Re: PESO - "2x2 = 4to" (plus some curious engineering facts)
I don't really deserve thanks, I commented on a comment, not on the image. Which is very nice by the way. I think the title should be "Youth and Vanity vs Age and Acceptance". Not that the younger woman is vain exactly, but she is certainly aware of her attractiveness. On 11/7/2016 8:51 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Thank you, Larry, Malcolm, P.J., Marco, John, and John-wherever-you-are-now for looking and commenting! ;-) I am back home from the last week's conference travel, - and by this time, people may have figured out that this picture has been taken at "GUM" - "Upper Trading Rows", and iconic store in Moscow, Russia: http://pug.komkon.org/16nov/slides/IR-%20IconicPlaces-Igor_IR34361.html I am not sure if anybody read the Wikipedia linked below that image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUM_%28department_store%29 It is a historic building with the first of its kind (at the time it was built - more than a century ago) engineering design. Yet another structure built by the same engineer is the hyperboloid "Shukhov tower": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukhov_Tower (on the UNESCO's "Endangered Buildings" list). Unfortunately, I don't have any of my own photos of it. A few interesting engineering facts about it: Shukhov invented hyperboloid towers (Patent of 1899, applied 1896). The original design called for 350 meters height, and that would weigh 2200 tons (metric). For comparison, Eiffel Tower (324 meters) weighs over 10 000 tons. Due to the shortage of steel, Shukhov's tower is only 160-meters tall. Based on this idea, in 2005-2009, a 600-meter-high hyperboloid Canton tower was built in Guangzhou, China. (For a brief moment it was the tallest tower in the world, taking over that title from the CN Tower in Toronto.) A curious fact: In 1941, a postal airplane that was expriencing technical problems, touched with its wing the cable that was going from the top of the tower to the ground (at an angle), - a leftover from the construction, which was hanging there for several years since the tower was built. That torn off the winch that was at the ground end, but the tower remained intact and did not need any repairs. The plane crashed into the nearby house's yard. Cheers, Igor On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: "Oops, I did it again!" ;-) Thank you, Larry. For you others who still cannot read URLs through the brain-wave channel: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html Cheers, Igor On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: "2x2 = 4to" Just a fun shot. This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the clue of where this happened. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the man. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to" (plus some curious engineering facts)
Thank you, Larry, Malcolm, P.J., Marco, John, and John-wherever-you-are-now for looking and commenting! ;-) I am back home from the last week's conference travel, - and by this time, people may have figured out that this picture has been taken at "GUM" - "Upper Trading Rows", and iconic store in Moscow, Russia: http://pug.komkon.org/16nov/slides/IR-%20IconicPlaces-Igor_IR34361.html I am not sure if anybody read the Wikipedia linked below that image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUM_%28department_store%29 It is a historic building with the first of its kind (at the time it was built - more than a century ago) engineering design. Yet another structure built by the same engineer is the hyperboloid "Shukhov tower": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukhov_Tower (on the UNESCO's "Endangered Buildings" list). Unfortunately, I don't have any of my own photos of it. A few interesting engineering facts about it: Shukhov invented hyperboloid towers (Patent of 1899, applied 1896). The original design called for 350 meters height, and that would weigh 2200 tons (metric). For comparison, Eiffel Tower (324 meters) weighs over 10 000 tons. Due to the shortage of steel, Shukhov's tower is only 160-meters tall. Based on this idea, in 2005-2009, a 600-meter-high hyperboloid Canton tower was built in Guangzhou, China. (For a brief moment it was the tallest tower in the world, taking over that title from the CN Tower in Toronto.) A curious fact: In 1941, a postal airplane that was expriencing technical problems, touched with its wing the cable that was going from the top of the tower to the ground (at an angle), - a leftover from the construction, which was hanging there for several years since the tower was built. That torn off the winch that was at the ground end, but the tower remained intact and did not need any repairs. The plane crashed into the nearby house's yard. Cheers, Igor On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: "Oops, I did it again!" ;-) Thank you, Larry. For you others who still cannot read URLs through the brain-wave channel: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html Cheers, Igor On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: "2x2 = 4to" Just a fun shot. This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the clue of where this happened. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the man. -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
