We were in Amsterdam for a meeting with ABN Amro bank. In the lobby of their HQ
was a full-size portrait of a grand woman. I made a flippant comment about it -
I can't remember what. The air turned frosty and one of the people said,
offendedly, "That is our queen".
Somehow we managed to
Hi Rick,
that sounds like a great trip. Don't worry about not contacting us, or me
anyway, it's not mandatory, and we, or I anyway, won't hold it against you.
What made you choose La Petite-Pierre? It's not a destination that leaps out at
people. The Vosges, or at least Strasbourg, is on my
Bob, we flew to AMS, spent two nights there; then Utrecht, Antwerp,
Trier, Petite-Pierre, and Paris; then home from CDG. It was a
slightly-delayed 40th anniversary trip; we visited the original patch
of Joy's family (in a moist area east of Utrecht) and the native
stomping ground of the Womers (in
How did you manage to do that (insult our queen)? It's an official crime
and five years in jail.
On 28 May 2018 at 21:59, Bob W-PDML wrote:
> I've only been to Amsterdam once, but I managed to insult their queen,
> which almost cost us the £20-million loan we'd gone to negotiate...
>
> B
>
> >
That image unquestionably captures the spirit of Amsterdam. Makes me what
to visit there again.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
> Whew! I’m back on line photographically, with a new Mac Mini, two new hard
>
I've only been to Amsterdam once, but I managed to insult their queen, which
almost cost us the £20-million loan we'd gone to negotiate...
B
> On 28 May 2018, at 20:47, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
> That image unquestionably captures the spirit of Amsterdam. Makes me what
> to visit there
Very nice. What was your winding path? Or is that to be revealed through
forthcoming photos?
> On 28 May 2018, at 14:15, Rick Womer wrote:
>
> Whew! I’m back on line photographically, with a new Mac Mini, two new hard
> drives (double Time Machine backups), and a Backblaze backup underway.
>
I anticipated a bunch of stoned hippies or window shopping in the red
light district .. this is every so much nicer!
ann
On 5/28/2018 11:14 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
On 28/5/18, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:
We're also back physically (as of a week ago) from an 11-day trip to
On 28/5/18, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed:
>We're also back physically (as of a week ago) from an 11-day trip to
>Europe, following a winding path from Amsterdam to Paris. Herewith a
>classic Amsterdam scene:
>
>https://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18475420-orig.jpg
>
>(K-5, DA 17-70)
>
Whew! I’m back on line photographically, with a new Mac Mini, two new hard
drives (double Time Machine backups), and a Backblaze backup underway.
We’re also back physically (as of a week ago) from an 11-day trip to Europe,
following a winding path from Amsterdam to Paris. Herewith a classic
From: Aahz Maruch
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013, Walt wrote:
Well, I took the camera out today for a little bit of downtime. This
is one of the shots I captured -- a great looking old Lincoln
Continental that passed by while I was enjoying a Peanut Buster
Parfait at Dairy Queen. It was my first outing
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013, Walt wrote:
Well, I took the camera out today for a little bit of downtime. This
is one of the shots I captured -- a great looking old Lincoln
Continental that passed by while I was enjoying a Peanut Buster
Parfait at Dairy Queen. It was my first outing with my Pentax-F
From: Walt
Well, I took the camera out today for a little bit of downtime. This is
one of the shots I captured -- a great looking old Lincoln Continental
that passed by while I was enjoying a Peanut Buster Parfait at Dairy
Queen. It was my first outing with my Pentax-F 50/1.7 which recently
Well, I took the camera out today for a little bit of downtime. This is
one of the shots I captured -- a great looking old Lincoln Continental
that passed by while I was enjoying a Peanut Buster Parfait at Dairy
Queen. It was my first outing with my Pentax-F 50/1.7 which recently
purchased
looks to be early 60s model
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Well, I
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Well, I took the camera out today for a little bit of downtime
the stripes are not stock afaik.
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From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Walt
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:41 AM
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Subject: Re: PESO: Classic Continental
Dan,
Busy, Busy, Busy!
There is a lot going on in the photo,
not only with the car,
but also with the background!
I imagine this is by design.
Nice image.
Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm afraid busy is what this one says to me too. My eyes don't know
where to go. I like the little touches though, like the collection of
flags in front.
I feel that, faced with this scene, I'd either pull back, go wide and
take in more surroundings or go in close for details. My own tendency
is
Thanks, Bruce. I'd love to read that book by Bob as well! G
Your comments are appreciated and helpful. I couldn't pull back
physically, as all the cars are parked along the street parallel to
the sidewalk. In this case, there were only a few feet between the
bumper of this car and the bumper
Thanks, Frank and Bob.
Yes, it is busy, mostly by design. This was taken at the Friday
evening classic car nights the our town holds in the summer. This was
Labor Day weekend, the last event of this season, and I was trying to
memorialize the event by showing one of the more interesting cars
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Bruce Walker
I'm afraid busy is what this one says to me too. My eyes don't know
where to go. I like the little touches though, like the collection of
flags in front.
I feel that, faced with this scene, I'd either
Thanks for your comments, Bob.
Actually, I thought I did a pretty good job of hiding my reflection.
