It hurts major :) On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:09 AM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail < [email protected]> wrote:
> Little operations are on other folks. I thought yours was a major > operation., > Rick > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Michael Bliss <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 12, 2015 4:00 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Digest for [email protected] - 17 updates in > 3 topics > > Sorry, I had some recent problems. Had a little operation. I will try to > get my fly off this week. > > Mike > > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 10:38 AM, KEITH PASSANT <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Good afternoon all. > So far I have flies from Martin, Rick, Al, Nev and myself. Mine are the > best as you would expect !!!! > Tony has said that his will be in the post Monday, Rene has said his are > ready to go too but has had a few problems. > I have heard nothing at all from Don or Mike and Reuven. > > Can you let me know if you are still interested in being part of the > tribute or have folded. > > Look forward to hearing from you all > Cheers > Keith > > > > On Thursday, 28 May 2015, 16:20, "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/vfb-mail/topics> > > - Birdie fly plate? > > <https://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=dm9iipvh433mn#group_thread_0> > - 14 Updates > - Birdie Plate or Plaque > > <https://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=dm9iipvh433mn#group_thread_1> > - 1 Update > - [Shaw Suspected Junk Email] [VFB] Post Script - Birdie plate > > <https://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=dm9iipvh433mn#group_thread_2> > - 2 Updates > > Birdie fly plate? > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/12a1be855a5078b5?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > KP <[email protected]>: May 27 12:00PM -0700 > > Hi all, > I know I am just lurking these days but this got me out of my hole. > This is a great idea. And as several folk have already said presents one > problem. Getting it to Mrs Burgess a. Unbroken and b. So she doesn't have > a > customs bill. > So............... how about I meister it here in the UK and frame it. I > will not deliver it but get it delivered by courier insured. I don't like > to do the bereaved bit. My nuts are too small! > > Just need numbers of intended and a way of covering costs not that they > would be huge. I have done some framing flies and take various levels of > care but most turn out ok!! > This one would receive the utmost attention to detail. I would go with a > square or oblong frame not round. Positioning is easier. > As for the IOFF well I don't have a list of members but am fairly sure > Birdie was not a member. > So let me have your thoughts but more importantly if you are in don't hang > around because I think we need to get it done quickly so she understands > the significance of it all to those that corresponded with the man. > Over to you folks > Keith > > > > > > On Monday, 25 May 2015 16:08:23 UTC+1, Don Ordes wrote: > > KP <[email protected]>: May 27 12:03PM -0700 > > > > Don we have the power to make him an honorary member! If we could get a > > certificate then it would make a great frame background and we could > doctor > > it so his name appeared in the cert right? > > DonO wrote: > > > Allan Fish <[email protected]>: May 27 03:28PM -0400 > > On 5/27/15 3:00 PM, KP wrote: > > So............... how about I meister it here in the UK and frame it. > > I will not deliver it but get it delivered by courier insured. > GREAT idea, Keith. That makes the most sense of anything. > > > As for the IOFF well I don't have a list of members but am fairly sure > > Birdie was not a member. > No he wasn't. And the more I have thought about it, I don't feel > including the list of IOFF members is such a good idea, even making > Brian an "honorary" member. Why? Because it was all done in jest and > was written quite humorously. I don't think a person would be able to > see any humor in it, having just lost her husband to a long and bitter > struggle with cancer. > > However, the fly plate from his closest friends could be very meaningful. > > Just my own tuppence worth. > > Allan > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 12:41PM -0700 > > Hi KP: > > That would solve the major logistical problem since you are located in the > UK and I know you from way back when. I have no problem with a certificate > or whatever from the IOFF to Birdie as recognition. The other alternative > is to include a photo lab copy of the photo of Birdie & his daughter. The > photo is a little dark but could be made slightly lighter and more vibrant > with Adobe Lightroom or a similar app. The photo lab could probably do this. > > Nev > > > > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 12:53PM -0700 > > Attn Mike Bliss > > What year did the IOFF thing take place? Just curious………………………..Nev > > KP <[email protected]>: May 27 12:59PM -0700 > > Thinking about it Al you may well be right on the certificate. So I would > say forget that idea. > Nev the photo is a good shout. If you wish you can email it and I will > have > a play with Picassa and use it as a focal point in > the centre. > Are we going to limit the number? After all this subject got me out in the > open again so may also do so with other lurky types. > I ask because this will be the factor in frame size. > Any fly you fancy as long as it fits the frame ( NO 17/0 hooks Don :-) > 15/0 > are fine ;-) ) > So there you go. I will tie a fly on a salmon hook Spey style. > Cheers for now > Keith > > On Wednesday, 27 May 2015 20:28:56 UTC+1, Allan wrote: > > Rene Zillmann <[email protected]>: May 27 10:04PM +0200 > > that was 2004. > I have one post from him in my records, however for some reason he did > not make it to the official list. > Rene > > On 05/27/2015 09:53 PM, Neville Gosling wrote: > Allan Fish <[email protected]>: May 27 04:06PM -0400 > > My list of the Members of the Bored is dated March 8, 2008. > > This list was created by none other than our own infamous Jimmy D. Moore > who, by the way, tells me that he is high and dry in Texas, unlike a lot > of areas nearby. > > Allan > > > On 5/27/15 3:53 PM, Neville Gosling wrote: > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 02:23PM -0700 > > Hi KP: > > I have taken a copy of the photo that Birdie’s daughter Kelly sent and > have used Adobe Lightroom to perform a minor crop, > The seat in front of them with the sweater & water bottle have been > removed as the main attention is Birdie & Kelly. I have also > tweaked with the exposure and white balance in order to make it a bit > brighter. I am no expert with Lightroom and am still > trying to learn how to use it to