Thanks for your kind comments. I thought about submitting this shot for the June PUG, but since the theme is the anniversary of the PUG, I decided instead to submit the photo I used for my first submission to the PUG, back in 2000. That was a B&W shot with my old 6x7.
Since I didn't use the refueling shot for the June PUG, I decided to submit it as a PESO instead. It is one of my favorites, because it brings back memories of my flying days and memories of my reliable old Spottie. Dan On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Daniel: I love your shot and especially your story. This should make for a > very special and meaningful PUG submission. Great work. Cheers, Christine > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 8:50 AM > Subject: PESO: Refueling > > >>I had a bit of trouble deciding what to submit for the June PUG, as >> the theme seemed pretty open. I ended up submitting what I think is >> the first shot I submitted to the PUG, in 2000. It was also one of my >> first efforts with the ancient (but then new to me) 6x7. >> >> In the process of picking a submission, I also considered shots from >> my first Pentax camera. In 1966, I was stationed in the Far East, and >> I flew to Japan to deliver a plane for maintenance and bring back one >> that had been serviced. While there, I purchased a camera and other >> things I couldn't get where I was. I intended to buy a Minolta SRT >> 101, since I had borrowed one from a friend, and liked the way it >> operated. The sales person at the PX, however, showed me a Spotmatic, >> and said that it was mechanically similar, but had much better >> "glass." [Very perceptive] He also said that the same camera was >> being sold in the states as a Honeywell, which was a brand name I knew >> and respected. On his advice, I bought an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic. >> That was about 2 years after the Spotty was introduced in connection >> with the 1964 Olympics. I used that camera for 20 years, before >> replacing it with a SuperProgram. I still have my first Spotmatic, >> and it still works. I also have a Honeywell Spotmatic, a Pentax >> Spotmatic (without the Asahi name), and a Sears clone that used the >> screwmount lenses. >> >> This is probably not my first photograph with the Spotmatic, but it is >> from my first roll of film, and it is the only one I have left from >> that original roll. This is a scan of a print from a slide, but most >> of the imperfections are on the plexiglass through which the image was >> taken. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5242937 >> >> The shot was taken on our way back from Japan. Our F-4 fighter jet is >> being refueled from a tanker. The photograph shows the connection. >> The "male" part of the connection is our refueling probe, which was >> extended from the side of the plane just before approaching the >> tanker. The circular "basket" or drogue is the female connection at >> the end of the fuel line trailed by the tanker. It is the target used >> by the pilot in connecting to the refueling line. As the plane's >> radar intercept officer, I took this shot from the back seat while >> refueling was in progress. >> >> 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.
