Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I know you are right. On weekends we have stock brokers riding bikes all over town, trying to look tough. But these guys were hardcases...I think I found a one-percent nest. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:17 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: A Higher Calling > > Ken, Harley riders in the US fall into two groups: the overwhelming > majority are upstanding citizens who would absolutely not harm you. > These are the guys who drive to Daytona in their pickup trucks with > the Harleys in tow, pull over 15 miles from the town and ride the last > bit, pretending to have ridden from North Dakota or wherever. These > guys would not harm you. > > Then there are the 1-percenters, but there is a reason why they are > called that--and I don't think they go to church... > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Aug 26, 2008, at 3:45 AM, Ken Carney wrote: > > > My main concern was that, on a surprise basis, some may have had > > wants and > > warrants...plus I didn't want to interrupt the services, such as > > they may > > have been. Well, maybe I'll go back and ask before church, if it is > > still > > there. It's worth a few phone calls, and if there is something I will > > report back, hopefully with pix. > > > > Ken > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > >> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Shulman > >> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:32 PM > >> To: 'Leica Users Group' > >> Subject: RE: [Leica] PESO: A Higher Calling > >> > >> Sonny's right. If you notice, most of my subjects are more than > >> happy to > >> pose. Were it not for the lightweight and quality of the Bessa > >> R2a/Summicron 35 combo, I could very well have shot most of my > >> stuff with > >> a > >> Speed Graphic. > >> > >> Jim Shulman > >> Bryn Mawr, PA > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org > >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > >> Sonny > >> Carter > >> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 9:15 PM > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: A Higher Calling > >> > >> I think they would have been honored to be photographed. > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1@cox.net> wrote: > >> > >>> Well done. I probably missed a similar opportunity. My wife and > >>> I were > >>> having breakfast in Elk City, Oklahoma, on the way back home from > >>> a New > >>> Mexico photo trip. I looked across the street and there was what > >> appeared > >>> to be a church, with lots of hogs parked in front. After > >>> breakfast, I > >>> walked across and looked -it was indeed a small "church", with > >>> pews and > >>> congregation, and someone talking from a lectern. The > >>> parishioners were > >>> all > >>> in leathers, lots of ZZ Top beards, pony tails and thousand-yard > >>> stares > >>> (the > >>> front was glass). Instead of a crucifix, there was a Harley logo > >>> redone > >> as > >>> "Jesus Davidson Christ". At that time, the camera I had with me > >>> was an > >>> 8x10 > >>> field camera and for a few seconds I was torn between a great > >>> image and > >> a > >>> desire to continue living in one piece. The latter won out. > >>> > >>> Ken > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > >>>> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Shulman > >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:11 AM > >>>> To: 'Leica Users Group' > >>>> Subject: [Leica] PESO: A Higher Calling > >>>> > >>>> http://tinyurl.com/69jof5 > >>>> > >>>> Bessa R2a, Color-Skopar 28, Efke 50 > >>>> > >>>> Jim Shulman > >>>> Bryn Mawr, PA > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>> information > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information