ago. This couple also want me to do some pregnant belly shots this Sept. This is the second couple whose wedding I've photographed that have come back asking for some pregnancy shots.
Photography is great in the sense that you are invited to very intimate and personal moments of families.
Terence T
08-18-2005, 06:39
Fuel prices in Canada is getting close to what it is here in Singapore. We've been enjoying gas at C$120.9/litre prices for a while now.
A Canadian buck sure doesn't buy much; perhaps revaluation is in order. :D
ManGo
Yeah, Canadian bucks must be made of the cheapest paper they can get while we the Commonwealth people use the highest quality silk and gold inks for our money. ;)
Yeah, Canadian bucks must be made of the cheapest paper they can get while we the Commonwealth people use the highest quality silk and gold inks for our money. ;)
Last time I checked we were still part of the Commonwealth as well :D
I haven't heard HRH Queenie Liz say "Away with you Canadians; we are not amused !" ;)
Actually the Canadian dollar has been doing quite well against the U.S. greenback and as such, makes for us gearheads not caring too much when it comes to buying from "South Of The Border..." :D
Dave
bmattock
08-18-2005, 07:36
I just hate the Looney. When you're in Montreal and you get pan-handled by the ten thousand college students who are too lazy to work but just thrust their hats at you and obstruct the sidewalks, the Loonie is all you have in your pockets and it is $2 CDN each time you throw one at them. On the bright side, you can throw it really hard, it's pretty good-sized. And oh yes, the Canadian Loonie is worth about a nickle US, right? Nevermind!
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
back alley
08-18-2005, 07:41
i never give $$ to panhandlers
The time that the Toronto area RFF group met in Kensington Market, I spent part of the morning at Church and Queen St. where the large camera store is. I bought myself one of those street cart sausages (I know they're not good for you but I like them and I get downtown so rarely.) Anyway, a panhandler came up and asked me for lunch. "I'd prefer a sausage, but a hotdog would be okay." he said. I bought him a hotdaog since I kew the money was going towards food. I didn't spring for a sausage because I didn't want to remove any initiative he might have to work hard, pull himself up, and earn the money for a sausage.
I just hate the Looney. When you're in Montreal and you get pan-handled by the ten thousand college students who are too lazy to work but just thrust their hats at you and obstruct the sidewalks, the Loonie is all you have in your pockets and it is $2 CDN each time you throw one at them. On the bright side, you can throw it really hard, it's pretty good-sized. And oh yes, the Canadian Loonie is worth about a nickle US, right? Nevermind!
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
You mean a toonie :) The loonie is only $1 but they're both about the same weight and size - just different in color.
I often thought that we (Canadians) would soon become like the good old fashioned "pirates" carrying around our money in pouches on our belts - walking around downtown yelling "arrrrrrrrrrggh Matey!!" with patches over our eyes and parots on our shoulders ;)
And no, the Canadian Loonie is now worth about 0.83 USD - your dollar is slipping and has been for the past year against ours :D
Dave
Hi rbiemer,
Your "cold tomato soup" episode made me laugh. It reminded me of a similar tale of an individual that I worked with who ordered "Steak Tartar" well done.
This is a fun tread. Regards to all,
Bill K.
Any time several of us chefs/cooks get together we play "I've got the dumbest customer" game...we collectivley do know that those people walking in the doors of our restaraunts are who really pay our wages. But after an average 50 hour work week, we all need to blow off a little steam. So far I'm still winning with a customer who told their wait-person that they were "allergic" to ginger and could I leave it out of the chicken stir-fry. I did. The customer sent the food back because I changed the recipe! :rolleyes:
Still, I wouldn't do anything else.
Rob
The time that the Toronto area RFF group met in Kensington Market, I spent part of the morning at Church and Queen St. where the large camera store is. I bought myself one of those street cart sausages (I know they're not good for you but I like them and I get downtown so rarely.) Anyway, a panhandler came up and asked me for lunch. "I'd prefer a sausage, but a hotdog would be okay." he said. I bought him a hotdaog since I kew the money was going towards food. I didn't spring for a sausage because I didn't want to remove any initiative he might have to work hard, pull himself up, and earn the money for a sausage.
Good call.. the homeless situation in the downtown core is something that we have to "fix" - ideally by first getting these folks homes and then getting them back to "functional" status - the hard part is that the individuals have to WANT to get back to that status.
