Fascinating. A once-in-a-lifetime shot. Paul On May 23, 2008, at 10:09 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment, Bruce. > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Bruce Dayton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dan, >> >> Nice story and I really enjoyed the shot. Not something one can >> really go out and see - nice work! >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Bruce >> >> >> Friday, May 23, 2008, 6:50:50 AM, you wrote: >> >> DJM> I had a bit of trouble deciding what to submit for the June >> PUG, as >> DJM> the theme seemed pretty open. I ended up submitting what I >> think is >> DJM> the first shot I submitted to the PUG, in 2000. It was also >> one of my >> DJM> first efforts with the ancient (but then new to me) 6x7. >> >> DJM> In the process of picking a submission, I also considered >> shots from >> DJM> my first Pentax camera. In 1966, I was stationed in the Far >> East, and >> DJM> I flew to Japan to deliver a plane for maintenance and bring >> back one >> DJM> that had been serviced. While there, I purchased a camera >> and other >> DJM> things I couldn't get where I was. I intended to buy a >> Minolta SRT >> DJM> 101, since I had borrowed one from a friend, and liked the >> way it >> DJM> operated. The sales person at the PX, however, showed me a >> Spotmatic, >> DJM> and said that it was mechanically similar, but had much better >> DJM> "glass." [Very perceptive] He also said that the same >> camera was >> DJM> being sold in the states as a Honeywell, which was a brand >> name I knew >> DJM> and respected. On his advice, I bought an Asahi Pentax >> Spotmatic. >> DJM> That was about 2 years after the Spotty was introduced in >> connection >> DJM> with the 1964 Olympics. I used that camera for 20 years, before >> DJM> replacing it with a SuperProgram. I still have my first >> Spotmatic, >> DJM> and it still works. I also have a Honeywell Spotmatic, a Pentax >> DJM> Spotmatic (without the Asahi name), and a Sears clone that >> used the >> DJM> screwmount lenses. >> >> DJM> This is probably not my first photograph with the Spotmatic, >> but it is >> DJM> from my first roll of film, and it is the only one I have >> left from >> DJM> that original roll. This is a scan of a print from a slide, >> but most >> DJM> of the imperfections are on the plexiglass through which the >> image was >> DJM> taken. >> >> DJM> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5242937 >> >> DJM> The shot was taken on our way back from Japan. Our F-4 >> fighter jet is >> DJM> being refueled from a tanker. The photograph shows the >> connection. >> DJM> The "male" part of the connection is our refueling probe, >> which was >> DJM> extended from the side of the plane just before approaching the >> DJM> tanker. The circular "basket" or drogue is the female >> connection at >> DJM> the end of the fuel line trailed by the tanker. It is the >> target used >> DJM> by the pilot in connecting to the refueling line. As the >> plane's >> DJM> radar intercept officer, I took this shot from the back seat >> while >> DJM> refueling was in progress. >> >> DJM> Comments, of course, are welcome. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
