Cotty, One of the things I enjoy about this list is seeing some unusual sights from around the world. Your picture surely qualifies as something I would not normally encounter. I keep wondering where the guy's shoes are?
That's a great looking camera as well. Bringing it along to Grandfather Mountain this year? Regards, Bob S. On Jan 2, 2008 3:00 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to all who responded so far, your comments very much appreciated. > It's only a simple pic, but I liked the fact this guy was close to the > warmth. It wasn't cold in there, not by a long stretch. But he obviously > liked it er sweaty. > > My new year's resolution is to shoot more stills, and I do get into some > strange places now and again, if i can show something unusual, that > makes me happy. (If I can piss Peter Alling off that makes me happier > still but there ya go ;-) > > One thing I would say is that I had forgotten how much fun rangefinders > are. To me, totally different way of photographing. With an SLR I tend > to stay glued to the finder, picking off as I will. With a RF, it stays > down low, usually pre-focussed, only popping up moments before the frame > is exposed, then swings down again, eyes scanning, anticipating the next > shot. I appreciate some will work like this with an SLR (digital and > film) but not with me. With the SLR, it tends to drop only an inch or > two, eyes scanning, then pops up for some more picking off. The RF drops > right down to waist level, almost like it's resting in camouflage. I can > see that HCB has a lot to answer for! > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
