At 10:26 PM +0200 4/26/01, Sidney Ho wrote:
>Bantering aside, some of you are being so appreciative/complimentary that I
>have to reciprocate. So, anyone who wants a (pretty) nifty screen (desktop)
>picture--taken right from my balcony--deep blue, panoramic lake, mountain
>and sky view shot at sunset on the Autumn Equinox [Pilatus 9.22.00�sho/62k
>jpg], email me offlist. (Excuse me for being a little immodest here, but the
>Duolist is and has been the most congenial of several digests I subscribe
>to--so I'd like to offer Duolisters my own "Easter Egg"--speaking of which
>the Swiss released a chocolate stamp today for all you chocoholics). The pic
>is particularly studied for prominent icon displays (PC/Mac) down the sides
>and along the bottom for those who maximize screen real estate utility and
>LCD screens. Just tilt your LCD screen downwards and the sunset will really
>transform with the "onset of night".
>
>I may eventually post it (if and whenever I get a website up) as part of a
>series which shows very dramatic lighting changes, storms, shafts of light,
>cloud structures etc. J.M.W. Turner, the great English landscape artist, got
>his signature stylistic inspiration by living in and painting this area, the
>Lake of Lucerne. And Mark twain wrote a delightful little treatise on this
>area. I retain copyright and ask those requesting it that the photo not be
>posted, redistributed or otherwise copied to anyone else. Please treat it
>(postcardware) as you would licensed software (not to be stuffy--this is
>very personal). I'll batch mail the file from time to time to requesters.
Dear Sidney,
I would appreciate receiving a copy of your picture, and am
requesting a copy be sent to a friend, [EMAIL PROTECTED], who would equally
appreciate it and who might use it for inspiration for a watercolour. TIA.
Paul Nelson
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