I was so busy doing that, however, that I didn't notice the man with
the sunglasses visible through the windshield!
Also, as I said upstream, I was trying to depict the car while at the
same time
I enjoyed the photo, as includes a nice car shot in good light and interesting
stuff going on all around it. It crossed my mind that I probably wouldn't have
pulled the trigger on this, given the busy background. But I think your result
is worthwhile. It's not a good car photo, but it is , in
Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the
flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16454893
Comments, particularly those comparing the above with the earlier
version, will be apprciated.
Earlier
Very sharp with warm colors a classic indeed.
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Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the
flashy details around
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Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the
flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions.
http
two equal subjects fighting for dominance.
That is at times a temptation for me. I have to remember the subject
of the image in my mind, and to try to convey that, without being
distracted to include things not part of the subject or theme, just
because they are there.
Dan Matyola
I like the cropped version, you can fix a lot of problems with judicious
cropping.
On 9/11/2012 2:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Since the image was seen as too busy, I tried cropping it to show the
flashy details around the grill, without all of the distractions.
Isolate, simplify define works for me.
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Subject: Re: PESO: Classic 29 Ford (Cropped)
two equal subjects fighting for dominance.
That is at times a temptation for me. I have to remember the subject
of the image in my mind
Thanks, P.J. and Ken !
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Isolate, simplify define works for me.
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Subject: Re: PESO
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16453772
Comments will be appreciated.
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Wow, I'd forgotten how ugly some cars were in the seventies. The Nova really
hasn't stood the test of time, has it?
And to think I used to think it a good looking car. What was I thinking?
Nice pic.
Cheers,
frank
The ones without excessive body rot have
On Feb 4, 2012, at 5:04 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: knarftheria...@gmail.com
Wow, I'd forgotten how ugly some cars were in the seventies. The Nova really
hasn't stood the test of time, has it?
And to think I used to think it a good looking car. What was I thinking?
Nice pic.
.
Cheers,
frank
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. --
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--- Original Message ---
From: P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com
Sent: February 2, 2012 2/2/12
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net
Subject: PESO -- Classic
Enough about the K-01
Almost bought one of those, glad i didn't
Dave
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:05 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20classic.html
Equipment:: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax
Nice design!
Though, I would have preferred a slightly different color scheme ;)
Bulent
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On 2/2/2012 1:05 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20classic.html
Equipment:: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
Two words:
Quoting P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com:
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20classic.html
Equipment:: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20classic.html
Equipment:: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
--
Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out,
On Feb 2, 2012, at 11:05 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20classic.html
Equipment:: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
Yes it is a classic. For one thing it doesn't look like a Toyota.
Cool!
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Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:05:27 -0500
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Nice paint job :-)
ann
On 2/2/2012 14:05, P. J. Alling wrote:
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20classic.html
Equipment:: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0
As usual comments are welcome but may be totally
. --
Christopher Hitchens
--- Original Message ---
From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com
Sent: February 2, 2012 2/2/12
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: PESO -- Classic
Enough about the K-01, though there is something in common here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:23:11 -0500, Paul Stenquist
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I used the PhotoShop 81 warming filter on this after processing the
RAW. I probably could have achieved exactly the same result by turning
up the temperature in the RAW converter, but the need for a warmer look
was an
I used the PhotoShop 81 warming filter on this after processing the
RAW. I probably could have achieved exactly the same result by turning
up the temperature in the RAW converter, but the need for a warmer look
was an afterthought. The photo was taken just before sunset but the
sign was in the
, December 05, 2004 11:23 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO: Classic Movie House
I used the PhotoShop 81 warming filter on this after processing the
RAW. I probably could have achieved exactly the same result by turning
up the temperature in the RAW converter, but the need for a warmer look
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Subject: PESO: Classic Movie House
I used the PhotoShop 81 warming filter on this after processing the
RAW. I probably could have achieved exactly the same result by turning
up the temperature in the RAW converter
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Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:21 PM
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Subject: RE: PESO: Classic Movie House
Nice work, but I can't say that I like the result. The perspective on
the marquee appears artificial to my eye. The shot is obviously
Hi Paul,
Not much of a pic, IMO, but such images are kind of nice to have around.
One can never tell when they may be useful, and they certainly may have
some value historically at some point. However, the photo does bring up an
interesting point, and that is the best, or perhaps, most
You're right. It would have been better if it had been shot a bit later. The
lights would have been more prominent. I just happened to be walking by and
snapped this. It wasn't a planned shoot. However, I may return one of these
days with a tripod and a variety of lenses and see what I can do.
05, 2004 1:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: PESO: Classic Movie House
Hi Paul,
Not much of a pic, IMO, but such images are kind of nice to have around.
One can never tell when they may be useful, and they certainly may have
some value historically at some point. However, the photo does
]
Date: 12/5/2004 11:07:30 AM
Subject: RE: PESO: Classic Movie House
You're right. It would have been better if it had been shot a bit later.
The lights would have been more prominent. I just happened to be walking by
and snapped this. It wasn't a planned shoot. However, I may return one
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Date: 12/5/2004 11:07:30 AM
Subject: RE: PESO: Classic Movie House
You're right. It would have been better if it had been shot a bit later.
The lights would have been more prominent. I just happened to be walking
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