Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No new photos today. It's just too damned hot. But a couple of comments on the latest LUG postings. Bandwidth is cheap. Bear with me. It's going be over 100F today. First I fully agree with Jayanard that India is a place for color photography. My wife, to whom I totally defer on all discussions of color, claims that India is the most colorful place we ever visited. On our return the City University of NY mounted an art show of more than 20 of her large colorful paintings. The New York Times reviewer was blown away. Filming India in B&W would be a travesty. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Get+ready+for+Holi.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Our+laundress.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Cook.jpeg.html Second, Nathan's photographs of his Jutland trip adequately illustrate the loneliness of the long distance biker. While bikers may travel in groups, essentially biking is a solitary activity. The biker is responsible for controlling his/her vehicle, constantly keeping alert for potholes and gravel patches, scanning to traffic, and supplying all the propulsive power for himself and 30 to 50 pounds of loaded bike. It is only at rest stops where the biker has an opportunity to socialize. Nathan's trip? averaged about 50 miles a day. A pretty good stint for a slightly overweight biker on a loaded touring bike. The fact that he had any energy left to take photographs is remarkable. Good for you, Nathan. I like your photos. Some previously posted biking photos illustrating the loneliness theme. A testament to my credibility. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/National+Century+1990.JPG.html The loneliness of the long distance biker. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Biking+at+Perkins+Peak.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Larry+biking+at+Croton+Dam.jpg.html Finally, Neal's photo firing a 10 pound Parrott Rifle is appropriate for this 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. - - - - We get sort of loud here on the 4th, this was the last salute at our? annual July 4th picnic with my original 10 pdr Parrott rifle? http://myolympus.org/document.php?id=19131 - - - - The Parrott Rifle was made just a few miles from our house at the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring, NY. It was invented by Capt. Robert Parrott, a West Point graduate. He resigned from the service in 1836 to become superintendent of the foundry. The Parrott Rife had a cast iron barrel for accuracy and a wrought iron band shrunk around the breech for strength. It had greater range and accuracy than the Confederate cannon of the same era and is credited with winning the artillery duel at Gettysburg. About 300 still exist and Neil's is one of them. Most are on display in museums or on battlefields. Here is a picture of a small Parrott Rifle just a few hundred yards from where it was made. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/44_+Parrott+cannon+copy.JPG.html Larry Z