Dave
Dave, I've seen that guy. Did he not object to a picture being taken? How did you handle that situation? Did you ask first? Great shot.
Most of the homeless people are mentally unwell and can't, rather than won't get it together.
Dave, I've seen that guy. Did he not object to a picture being taken? How did you handle that situation? Did you ask first? Great shot.
Most of the homeless people are mentally unwell and can't, rather than won't get it together.
This is the beauty of this rangefinder (or all rangefinders) - I saw him there and he was asking for change and as I walked by I reached into my pocket for a loonie.
I approached him and he held out the cup and immediately said "Hey, that's a nice camera what is it ?" I showed him the camera lens first and snapped. the 15mm is great for that I've noticed.
I dropped the coin in his cup and then he asked if he could see any pictures on the back of the camera. :D I told him no because it's an "old fashioned" camera and then I showed him the back of it. "Cool" he said and we parted ways wishing each other a good day.
I concur that some of the homeless aren't too stable but most of them just want some change for either food or drink (and sometimes not just a coffee.. but ya.. we all have our vices; just that I or others can afford ours..) and to be treated like a human being.
I think the hardest part is knowing that they are just that; human. We tend to forget that sometimes.
Dave
Cool.
You're absolutely right of course. We/they are all human beings deserving of respect/sympathy/tolerance/help etc. Life can turn on a dime, and "There, but for the grace of god, go I." (I'm not sure who said that first, anyone know?
Cool.
You're absolutely right of course. We/they are all human beings deserving of respect/sympathy/tolerance/help etc. Life can turn on a dime, and "There, but for the grace of god, go I." (I'm not sure who said that first, anyone know?
Try this:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/23/messages/1071.html
Rob
Andrew Sowerby
08-18-2005, 09:47
. . . walking around downtown yelling "arrrrrrrrrrggh Matey!!" with patches over our eyes and parots on our shoulders . . .
Ah! I see you've been to Halifax!
Ah! I see you've been to Halifax!
hehehe....
I thought you guys were more like this:
"Aye dere bye, what says we go and gets ourselves a beer!!!" (and then you realize it's only 9:30am !!!) :D
No.. I haven't been to Halifax.. but I've heard good things about it; including the copious amounts of bars that are in that fine city :D
Cheers
Dave
bmattock
08-18-2005, 10:40
Most of the homeless people are mentally unwell and can't, rather than won't get it together.
Depends. In San Francisco, I'd agree. In Atlanta, it was aggressive, nearly mugging type situations ("gimme dolla") and in Montreal, it was college-age kids hanging around with their friends, skateboards, radios, etc - and hats out for change. They'd stand in front of you and walk backwards, loudly complaining that you were a cheapskate American tourist just looking for hookers until you pitched in a Loonie (or a Toonie, who knew).
I think we all have the level we feel comfortable with when dealing with the homeless or less fortunate. I tend to give away whatever I have in my pockets to the first person who asks, but I don't pretend I don't see the rest or turn my head or whatever. I just don't have any more on me, so that's that. I'll look the rest of them in the eye and say 'Sorry, no' when they ask. I don't judge what they need it for or what their problem is.
I used to be angry at homeless beggers. I took the advice I read in Ann Landers once when I lived/worked in Denver. I bought a book of free food coupons at McDonalds and handed those out instead of money. I got cursed at, had them thrown back in my face, torn up and dropped on the ground, etc. They didn't want money 'to eat' as they said - they wanted money for booze. So I got angry and refused to give money to them again.
But I'm over that now. I'm old, I'm a soft touch, and ultimately, we are called to give it all away anyway. I don't judge them - but I know that many of them are just lazy stinking bums, sorry. I just don't know which ones have genuine need and which ones are lazy bums. I'll still give them money, but I'm not going to pretend that all of them are tragic or in genuine need.
Ever get the 'I'm just trying to get enough to get a bus ticket back to XXX?' story? I've heard it at least a dozen times, with variations. Of course it isn't true. But to let people keep their dignity, I'll pretend it is.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
Stephanie Brim
08-18-2005, 11:20
I have the film I got from Joe(Friday) in my Meopta and I'm ready to go shoot it. Thinking of possibly going to Brewer Creek here in Webster City for a bit of photography. I'm also trying to get a wireless network set up in the house. I also want to develop 2 rolls of film today and possibly the third from the Meopta. Scans have to wait because I have no money.