It's interesting that the girl in red strikes a model's pose, three-quarters on, head turned to the camera, and legs crossed at the ankles, whereas the other woman is square-on - never a good pose!Well observed, Igor John in Chicago - Original Message - From: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" To: Cc: Sent:Thu, 3 Nov 2016 07:52:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject:Re: PESO - "2x2 = 4to" "Oops, I did it again!" ;-) Thank you, Larry. For you others who still cannot read URLs through the brain-wave channel: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html Cheers, Igor On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > "2x2 = 4to" > > Just a fun shot. > > This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the > clue of where this happened. > > All comments and suggestions are welcome. > > > Igor > > PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. > There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the > man. > > -- 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. -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
Fun indeed. Nice one. m > On Nov 3, 2016, at 4:52 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > "Oops, I did it again!" ;-) > > Thank you, Larry. For you others who still cannot read URLs through the > brain-wave channel: > > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > > On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >> >> >> "2x2 = 4to" >> >> Just a fun shot. >> >> This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the >> clue of where this happened. >> >> All comments and suggestions are welcome. >> >> >> Igor >> >> PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. >> There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the >> man. >> -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to" now Phone cameras
P.J. Alling wrote: Phone cameras have pretty much displaced Bridge Cameras and P&S cameras. I've even seen 8" tablets being used because the user thought the big display thought it equaled "quality". However when I was at Gillette's Castle a couple of days ago I saw a couple of other DSLRs one looked like a D300, the other was too far away to identify, but looked to be about the same size as a 70/80D or D90. There weren't that many people there, but everyone else who probably would have been using a P&S or Bridge a few years ago were taking pictures with their phones. Also given that most bridge cameras are designed to mimic DSLRs, thats probably why you don't see a lot of DSLRs these days, you may not have been seeing a lot of DSLRs before. +++ I've seen a few Bridge cameras - heck - I was given one as a present a while back, and it does have certain uses. I even have a mobile phone with a *fairly* decent camera, which gets occasional use, but I rarely leave the house without a DSLR. I'm in the minority now. I appreciate there are many options now, but for now and especially with a K1, a DSLR suits me fine for everyday use. Malcolm -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
On 11/3/2016 10:39 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Igor wrote: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html ++ Great image - are 'phone cameras taking over? I rarely see a DSLR used when I'm out. Malcolm Phone cameras have pretty much displaced Bridge Cameras and P&S cameras. I've even seen 8" tablets being used because the user thought the big display thought it equaled "quality". However when I was at Gillette's Castle a couple of days ago I saw a couple of other DSLRs one looked like a D300, the other was too far away to identify, but looked to be about the same size as a 70/80D or D90. There weren't that many people there, but everyone else who probably would have been using a P&S or Bridge a few years ago were taking pictures with their phones. Also given that most bridge cameras are designed to mimic DSLRs, thats probably why you don't see a lot of DSLRs these days, you may not have been seeing a lot of DSLRs before. -- I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. -- Woody Allen -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
Probably gonna' work better once you post the link. On 11/3/2016 2:07 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: "2x2 = 4to" Just a fun shot. This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the clue of where this happened. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the man. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
Igor wrote: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html ++ Great image - are 'phone cameras taking over? I rarely see a DSLR used when I'm out. Malcolm -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
"Oops, I did it again!" ;-) Thank you, Larry. For you others who still cannot read URLs through the brain-wave channel: http://42graphy.org/galleries/2016-08-05-RedSquare/_IR34357.html Cheers, Igor On Thu, 3 Nov 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: "2x2 = 4to" Just a fun shot. This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the clue of where this happened. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the man. -- 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: PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
Igor PDML-StR wrote: "2x2 = 4to" Just a fun shot. This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the clue of where this happened. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Very meta. It might be a bit less meta if you posted the url. Igor PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the man. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
PESO - "2x2 = 4to"
"2x2 = 4to" Just a fun shot. This photo is taken at an iconic place... The photo in the PUG will be the clue of where this happened. All comments and suggestions are welcome. Igor PS. I am aware of the boy and his leg. There was no opportunity/time to move to the side and "hide" him behind the man. -- 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.
