Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:16 PM 7/22/00 -0700, Mike Quinn wrote: >I agree that most of the world's Noctiluxes are used to hunt people. Still, >it's often dark in the forest, so deer or other forest creatures should be >suitable prey for your Noctilux. If you bring it, you can use it on the days >that you don't need meat. As you suggest, Photography is an excellent way to >justify time spent stalking things...\ As mentioned earlier, with my recent past results, shooting at deer with a Noctilux might actually put more meat on my table than trying to get them with a rifle (or traditional bow as I've tried the last few years.) ;-) >Re: Carpe Luminem > >I told my friend that you were obviously a pro since "Carpe Luminem" means >"Grab your strobe" in Latin. > >He claims that they didn't have strobes then, so it's obviously a problem >with your spell-checker. He uses Reynolds aluminum to keep his fish from >sticking to the grill and suspects that you've found a special version for >carp. LOL. I get lots of comments about the sig. Those are some of the most humorous so far. I started using "Carpe Lumen" about 6 months ago. (I was using improper grammar until a helpful Latin Fluent LUGer pointed it out last week. Brings to mind that bit about the incompetent not knowing they are eh?) I figured as a Pantheist, a Photographer and a Freemason, "Seize the Light" was apropos to most of the lists that I post to. Sounds more nicely snobish in Latin, don't you think? >Thanks again for the interesting thoughts, Glad you enjoyed them. Michael E. Berube - -standup philosopher. "Si Hoc Legere Scis Nimium Eruditionis Habes."