I'm actually having a great day. :)
In the UK Diesel is going up in price at least twicw a week at the moment its 95.9 pence a litre how does that compare with US? I am driving to visit a friend in France in a few weeks looking forward to some cheap Fuel,Wine and restaurants and some great shots of rural France althugh I understand the French have some new privacy laws which if your not careful you can cross anyone know anything about that?
Interesting motorcycling trips. I have cycled from Atlanta to Canada on Yamaha 750 years ago, from Atlanta to Dallas once on my Suzuki GS550, all over the place on my first bike a gorgeous Yamaha DT250 street and trail bike..Did many long trips on cycles but I dont even ride anymore. I carry too much junk like fishing poles, golf clubs, etc...
Little Prince
08-18-2005, 13:40
So Rob is at least 750 years old :D .
Stephanie Brim
08-18-2005, 13:50
I don't think that's quite what he meant... :D
cp_ste.croix
08-18-2005, 13:57
i'm on my third day of moving/unpacking. today i put my recent negs in sleeves and looked at some wet priints i did in highschool...man some of them are sweet. I wonder if i'll be able to print like that with photoshop. Of course, there were days it took me an hour and half a box of test strips to get that swet print.
maybe i'll scann them. i've not got the negs anymore :(
Stephanie Brim
08-18-2005, 13:59
Any time several of us chefs/cooks get together we play "I've got the dumbest customer" game...we collectivley do know that those people walking in the doors of our restaraunts are who really pay our wages. But after an average 50 hour work week, we all need to blow off a little steam. So far I'm still winning with a customer who told their wait-person that they were "allergic" to ginger and could I leave it out of the chicken stir-fry. I did. The customer sent the food back because I changed the recipe! :rolleyes:
Still, I wouldn't do anything else.
Rob
You reminded me of a story that I should share about cooking. I made what I call 'rolled up lasagna' for lack of a better term since I have no real idea what they're calling it in Italy. It consists of lasagna noodles spread with a filling that consists of two kinds of meat, three cheeses, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes, and then rolled up. They're then placed in a flat cake pan and covered with homemade marinara sauce.
My grandmother, who is a wonderful lady, hates garlic. How she can like very Italian food and hate garlic I have no clue, but it came to my attention when she ate my marinara that she loved the taste...and I always load it up with garlic because I absolutely love it! I think she thinks of garlic as tasting as it does on garlic bread.
I spent four hours cooking the sauce because the tomatoes I used were apparently not quite ripe enough and took a while to cook down...I ended up using a food processor (gasp) at the end because it just wasn't getting there. I've learned to never let her know what's in a dish until after she's done eating it and the same goes for my boyfriend. I know what both of them are allergic to so I know what not to put in certain things and my boyfriend, who hates spinach, ate these up and my grandmother, who hates garlic, told me that I should bottle the sauce so that we can use it on spaghetti.
Sometimes I think that people don't really know what they do and do not like.
Byuphoto
08-18-2005, 14:29
Right now I am very busy moving to the new studio. I sold my half of the construction comapany and opened a full time Studio/gallery. I have plenty of contracts and clients to shoot. I do High scool portraits and sports along with weddings. The studio has living quarters in the back. It is small but I live alone. I just got a great deal on a Bronica 645 and tripod for the studio and I have the lights , reflectors and backgrounds already. I will post a pic when the air brusher finishes my sign. I am at the point in my life when it is now or never if I want to give this a whirl.
As far as motorcycles. I had some small Hondas when young and in school. When I got out of the service in '77 I bought a brand new '77 H-D Low Rider. I drove it from San Diego to NE La. In '86 I drove it to the big bike rally at Sturgis, SD. Took me three days, just camping and riding. That bike was stolen in '98.
I now have a restored '73 H-D Servi-car. Planning on doing a photo/bike trip to the rockies next spring. The little 45" motor only goes about 50 MPH. I am going to stay off the interstate and ride and camp. Since it has a box trunk and I will have a little two-wheeled trailer. I will be able to take some good camera and camping gear. I will only be able to do about 100 miles at a time without stopping. the old spring solo seat will eat your butt
Best wishes for your new endeavor, Rick!
The Pope was in town today.
rogermota
08-18-2005, 15:46
Did he drink Coke or Pepsi?
That would be the local beer Kölsch !!!
Terence T
08-18-2005, 17:25
Yumm... Kolsch, that stuff runs through my veins whenever I used to visit Germany.