improve my photos. > > I suggest that you locate a good quality photo lab. Very often the best > may be found at a store that specializes in cameras. > Ideally you could copy it to a thumb/flash drive and take it to a local > store and discuss what you want for the picture. > It should always be saved at full strength i.e. full size. I will email to > you via Dropbox full size and then you can download them. > > Re the flies - In my humble opinion, trout flies and salmon flies don’t > display very well when they are mixed together especially > as the hook size for salmon flies is normally much bigger. This is just my > personal opinion, but I feel that the end result will look > better if the flies are either all trout or all salmon but not a mix. > Furthermore, it is better to keep the size roughly the same. > Just my 2 cents worth. > > I attach my draft of the pictures. The darker on is the original and the > brighter one my tweaked version . I will send the full size > versions to you via dropbox…………………..Nev > > > > > > Allan Fish <[email protected]>: May 27 06:35PM -0400 > > Good work with Lightroom, Nev. > > I may have to save my pennies and get that. <g> > > a. > Mike Bliss <[email protected]>: May 27 04:36PM -0600 > > 2005 > > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 04:16PM -0700 > > Hi Al: > > Adobe is changing the way it is doing business. I purchased Lightroom 5 > Christmas 2013 and they have just recently released Lightroom 6, however > one can get the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop by monthly > subscription of $9.95/month as an online web based program. It is rumoured > that Lightroom 6 may be the last time that it can be purchased as a > software program on a disc and all future version will be web based. I > suspect that Adobe makes more $$$ that way. > > Nev > > > > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 04:20PM -0700 > > > Thanks Mike. Time goes so fast when you are having fun 😀! > > Nev > Allan Fish <[email protected]>: May 27 09:56PM -0400 > > On 5/27/15 7:16 PM, Neville Gosling wrote: > > It is rumoured that Lightroom 6 may be the last time that it can be > purchased as a software program on a disc and all future version will be > web based. I suspect that Adobe makes more $$$ that way. > Nev, > > I just looked up the price for Lightroom. I don't do enough > photographic manipulation to justify buying it in any shape or form. > > Y-A-K!! I could buy a really nice fly rod for that price. <g> > > Al > Back to top > <https://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=dm9iipvh433mn#digest_top> > Birdie Plate or Plaque > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/76adaa42dbd55717?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 10:45AM -0700 > > Attention Don O: > > Would you be willing to meister this as it was your suggestion and you are > extremely artistic? If you do accept and could get the finished product to > me (I have a postal address available just across the border) I would > collect it and take with me to the UK in the fall and get it to Birdie’s > family. > > Nev > > > > > > 3. Tony Spezio - knit picking mayfly > > 4. Nev Gosling - wonder wing mayfly . (I would meister this swap but it > would be better if done by another VFB member.) > > 5. Mike Bliss > 6. Reuven Segal > 7. Martin Westbeek > Back to top > <https://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=dm9iipvh433mn#digest_top> > [Shaw Suspected Junk Email] [VFB] Post Script - Birdie plate > <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail/t/8ec8879711ced76f?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Neville Gosling <[email protected]>: May 27 10:13AM -0700 > > It was Don O’s suggestion and he is much more artistic and a far better > fly tier than I will ever be. He may have some better ideas about the > design of the plate that he has in mind. Unfortunately, I am not very > artistic and basically tie flies to catch fish rather than for show > (because they don’t look very good). I am sure that if Don O was to create > a plate of flies with the IOFF background, that it would be top notch. > > My idea would be to use the attached pic of Birdie and daughter Kelly with > the flies either around the edges or underneath. Portability and shipping > of the plate or framed artwork is a bit of a problem, but I am planning to > go to England in the fall, not exactly sure when - could be as late as > November and could take it then. If I was to meister, all I would need > would be a single fly from each contributor - this would keep it simple and > less onerous for the participants. A photo of the finished article would be > all I need. I could keep tabs of the cost and we could divi-up after > delivery to the family. > > Re Birdie, I just clicked with him because I was familiar with that part > of England where he lived and we did exchange a few e-mails off list. I did > telephone him when I was in the UK but just at that time he had visitors > and so our conversation was quite short. I meant to phone back but got > caught up in other events and never did. Like you, I never did meet him in > person. > > Nev > > "MartinWestbeek" <[email protected]>: May 27 07:19PM +0200 > > Sorry gents for the late reply. > But of course I'll contribute flies for the frame and the meister! > Mart > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens > Allan Fish > Verzonden: woensdag 27 mei 2015 17:19 > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: Re: [VFB] Post Script - Birdie plate > > Neville, > > I like your ideas. > > Would you be willing to "meister" this swap? I'll be glad to donate some > $$$ (worth more in $$$CA) towards the frame. > > Al > > > On 5/26/15 10:53 PM, Neville Gosling wrote: > > > I don’t think that I would put the glass in this end but use a piece of > formica or similar just for travel - then substitute with glass upon > arrival. > > > Framing as a circular plate does present problems and causes the whole > thing to become larger as it would likely be a circle in a square frame. I > can’t remember what the IOFF certificates look like - I am not an IOFF > member. Perhaps another idea would be to get a photograph printed by a lab > of Birdie & his daughter Kelly with the flies underneath. There will likely > only be a few flies. My plan would be to take it with me on my next trip to > England. I don’t think customs would be a problem. If I have access to a > car, I may even be able to deliver it to his widow. I would want to keep it > as small as reasonably possible. > > > Nev > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > Back to top > <https://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.partner=bt-1&.rand=dm9iipvh433mn#digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. 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