Understood Cesar. I hope that ride helped clear whats been on your mind. I hope your GFM disapearance helped.
Dave Quoting Cesar Matamoros II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Please excuse the interruption with the flow of the list, > > I have been in a bit of a funk lately - when I am not keeping busy. > > I decided to take in a free concert-in-the-park about a mile from my > house tonight. I decided to take my 1983 Bianchi road bicycle with the > Optio S6 as my only photographic gear. An interesting combination of > old and new... toe clips, friction down tube shifting, p&s autofocus > digital camera. > > I did take a few shots, but mostly I visualized shots I could take and > how I would meter it to get the true effect I wanted. With the trees, I > really needed a monopod. > > Zen photography? Perhaps. Therapeutic, definitely. > > As some are aware, tropical storm Alberto has hit Florida, fortunately > we barely noticed it here. A little wind and some rain, but not as much > as we need since we are in a drought. > > But, as I headed home I decided to take a slight detour to spend time on > the bike. Of course it began raining. I got drenched. I had a blast. > Of course I have to overhaul the bottom bracket of the bike to be sure, > but well worth it. > > It seemed to put everything in perspective, how small we are compared to > the world as a whole. I am sure people looked at me as if I was crazy > as they drove by and the light was waning. I was beaming. I was > feeling at peace. I thought of myself, my family, my friends, the list > (which in and of itself is a family). I wished to be able to share my > feelings as I headed home. I was almost sorry I got home as fast as I did. > > Who else would understand but the list - I hope? > > Sorry for the rambling, pics maybe later - I have to look at them first :-) > > César > Panama City, Florida > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