Yuck - Kölsch tastes like yellow-colored mineral water, and comes in those tiny glasses, you always have to order at least three at a time, unless you want to keep the waiter dropping by every two minutes...
I prefer a good Czech beer to that stuff...
Stephanie,
I think you are talking about canneloni (sp.?)
Roman
OK, gotta stop procrastinating now, and get back to the darkroom - I'm doing prints of the concert of a band called Rewolfinger, they are playing here again on Saturday, wanna give the prints to them and at least get a free copy of their last CD (and maybe be hired to shoot pics for their next one).
I will have to convert the darkroom into its normal kitchen state again tomorrow morning, before Nicole comes home from her night shift; wanna surprise her with nice fried Branzino (I think it is sea-bass in English - loupe de mer in French) for lunch...
Roman
PS: This is what the kitchen/darkroom looks like:
Byuphoto
08-18-2005, 18:16
Do you know how to make Holy water? Take regular tap water and boil the H*** out of it ;-) Jk
Roman, you've got 8 trays out! Why so many?
Roman, you've got 8 trays out! Why so many?
hehe.. if this was camp I'd say that one was for bleach, one was soap, one was for rinsing (while doing dishes) and the rest are for printing :D
Dave
Actually, that's not my regular tray setup...
I wanted to make a few lith prints along with the regular ones for the band, so there are some extra trays: from left to right:
Agfa Neutol WA diluted 1+60 (extremely thin print dev. used as a second bath for 2-bath lith printing - for getting 'lithy' black shadows, but regular highlights)
next one, in the back: Maco LP-Lith developer
in the front: Tetenal Eukobrom (regular developer)
next one: stop bath
next two: fix (I use a 2-bath fixing scheme, which is recommended for extra safety: you can use your old fix from your last session as first bath, where most of the fixing is done, and then the print goes into freshly mixed fix, to make sure the print is totally fixed)
next three: water - I don't have a good print washer, so for RC paper I just use three consecutive trays with water, which is often changed.
BTW, just finished printing, now it's time for a brewski before going to bed (and a 'Brewski & Enlarger' shot, as variation of the 'Camera & Coffee' ones).
Roman
Terence T
08-18-2005, 19:36
Do you know how to make Holy water? Take regular tap water and boil the H*** out of it ;-) Jk
Cheesy, but it got a laugh out of me. I'm easily amused.
<snip>
BTW, just finished printing, now it's time for a brewski before going to bed (and a 'Brewski & Enlarger' shot, as variation of the 'Camera & Coffee' ones).
</snip>
Roman
I always wondered about that.
I never have my camera with me when I have coffee but always have it with me when I have beer - I demand that we have a "Beer & Camera" photo thread as well!!! ;)
Cheers
Dave
I always wondered about that.
I never have my camera with me when I have coffee but always have it with me when I have beer - I demand that we have a "Beer & Camera" photo thread as well!!! ;)
Cheers
Dave
Dave,
Don't demand it. Start it.
Scott
slow night, let's chat
Do you think we could make this a sticky thread Joe? It invites any comments and encourages interaction among members when there isn't a significant question to ask or statement to make. I think it would add to this site, kind of like the chatroom we tried a while ago.
One of the regrets in my life, and I have just a few, is that I did not take photographs of all of the loves of my life. Memory fades with time and it would be great to have a visual record of my significant others over the years. Any thoughts?
back alley
08-19-2005, 21:37
we are now stuck!
slow night, let's chat
<snip>
One of the regrets in my life, and I have just a few, is that I did not take photographs of all of the loves of my life. Memory fades with time and it would be great to have a visual record of my significant others over the years. Any thoughts?</snip>
You're up late :D
Thanks for bringing me down man.... sheesh ;)
hmm.. I can remember each true love like it was etched into my mind. Each one of them was beautiful in their own way. Each one's kiss was sweet and often had me longing for another. Yep.. I can remember them well.. yet I knew that each one of them was not meant to be with me for any real length of time; and the one, the only one, that I truly adored was, well, not mine to begin with.
Ahhh.. love is like a jester that snickers at us long after he's told his joke and we are left dumbfounded and scratching our heads.... :D
cheers
Dave
Thanks, Joe!
Dave, this should not bring you down. Everything happens for a reason. There are no mistakes in life, only lessons to be learned. Lessons will be presented again and again in different forms until they are learned.
