It was an excellent day yesterday - very enjoyable indeed. I'll post some decisive moments later today, but just for now would like to issue a general warning to people. If you hate the sight of pretty girls in short skirts riding their bicycles in the sunshine, stay away from Oxford!
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Cotty > Sent: 13 June 2009 23:48 > To: pentax list > Subject: PDML Oxford Today > > We had a meet today in Oxford. I turned up a little late at the King's > Arms to find Rick Womer and Mike Wilson (along with Kathy and Katy) > sitting outside in the warm summer sunshine. Very soon after, world > traveller and entrepreneur Bob Walkden arrived and we went > inside for lunch. > > Well, they had lunch and I had a cup of coffee - spent all > day yesterday > digging some foundations for a garden shed and I think every bone and > muscle in my body was complaining - and to add insult to injury I was > badly hung-over.... > > We squeezed into one of the small ante-rooms of the King's > Arms, a pub I > used to frequent in the late 1980's and haven't been in since > - quite a > weird sensation sitting by chance in the same place I used to > all those > years ago! I sipped my latte and listened intently to > conversation while > glancing nonchalantly at the gorgeous butt attached to a waitress. > > We headed slowly over to the botanical gardens near the river > by way of > Radliffe Square (and the famous Radcliffe Camera - the big round > building seen in many tourist pics of Oxford although it is > not a camera > obscura as is sometimes believed, rather a big round building housing > reading rooms for the Bodleian Library). At the gardens I got a call > from Chris Mitchell who I had completely forgotten about! He > managed to > catch up and we were finally quorate. > > I only had one of my video cameras along for the ride, I > figured I would > grab a few shots of folk enjoying some photography out and about in > Oxford to show the international nature of the list. I wasn't feeling > very inspired but managed to catch a few bits and bobs of Rick's and > Bob's. And a bit of that and this from Mike and Chris ;-) > > Rick and Chris had their K20D cameras and various zooms aboard. Mike > Wilson was toting an LX and 20-35mm, and an *ist DL2, along with a > rather sinister police baton that he insisted was a > monopod-cum-walking > stick. I reckon it would give a good back scratch as well, > and I kept my > eye on it for the duration. Bob had his lovely Leica M8 and > would not be > separated from it, his hand popping up every now and again to > snap with > consummate dexterity a passing tableau (see I can talk like > what you do > mate). He really is a cross between Cartier-Bresson and a cat. > > My car parking was running out and just as I was off to tend > to that, my > Mrs rang and said she was in Oxford (hey - **you** try > keeping track of > her - I haven't been able to in over 20 years!!) and where were we? 45 > minutes later and cars sorted, we met with the team as they > headed back > to the centre of town for afternoon tea. BTW here is a > message from Alma > before I forget: > > -------- > Hi Mike, Cathy, Katey, Bob, Chris and Rick > > Really good to see you all again this afternoon albeit, short > & sweet! :-) > > Hope to see you all again real soon! > > Love and best wishes, > Alma XX > -------- > > We spent an hour at St Mary's, The Crypt - PDMLers will remember this > venue from a meet in 2006 when a similar path was trod - and > although I > have *no* still pics from today ( I suppose I could do some > still grabs > from the video - will have a go tomorrow) here is the meet in 2006: > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/oxford.html> > > Don't tell me the mono pics are all washed out - I know they are and > they need resampling or something - I'll get there, gimme time! > > I'm sure there will be some galleries up shortly. It was a lovely day > and great to see friends from the list as always. We're going to > organise something up in the wilds of the northeast later in > the summer > - a coast visit somewhere between Newcastle and Berwick so > watch this space. > > One final thing - Mike, here is that URL for the Manfrotto gear: > > <http://www.morrisphoto.co.uk/> > > You'll see 'Manfrotto' at right, click on that and enjoy - give the > bloke a call, he's very helpful with fiddly bits :-) > > > > -- > > > 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.
