Excellent shot, Cotty. Years ago I used to think every year how much older all the people in the Remembrance parades were getting. Now many of them seem to be younger than me :o( So much for the war to end all wars.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 November 2005 14:54 > To: pentax list > Subject: PESO - William Stone > > Today (Sunday 13th Nov) is Remembrance Sunday in the UK, and > services were taking place up and down the country to honour > and remember those who have passed away in conflict, not just > in two world wars, but in countless other arenas over the > years. I was in Watlington, Oxfordshire, covering one such > memorial service for the news. A regular character to these > parts is one William Stone who served for many years with the > Royal Navy. As lively and jovial as ever, he walked unaided > to the service and participated in the solemn - but spirited > - atmosphere. > After I had finished filming, I managed to grab a very quick > portrait before he was whisked away for lunch with friends. > In my haste, I accidentally left the ISO at 800 from a > previous shoot (d'oh!) but it has not detracted from the picture. > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic31.html> > > EOS 1DmII + Pentax SMC-A* 85mm f/1.4 > 1/8000th at f/1.4, levels, sharpened, slight crop. > > BTW, William is 105 years old, and still has his ration of > rum every night at 9pm. > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > >
