Heya Frank! Yep it was all good. Can't remember if I decided the food was too small or the plates were too big, but don't think I would have changed anything else :-)
Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:36 PM Subject: RE: BrisPDML snaps (was Re: China - dream or nightmare?) > Cool stuff, Ryan. > > Looks like you guys were having a great time! > > -frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > > >From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: BrisPDML snaps (was Re: China - dream or nightmare?) > >Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:38:42 +1000 > > > >Good ol Ralda :-) I made a large print of the Riverfest fireworks and the > >size I chose cut out some of the width much to my dismay. Within 10 > >minutes, > >she made a print one size up for me at no extra charge! Very impressed. But > >for convenience, I'm happy with the fellas down at Kodak MacArthur.. one of > >the girls, Ellen, is new but nice and really helpful. > > > >Oh also stuff I didn't put up earlier, some snaps from BrisPDML on a roll > >of > >Fujipress 1600. Not very impressive snaps (I was distracted by the > >heartiest > >conversation..) but it's all about documentation ;-) > > > >http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/John.JPG > >http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/Tanja28-105maraca.JPG > >http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/RyanTanjaJohn.JPG > >http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/JohnJan.JPG > >http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/TanjaJohnJan2.JPG > >http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/TanjaJohnJan.JPG > > > >Cheers, > >Ryan > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:40 PM > >Subject: Re: China - dream or nightmare? > > > > > > > No Ryan, we decided to not to buy any gear at all, although the > >temptation > > > was there! > > > The photos are currently with Ralda (Ryan knows who she is!) for D&P, > >and > > > then it'll probably take me a week to sort out the duds from the rest! > > > > > > John Coyle > > > Brisbane, Australia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:52 PM > > > Subject: Re: China - dream or nightmare? > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like it was a great trip John.. Overwhelmed by it all you must > >have > > > > skipped the camera equipment bargain hunting because I don't hear > >mention > > > of > > > > any new toys.. Can't wait for the photos and live commentary! > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "John Coyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Pentax-Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:16 PM > > > > Subject: OT: China - dream or nightmare? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all: well we're back from 2.3 weeks in Hong Kong and China, and > >the > > > > > subject of this email is because I can't make up my mind which China > >is! > > > > We > > > > > had a fantastic time, saw all the classic must-see things (Beijing - > >the > > > > > Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, Peking Duck > >dinner, > > > > > Beijing Opera: Xi'an - the Terracotta Warriors, the Great Mosque, > >the > > > > > Muslim quarter: Suzhou - the Humble Administrator's Garden, the > >Silk > > > > > Museum: Shanghai - the Bund, Nanjing Road, the Shanghai Acrobats, > >the > > > > view > > > > > from the 53rd Floor of the Grand Hyatt, the French Concession and > >the > > > > Jewish > > > > > quarter, the traditional markets, etc., etc., etc.) amongst a > >thousand > > > > other > > > > > smaller but equally memorable experiences. The most memorable was > >the > > > > > Chinese people themselves: they push and shove, hawk and spit, mill > > > around > > > > > in the most chaotic way, but on an individual level we found nothing > >but > > > > > kindness and helpfulness. We travelled hard sleeper from Beijing to > > > > Xi'an, > > > > > and spent a fascinating evening talking to a Chinese professor of > > > > philosophy > > > > > who had spent ten years in Canada, so his English was very good, and > >his > > > > son > > > > > who is a lawyer working for the local government in Xi'an, whose > >English > > > > was > > > > > much less accomplished. > > > > > Why am I unable to make up my mind between a dream and a nightmare? > > > > Because > > > > > it is a photographer's dream, in that there are a hundred different > > > > subjects > > > > > on every corner, and one could shoot frame after frame, film after > >film, > > > > day > > > > > after day and never tire of it. A nightmare because, and this would > >be > > > > true > > > > > whether you're shooting film or digital, you are never going to have > > > > enough > > > > > film or enough memory cards for it all! I found myself restricting > >what > > > I > > > > > was shooting as I was conscious of the fact that a film an hour was > > > going > > > > to > > > > > be hard to keep up with, and I would still have to carry it all back > >and > > > > get > > > > > it processed! > > > > > I'm pleased to say that nearly all our gear worked flawlessly: I > >took > > > the > > > > > MZ-5 and MZ-S, with AF18-35 Sigma, Pentax PZ 28-105/4-5.6 and > >A70-210/4 > > > > > zooms, AF330FTZ flash, and my wife had her Espio70. Some casualties > > > > though: > > > > > the Espio suffered water ingress from a leak in the backpack, and > > > refused > > > > to > > > > > function after day 7. The Sigma lenshood was broken when the bag > >fell > > > > from > > > > > a hook that broke under it's weight , and a Hoya filter unscrewed > >itself > > > > and > > > > > fell apart in Suzhou. Only one set of batteries needed changing > >(for > > > the > > > > > MZ-S, on day 12). I found the zooms I used most of all were the > >18-35 > > > and > > > > > the 70-210, the first being irreplaceable in some of the narrow > >alleys > > > > > everywhere, and for the majestic buildings in Beijing, while the > >70-210 > > > > was > > > > > excellent for candid street portraits and for performance > >photography > > > (the > > > > > opera, for example). The 28-105 I used for general scenes in more > >open > > > > > areas, and for crowd scenes everywhere. Film started off only as > >Kodak > > > > > Supra 400, but emergency purchases in Hong Kong gave me also some > >Kodak > > > > Max > > > > > 400, which is an unknown quantity for me. I used up an odd roll of > > > > > Elitechrome 100 at the opera, that should be interesting! Weather > > > > > conditions were generally very good, 12-20� C during the day, which > >is > > > > > reasonably warm for China at this time of year. However, pollution > >is > > > > such > > > > > that over both Hong Kong and China, a blue sky was a rarity, so I > >was > > > glad > > > > I > > > > > had fairly fast film with me. > > > > > > > > > > For photographers and non-photographers alike, China is a huge > > > experience, > > > > > one both my wife and I are so glad we've had: there is a little bit > >of > > > us > > > > > left there I think. I'd thoroughly recommend doing such a trip if > >you > > > > > possibly can (we did an Intrepid Tours 9-day "A Taste of China" > >tour, > > > > > 2-elephant grade, which means it's not too strenuous!) > > > > > > > > > > Hope that wasn't too long a ramble, felt I just had to tell everyone > > > about > > > > > it! > > > > > > > > > > John Coyle > > > > > Brisbane, Australia > > > > > (who came back to 3500 PDML messages, 1280 junk e-mails, and who has > > > only > > > > > just caught up....) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > >
