Re: Worldcon 76
Which begs the question; How many SQL geeks are there? Which also brings to mind the drinking establishment on East Street in New Haven, CT that was called the R Bar. Nobody got that joke... On 8/20/2018 8:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I just got home from Worldcon. I didn't take many photos. I did take a few in a panel on photographing costumes. I behaved myself and mostly kept my mouth shut. I also had a friend ask me to get some photos of her costume, and she's one of those young ladies that I find it very easy to say yes to. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157700437942465 I was pleasantly surprised by how many people understood the joke on my badge, which referenced this comic: https://xkcd.com/327/ At the end of the con they were selling off stuff that they no longer needed and I picked up a Pixma iX6820 printer for $65. I figure that it will be handy for when I want to print something that would be problematic at Costco. I also have a friend that would like some of my photographs on postcards. I know pretty much nothing about printing things myself, so would appreciate suggestions for ink, paper, and blank postcards. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Worldcon 76
Referring to the top 4: They must have bowled cannonballs in medieval cricket matches. Alan C On 21-Aug-18 02:19 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I just got home from Worldcon. I didn't take many photos. I did take a few in a panel on photographing costumes. I behaved myself and mostly kept my mouth shut. I also had a friend ask me to get some photos of her costume, and she's one of those young ladies that I find it very easy to say yes to. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157700437942465 I was pleasantly surprised by how many people understood the joke on my badge, which referenced this comic: https://xkcd.com/327/ At the end of the con they were selling off stuff that they no longer needed and I picked up a Pixma iX6820 printer for $65. I figure that it will be handy for when I want to print something that would be problematic at Costco. I also have a friend that would like some of my photographs on postcards. I know pretty much nothing about printing things myself, so would appreciate suggestions for ink, paper, and blank postcards. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Worldcon 76 (oops, more)
Oops, I forgot a couple of details. I had been wandering around showing off a metal print of this photo, which I considered worth showing off: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42922334624 and someone bought it from me. It does work well in metal, and was meant as a test print, rather than a final product, so that was cool. She offered me $100 and it cost me $60 to print, so while it isn't a great markup percentage, I'm thrilled that my test print paid for itself. I had a few other people ask about buying it as well. It seems that metal is a good medium for selling, because it doesn't require expensive hanging and framing, and photos that work well in metal are the bright eye catching ones that tend to appeal to the masses. One of the major photographers in the local fandom community did a presentation on one of his projects, a series of portraits of authors and others in the field on a 4x5 camera. I can certainly understand the appeal of using that camera, but it really does not seem to be the optimal tool for the job of portraiture, particularly in situations of limited time, particularly at $5/frame. Larry Colen wrote on 8/20/18 5:19 PM: I just got home from Worldcon. I didn't take many photos. I did take a few in a panel on photographing costumes. I behaved myself and mostly kept my mouth shut. I also had a friend ask me to get some photos of her costume, and she's one of those young ladies that I find it very easy to say yes to. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157700437942465 I was pleasantly surprised by how many people understood the joke on my badge, which referenced this comic: https://xkcd.com/327/ At the end of the con they were selling off stuff that they no longer needed and I picked up a Pixma iX6820 printer for $65. I figure that it will be handy for when I want to print something that would be problematic at Costco. I also have a friend that would like some of my photographs on postcards. I know pretty much nothing about printing things myself, so would appreciate suggestions for ink, paper, and blank postcards. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Worldcon 76
I just got home from Worldcon. I didn't take many photos. I did take a few in a panel on photographing costumes. I behaved myself and mostly kept my mouth shut. I also had a friend ask me to get some photos of her costume, and she's one of those young ladies that I find it very easy to say yes to. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157700437942465 I was pleasantly surprised by how many people understood the joke on my badge, which referenced this comic: https://xkcd.com/327/ At the end of the con they were selling off stuff that they no longer needed and I picked up a Pixma iX6820 printer for $65. I figure that it will be handy for when I want to print something that would be problematic at Costco. I also have a friend that would like some of my photographs on postcards. I know pretty much nothing about printing things myself, so would appreciate suggestions for ink, paper, and blank postcards. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