Dave, this should not bring you down. Everything happens for a reason. There are no mistakes in life, only lessons to be learned. Lessons will be presented again and again in different forms until they are learned.
heh.. thanks teach ;)
Not bringing me down.. but makes me long for that one true love I did have - c'est la vie though :)
The future is yet to be written :D
Cheers
Dave
"...makes me long for that one true love I did have..."
But you said she was never yours.
I may seem pretty level (who knows how one comes across though) but when it comes to love, I have ridden the rollercoaster! In fact, this passion for women even out-does my passion for photography. Photography then, is my penultimate passion.
You reminded me of a story that I should share about cooking. I made what I call 'rolled up lasagna' for lack of a better term since I have no real idea what they're calling it in Italy. It consists of lasagna noodles spread with a filling that consists of two kinds of meat, three cheeses, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes, and then rolled up. They're then placed in a flat cake pan and covered with homemade marinara sauce.
My grandmother, who is a wonderful lady, hates garlic. How she can like very Italian food and hate garlic I have no clue, but it came to my attention when she ate my marinara that she loved the taste...and I always load it up with garlic because I absolutely love it! I think she thinks of garlic as tasting as it does on garlic bread.
I spent four hours cooking the sauce because the tomatoes I used were apparently not quite ripe enough and took a while to cook down...I ended up using a food processor (gasp) at the end because it just wasn't getting there. I've learned to never let her know what's in a dish until after she's done eating it and the same goes for my boyfriend. I know what both of them are allergic to so I know what not to put in certain things and my boyfriend, who hates spinach, ate these up and my grandmother, who hates garlic, told me that I should bottle the sauce so that we can use it on spaghetti.
Sometimes I think that people don't really know what they do and do not like.
That reminds me of my grandfather--now gone--who was deathly allergic to cinnamon unless he didn't see grandmother put it into the apple pie . He always made a point of thanking gramma for baking the best pies for "six counties around"
Rob
(Hum, where is that IRC chatroom Jorge set up a while ago ? Perhaps it's time to put it back online, or to think about an IRC network where a channel can be easily managed and protected by registering it...)
"...makes me long for that one true love I did have..."
But you said she was never yours.
heh.. she never was.. yet I did have a love for her and she had the same for me :)
It was complicated to say the least and, in the end, I did the right thing even though she, herself, was extremely confused. One day, I'll tell you the story.
Cheers
Dave
(Hum, where is that IRC chatroom Jorge set up a while ago ? Perhaps it's time to put it back online, or to think about an IRC network where a channel can be easily managed and protected by registering it...)
There is one that I go to that's mainly photo based - but it's not Jorges - if Jorge had one it would be equally cool as I believe this site may be more active than the one I currently attend to.
cheers
Dave
Ahhh, Dave. The "married woman" love story? Yep, that hurts. You did the right thing.
Ahhh, Dave. The "married woman" love story? Yep, that hurts. You did the right thing.
You are wise my friend.. :D
I know I did the right thing - if I wanted to, I should have done it before anything even happened but the heart is a fickle beast.. :D
Dave
rogermota
08-20-2005, 16:59
yet I did have a love for her and she had the same for me :)
Tis better to have loved and been loved than to never loved at all.
Now someone for christs sake make some completely unrelated comment we can all focus on instead :)
back alley
08-20-2005, 17:24
well, i'm about to make a pot of coffee and then take some shots of my canon p with the 35/2.8 and chrome grip and chrome soft release.
i was taking some shots yesterday with this rig and was struck by the beauty of the kit itself.
now THAT'S love...
joe
g'evening gents.
How were your days? I snapped some shots with a Mamiya 1000 DTL this afternoon. Didn't have my glasses on, but my vision was assisted by a few glasses of my home made wine so I don't think they would have been much help.
I pick up two kits of Corvina Classico Friday for the 2005 vintage of 3 Ralphs' Winery. It will make about 5 cases or so. I still have a quite a bit of last years wine to finish off.
http://www.winexpert.com/index.cfm/fusemethod/product_category/catid/8/cattype/Wine/catname/Selection%20Estate%20Series/products.cfm
It truly is a very easy process from a kit.
Of course, it doesn't get much easier than the old fashioned way of just crushing the grapes and letting them do all the work, but for a relatively small investment in equipment you can just follow the directions and in 8 weeks or so (I will age for a bit longer before I bottle) you are ready to go. These Crushendo kits are new and by including grape skins will produce a wine with more tanic acid and therefore more appropriate for aging. The kits I have made the last two years have been very good and ready to drink young.
