Well, I have a winner, but sadly he was not from this list. In fact he was from the EOS list, which ironically is far less active than the PDML. Could it be that a Canon shooter had the brains, the nouse, the inclination to have a go at a photo-quiz?? Surely not. He wins the book and it's in the post.
Meanwhile, here's his answers. Honourable mention: Bob W :-) >> I have a copy of Martin Evening's excellent book 'Adobe >> Photoshop 7 for Photographers' to give away for just the cost >> of the postage. Includes interactive CD ROM (Mac/Win). All >> you have to do is answer all the following photography and >> trivia questions correctly. Answers can be found on the web. >> All correct entries into the hat, first drawn out wins. >> Closing date midnight Sunday 6th March (GMT). >> >> >> 1) Who wanted the name and address of 'that lonely elevator >> girl' in The Americans ? >> >> > >Jack Kerouac. I love that picture, to me it speaks to the utter >depersonification of so many jobs. > >> >> >> 2) How many bottles of wine is Michel Gabriel carrying? >> >> > >Two very large ones :) > >> >> >> 3) What does the 'RB' mean in 'Mamiya RB67' ? >> >> > >rotating back > >> >> >> 4) Vanfleteren and Huber - which was mono and which was colour? >> >> > >Just like you have them listed. Huber was a "colorful" guy. > >> >> >> 5) Who said 'I don't believe in God, but women and trees are >> proof of his existence' ? >> >> > >Jean Sieff > >> >> >> 6) What year was the courthouse in Mariposa erected and which >> famous landscape photographer captured it? >> >> > >1854, Ansel Adams > >> >> >> 7) What is the Canon EOS mount [film] register distance in >> millimetres? >> >> > >According to our host WJM, 44mm > >> >> >> 8) Name a famous Jewish portrait photographer from the Big >> Apple who snapped Picasso once or twice. >> >> > >Arnold Newman > >> >> >> 9) Who photographed Sharbat Gula and when? And when again? >> >> > >Steve McCurry. > >The first picture was taken in a (Peshawar) Pakistani refugee camp in 1984, >and the picture went on to become fabulously popular after its' appearance >on the cover of National Geographic, but Steve had no idea what became of >his subject. In 2001, he learned that the camp was going to be closed to >make room for a new housing project, and he began to search earnestly for >his prize subject. Finally, he was able to meet her through her brother, and >to photograph her again. > >The original photo appeared on the June, 1985 cover, and the second one was >on the April, 2002 cover. I have both of them. > >The thing that amazes most people is that she was only 13 when the first >picture was taken. Most assume she was an adult. I'm still fascinated every >time I look at her expression of distance and resignation. It almost yells >"Why are you here taking my picture, you have no comprehension of my life >and future". > >Definitely one of my favorite photos from the time I've spent taking >pictures, it's always an inspiration to think that such a picture is >possible. > >> >> >> 10) If you reduce the lens aperture, what do you get more of? >> >> > >Depth of field. You also get more dark :) > >> >> >> Tie-breaker :-) >> >> What single thing do you consider to be the most important >> element of photography? >> >> > >the ability to look beyond the subject and capture the message. I like to >think of it as turning nouns into adjectives. ------------------------------------------------------- So there you have it - next week, I'm offering an AK47, a Republican Party manifesto, and a morning-after pill as prizes. See you then :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
