It looks ideally suited to the purpose. They'd have to rename it le Castor percé or the Québecois would get upset.
B > On 24 Oct 2015, at 14:32, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think he should commission (at the taxpayers' expense, of course, 'cause > that's what them damn lib'rals do!) sculpting Percé Rock into our national > symbol, the beaver. > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perc%C3%A9_Rock > > I think it would be lovely. > > Cheers, > > frank > >> On October 24, 2015 3:48:50 AM EDT, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >> Young Mr. Trudeau should get started straight away on carving a >> colossal goose into the side of Mount Chic-Choc. >> >> B >> >>> On 24 Oct 2015, at 03:55, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm rather relieved to see there are none in Canada. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> frank >>> >>>> On October 23, 2015 4:37:26 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colossal_sculpture_in_situ >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 23 Oct 2015, at 21:11, John <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Just out of curiosity (and because I'm too lazy to Google it right >>>> now). >>>>> >>>>> Does any other country do this where they carve these massive >>>> sculptures >>>>> out of the mountainside? >>>>> >>>>> IIRC, there's another one in either South or North Dakota of Crazy >>>> Horse >>>>> that's been worked on for years & will be many more years before >> it's >>>>> finished. >>>>> >>>>> And then there's Stone Mountain Georgia. >>>>> >>>>> Come to think of it, which came first Mount Rushmore or Stone >>>> Mountain? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 10/22/2015 11:14 AM, Donald Guthrie wrote: >>>>>> Thanks for commenting Ann, and I can't argue with you about the >>>>>> sculpture which is more about a great engineering feat than >> anything >>>>>> about art. But is sure draws a crowd every day. I have worked on >> the >>>>>> color balance and the highlights to some effect. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/21/15 12:03 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>> Message: 3 Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 22:50:49 -0400 From: ann >>>> sanfedele >>>>>>> <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: peso : NP but cool Message-ID: >>>>>>> <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; >>>>>>> charset=windows-1252; format=flowed I have to say I personally >> find >>>> Mt >>>>>>> Rushmore the most boring NP I've ever visited - and rather >> consider >>>>>>> the sculpture as an insult to nature. The garishness of the odd >>>>>>> lighting effect backs up my opinion... but what I like a lot >> about >>>> the >>>>>>> photo is how cool it is that the big dipper is soclear and placed >>>>>>> perfectly- much nicer to look at than the presidents too. :-) If >>>> you >>>>>>> can bringdown the brightness of the lights on the faces of the >>>>>>> presidents I think it wouldbe even more interesting... the >> gawkers >>>> are >>>>>>> good.. ann On 10/20/2015 4:07 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: >>>>>>>>> My 1st trip and next time I don't have to shoot this photo. The >>>>>>>>> viewing area is quite a bit higher and more spacious than the >> old >>>> one, >>>>>>>>> which still exists. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>>>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson >>> >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson > > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > 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.