How do you fortify it? Do you make Port from a strick wine or do you make it from a secondary press of the grapes or something like that?
Most of the red wines kits now include toasted oak chips or sawdust to impart the taste during fermentation. The clearing takes place relatively easily in the carboys. I rack the wine a few times during aging to draw it from the sediment as the time goes on.
You know how some people are just good with their hands? They have an underlying understanding of the physics of what they are doing: hammering a nail in straight, beautiful handwriting, skillful drawing, etc. It is like there is a knowledge IN THEIR HANDS. Other folks are more clutsy and less coordinated.
My theory is that those people with greater sensitivity in their hands can be more discerning and more appreciative of fine tools,
like a Leica for instance. (or those other vintage cameras [Contax, Canon P, Nikon RF, etc.]made back in the years when stuff was made as well as possible, rather than as cost-effectively as possible.)
If you try to explain the importance of "the feel" of a camera to some people, they just don't/can't get it, yet for those who have this "tactile intelligence" it is something important.
This tactile sensitivity has nothing to do by the way, with how good a photographer one is. Having a "good eye" for composition is distinct from this tactile intelligence yet it is a similar concept. Both would be difficult to teach if the ability is not there inately.
Any comments?
I moved this thought to its own thread.
back alley
08-20-2005, 20:02
i never thought about like that frank.
i do know that some things fit 'better' in my hands than do others.
i used to shoot a canon f1. it fit better than the nikon f2 i also had.
the canon t90 fit the best, like it was made for me.
my leica m4-p fit nice but didn't feel like the canon p does.
the canon p with an (angular) m-grip from photoequip is the ultimate for me in rf cameras.
ultimately, for me, it's not only the 'quality' of the gear but the feel.
Ahhh! Sunday afternoon. My wife and 2 kids have gone to visit with her parents, leaving me to my own devices. What to do? I could while away the afternoon here at RFF, but there isn't quite enough traffic to make that a full time endeavour (thank goodness). I could for for a ride on the motorcycle. This is especially tempting since the weather's nice, end of the summer holidays is coming up, and I haven't done too much riding this year. On the other hand, the most responsible thing to do is to fire up the darkroom and print up that print order for a few 5x7 and 8x10's from a wedding done 2 years ago. I love Sundays like this! What are you guys (and gals) doing? I'll check back in a while to see.
back alley
08-21-2005, 09:19
hanging out.
might go down to the fringe festival to shoot the crowds.
Interesting folks at those fringe festivals. The choices they have made may not be the ones I would for my life, but I really respect them for being authentic and true to themselves. Brave and self-actualized.
I can't help but think that at least some are confused and lost though.
I'm cleaning the kitchen, wash my clothes and get ready for the next week.
Then I still have two rolls to develop and that's it for the rest of the weekend.
Sounds just like my day - developed three rolls of film from yesterday (concert), washed som towels, still need to do the dishes, and then its time to pack my bag for the upcoming trip to Hungary (& Croatia, visiting 'denishr').
Roman
darkkavenger
08-21-2005, 10:40
Currently having a tea cup while waiting for my father (who is in France) to fully wake up from his nap.. I'm going to add a reservation system to his bed&breakfast pages
hjfischer
08-21-2005, 10:43
Ahhh! Sunday afternoon. My wife and 2 kids have gone to visit with her parents, leaving me to my own devices. What to do? I could while away the afternoon here at RFF, but there isn't quite enough traffic to make that a full time endeavour (thank goodness). I could for for a ride on the motorcycle. This is especially tempting since the weather's nice, end of the summer holidays is coming up, and I haven't done too much riding this year. On the other hand, the most responsible thing to do is to fire up the darkroom and print up that print order for a few 5x7 and 8x10's from a wedding done 2 years ago. I love Sundays like this! What are you guys (and gals) doing? I'll check back in a while to see.
__________________
(IMHO) Frank S
Frank, I'm probably looking at the same screen you are, but see if this is familiar: I'm listening at the same time to my all time favorite big band, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, all of whom are Canadians!
Hello Hjfischer. I was listening to Q107, a classic rock station from Toronto. It's funny how the songs you listened to as a teenager and coming of age, are still among the best.
So, the darkroom work is done. Three 8x10s and five 5x7s (RC paper). Got to call the couple now and let them know their prints are ready.
darkkavenger
08-21-2005, 12:23
I'm just petting my Kiev-II in the recliner while listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack :D
I am happy to get that job out of the way. Today has been a funny day weather-wise. It doesn't know whether it wants to rain or be sunny, so it is switching back and forth doing both. It's good that I didn't go for a spin on the motorcycle because my back wheel is bald and that gets pretty slippery in the wet.
