> On Apr 7, 2020, at 7:21 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Red Sofa - Santa Clara 2020 :: https://flic.kr/p/2iMGYv2 > > Tell us about the print over the sofa.
Ah: https://flic.kr/p/2iMXAKD "Umbrellas, Rain, and Deli-Cious" - Dublin, Ireland 2011 Ricoh GXR-M + Color Skopar 21mm f/4 ISO 1600 @ f/4 @ 1/15 sec It was one of the last days of my trip to the Isle of Man and Dublin, Ireland that year. I was on the way home: I took the last ferry of the season from Douglas to Dublin in very rough seas … The big ferry—very lightly loaded—tossed like a toothpick on the waves. Everyone on the ship laid on the decks to avoid getting seasick and to stop being thrown about. We put in to port late and exhausted. I had a room at the North Star Hotel booked for two nights, but something had clobbered my reservation and on the books I only had one night there, but my plane home was flying on the third day. A little negotiation and I upgraded to a very nice suite on the upper floor for the duration. I was glad to do it. I only made it out of the hotel three times, for about an hour apiece, in the two and a half days because of the drenching rains and high winds. On one of those excursions, I walked down the block and around the corner onto Talbot Street to get a cup of espresso and a pastry. The rain was pouring down, but I couldn't help pull out the Ricoh GXR-M to make a couple of shots. It was dim, I had to use ISO 1600, and to further add insult to injury this was the best exposure and I had to crop it down by about 40% to get what I wanted. Later that year, I had this 30-inch wide canvas wrap made as a holiday gift to my partner, and it's been on the wall in the living room since. :) I thought I'd posted it in the PESO 2011 set, but I saw it wasn't there when I looked. It is now. ;-) G — If you're afraid to fall down, you'll never stand up. -- 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.
