I like both pictures and I’m not at all jealous, oh no, not a bit, that Ralph 
has/had a 6x17 camera.

Nez does mean nose, but also more generally it means promontory, headland or 
indeed ness, which has the same origin. It can also mean the bow of a ship.

> On 11 May 2026, at 22:41, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'll play iconoclast and say that I like the photo of the pier better.
> 
> I had never heard of 6x17 before, this list is perpetually educational.
> 
> Does Blanc Nez mean something like white nose?  Like when people put 
> sunscreen on when they go to the beach?
> 
> 
>> On 2026-05-11 11:21, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
>> Just published two 'real' panoramas on fotocommunity, taken with a 6 x 17 cm 
>> medium format camera in 2008.
>> https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/roro-2008-fotoralfbe/50061951
>> https://www.fotocommunity.com/photo/cap-blanc-nez-2008-fotoralfbe/50062029
>> Enjoy
>> Ralf
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