Hot and icky today. I escaped with Sammy to the Mystic Aquarium and then USS Nautalus at the Groton Submarine Base for a few hours. Finished up the roll of film in the M6 and planning on watching the weather channel hoping the cold front heading my way will get here soon.
I'm just petting my Kiev-II in the recliner while listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack :D
From the movie? Try Bo Hanssons "Sagan Om Ringen - Music inspired by the Lord of the Rings"!
darkkavenger
08-21-2005, 14:51
I'll try that, Socke ;)
Finished packing for my trip, cut & sleeved the negs from the concert I went to last night, and edited some of the pics I took with my new (to me, at least) Canon G5 - the band playing was Rewolfinger, a slightly tongue-in-cheek Austrian alternative country band (check out their web page www.rewolfinger.at - it is in German, but you can listen to their songs and look at the pictures), gave one of the guys (who I still know from my wild youth as a bass player in a punk band) some B&W prints from their last concert (to be seen in my RFF gallery), and got CDs and free beer in return; also made vague plans for a future photo-shoot with the band.
Now I'm having a last beer before going to bed - want to be fit tomorrow morning for the long drive to Lake Balaton in Hungary, we are going despite the nasty weather (rain & thunderstorms all day today).
No RFF for a whole week, how am I gonna survive that? ;)
Well, at least I will meet another RFF member - 'denishr' from Varazdin, Croatia...
Roman
back alley
08-21-2005, 16:13
say hi to denis from us.
he has been m.i.a. lately.
joe
I've been in contact with him - he had to work a lot recently, and he might be (or is going to) staying with his family at the Adriatic coast for a few days.
Roman
Uncle Bill
08-21-2005, 16:22
I worked this weekend, considering how nice it was outside, what a waste. I got listen to canned music all day in the store. Next weekend will be much cooler a) I have it off b) I am trading in my Canon Ae1 and some lenses for a Nikon F body with an FTn meter head. I can't wait, after the Leica M3 the Nikon F is the classic camera. I have one from dad's estate which has the eyelevel viewfinder and she is has an early serial number so I don't want to take that far and wide.
Bill
Just got back from a motorcycle toot. Saw an even older BMW than mine. It was probably a /5 series 500. Gave each other the thumbs up sign.
cp_ste.croix
08-21-2005, 17:44
i got sunburned watching the canadian youth rugby finals in burnaby...you Ontarians cleaned up this year!
bmattock
08-21-2005, 18:09
I was asked to present a class about 'digital cameras' to my photography club tomorrow nght. So I spent the day writing a treatment. Might clean it up later and try to sell it. I dunno. Tried to strike a balance between those who understand cameras and those who don't as potential audience. Hmmm.
http://www.growlery.com/digicam/Crossing%20the%20Digital%20Camera%20Divide.html
Didn't mow my yard today - too bloody hot! Watched 'Clerks' on DVD. It was ok, not as good as the hype.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
Spent the morning and early afternoon printing and addressing wedding invitations. Went to the main post office for stamps and get them on their way. Rest of the day was spent doing grocery shopping and developing files from a freelance shoot this past Thursday. Need to get them to the client early Monday morning.
Looked here for a nice break and to see what was going on.
Cheers.
Just spent a frustrating hour+ messing with a neighbor's spyware infested worm riddled pc. I was about read to tell them the PC was in a better place(TM) (http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail118.html) but just had to tell them it needed professional help instead.
I'm a professional computer geek, and remember when this was just people did because they were curious or paranoid. Ordinary people should not have to invest this level of effort to keep malicious people, or even ANY unknown people off their PC's. Sure I keep my PC up to date but the local dairy farmer (no it's not a Dell) kind of gets the glazed look earlier attributed to teens and educational attempts when you attempt to explain why their favorite amusement is actually spyware.
Just got the XA repaired, Thanks Ernesto !, been digging in my pile of chaos in the office for batteries that works and will do some test-shots of it tomorrow.
Now it´´s time to log of and consider the idea of going to sleep . . . zzzzz.
vha
Shot about 60 rolls of film this summer. Got to develop them all, then review them... argh. Wish I had an assistant.
Shot about 60 rolls of film this summer.
