Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-29 Thread knarf
Quite lovely (in a grungy sort of way). Cheers, frank Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/12/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg Wow - where the heck was that! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 28/12/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg Wow - where the heck was that! Lechlade. It's the post office on High Street. -- Mark Roberts - Photography

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 28/12/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg Wow - where the heck was that! Lechlade. It's the post office on High Street. In fact, if

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Ah, real nice, Mark. Folks actually trust their mail to that thing? It'd make me pause. On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg -- Mark Roberts -

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: Ah, real nice, Mark. Folks actually trust their mail to that thing? It'd make me pause. Well, it is installed in the wall of the Post Office, so every letter goes directly into the Post office itself. That's probably why it hasn't been replaced. Also notice from the GR at

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Bob W
On 28 Dec 2013, at 20:25, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: Ah, real nice, Mark. Folks actually trust their mail to that thing? It'd make me pause. Well, it is installed in the wall of the Post Office, so every letter goes directly into the Post office

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: On 28 Dec 2013, at 20:25, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: Ah, real nice, Mark. Folks actually trust their mail to that thing? It'd make me pause. Well, it is installed in the wall of the Post Office, so every letter goes directly into the

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Bob W
On 28 Dec 2013, at 20:53, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bob W wrote: On 28 Dec 2013, at 20:25, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: Ah, real nice, Mark. Folks actually trust their mail to that thing? It'd make me pause. Well, it is

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/12/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: In fact, if you search on Lechlade Post Office, Lechlade, England, United Kingdom in Google Maps and switch to Street View you can see the letter box itself (and I remember how tightly I had to frame the shot to keep that drain pipe on the

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 28/12/13, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: the Post Office was started under Victoria This explains a lot. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Eactivist
Yup, that's pretty grungy alright. Nice shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/28/2013 10:19:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, postmas...@robertstech.com writes: This from two years ago. In a village near Cotty's place: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7dc01428.jpg -- Mark Roberts -

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wonderful textures and colors! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:15 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Yup, that's pretty grungy alright. Nice shot. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/28/2013 10:19:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread David Mann
On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:32 am, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Actually they don't trust their mail to it - it's blocked, and there's no insert for the next collection time. Not sure if it's George V or VI, probably V based on the font. Not earlier because the Post Office was started under

Re: PESO: More grunge (letter box this time)

2013-12-28 Thread Chris Mitchell
Very grungy indeed. The enamelled lettering is unusual; they're usually cast iron. Here's a Victorian one in Guernsey in Guernsey Post Office blue rather than the usual Royal Mail red: http://mitch.myzen.co.uk/Guernsey2013/slides/DSCF2952.html Chris On 28 December 2013 20:32, Bob W