Uh ... that's a lot of stuff ... why not developing it directly after shooting?
I use 2 Jobo 1530s, thats 10 rolls 135 or 12 rolls 120 film. So normaly I
got all films of a trip developed at 2 sessions of 1 hour 30 each (including
to fill the Jobos).
But I'm also behind schedule ... means a lot of negs. to print :-) .
/rudi
That is a lot of film! I've got a tall plastic Patterson tank that handles 5 rolls of 35mm film at once. I usually wait until I have 5 rolls to soup and then do them and not let them pile up. Figuring it out, I've shot 20 rolls of film over the last 2 months.
why not developing it directly after shooting?I usually wait until I have 5 rolls to soup and then do them and not let them pile up.Well, yeah, but when you're constantly on the move, all you can do is unpack your bags, drop the rolls on your desk and re-pack your bags. So those 60 rolls sort of accumulated on my desk by themselves. Now that I'm permanently back home for the rest of the year, there's no excuse. Just gotta pull myself together, roll up the shirtsleeves and begin souping the stuff.
If only that was all there was to it! Then comes scanning each strip of six negs, reviewing it on my monitor, deciding what to scan decently and/or make a wet print of, and finally (and this is what makes personal photo projects so much more demanding than commissioned ones) deciding what to do with the darn stuff.
Had I only stuck with poetry! :bang:
Yeah not only a lot to process, but it will take forever to scan or print.
I now only have two rolls to process, and about 20ish to scan. I shot just over 20 rolls on vacation this year so that is what I am backed up on the scanning side.
I´m almost decided that I'm not going to buy a new lens for the Leica before i can afford the stuff i want, AND survive afterwards. 90mm Elmars in black finish is not easy to find here in BsAs.
Saw a Argus Autronic C3 to day as well, that was Ugly !, but fascinating in a way.
Nice with anti GAS cameras. :D
vha
Brian Sweeney
09-01-2005, 18:46
VHA: Post a want-to-buy here at RFF. The black Elmar 9cm F4 is the old uncoated lens, and I imagine several members here have them. Some may part with one. I parted with the later coated Elmar, and kept the uncoated one as I like the pastel colors that it gives.
I know Francisco sold a black Elmar 9cm F4 with an M adapter a while ago, and others pop up. But if someone has that lens and does not use it much, a WTB often will shake one loose.
The Elmar 9cm F4 uncoated on the Canon 7:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=154
wlewisiii
09-01-2005, 18:58
Shot about 60 rolls of film this summer. Got to develop them all, then review them... argh. Wish I had an assistant.
Ouch. Just spent a couple of days getting caught up with 20 sheets of 4x5 and thought that was bad. I've a few rolls of 120 that need soup too, but that's not as big a deal. The 4x5, though, is 2 at a time... Gonna have to break down and get a Combi-plan tank.
William
glenbarn
09-01-2005, 21:35
Electricity was finally restored today here in Baton Rouge.
Took a few rolls during and after the hurricane.
I'm not really sure when I'll want to look at them.
VHA: Post a want-to-buy here at RFF. The black Elmar 9cm F4 is the old uncoated lens, and I imagine several members here have them. Some may part with one. I parted with the later coated Elmar, and kept the uncoated one as I like the pastel colors that it gives.
I know Francisco sold a black Elmar 9cm F4 with an M adapter a while ago, and others pop up. But if someone has that lens and does not use it much, a WTB often will shake one loose.
The Elmar 9cm F4 uncoated on the Canon 7:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=154
Thanks.
Been reading the tread on the 90 Elmarit Collapsible, and it sounds a bit interesting, too interesting might be. Anyway nothing happens before I'm back in Norway.
And i also learned that my XA takes a picture when you push down the button on the flash when the lens-cover is open, one more photo to the self-portrait by accident collection. To morrow the first test-roll goes to the lab.
vha.
wblanchard
09-15-2005, 22:51
i must be on a deserted island...i just found out from a friend today that kodak portra b/w film was discontinued. he asked if i had been in space for this past year....i blame you guys for not keeping me informed! now i need to go on ebay and find the stuff!
Just renamed actually, I think.
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw400cn/main.jhtml?id=0.1.18.14.23.14&lc=en
I have used and really like this stuff.
wblanchard
09-15-2005, 23:13
I wish that Kodak still made a chromogenic b&w film....
I wish that Kodak still made a chromogenic b&w film....They do; it's called BW400CN... :)
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