Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Mourning Dove
From: "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:34:17 -0500
References: <005901c1eff2$b964ce40$21cf8fac@sonc> <3CCE27EF.90686DAC@webshuttle.ch>

Re:  http://www.sonc.com/mama_bird.htm

Oh, Nathan, I too am guilty of not commenting.   I was just reacting to the
inane thread that had sprung up that had absolutely NOTHING to do with the
original question of should we support a student photographer which had
somehow developed into a thread about homelessness in Australia, and
Kangaroos and tenure.

Whew!

Sonny



- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Mourning Dove


> Hi Sonny,
>
> I look at every picture but did not comment on this one publicly because I
have
> nothing constructive to say about it except that it is a nice shot and
that you
> did well to get this close. Sometimes you just do not get that much
reaction. I
> spent an hour JPEGging and posting my London shots last night and have got
> exactly two responses; last week's Zurich posting also elicited only a
meager
> response. But I know that quite a few people have seen them, I can check
that on
> my web hosting provider's statistics page. One just has to accept that the
> majority choose to remain silent.
>
> Nathan
>
> "(SonC) Sonny Carter" wrote:
>
> > OK, so a Mourning Dove on a nest is not exciting. Maybe my obtuse
posting
> > did not draw you.  Well, you will be seeing more of her. I plan to
follow
> > her through this motherhood, (as she will allow,) and make a series.
> >
> > Maybe if I ask the LUG which lens I should shoot her with, I'd get a
> > comment.  Or maybe I'll ask which camera bag to take my LEICA R3 and my
> > SUMMICRON R90 out to my rosebush.  Or maybe I should shoot with my M6
and
> > the 90 Tele-elmarit?
> >
> > Oh, I know how to stir you up from fruitless debates on homelessness in
> > places where we have no control and school funding, and oh yes, that
elegant
> > Leica topic Tenure!!
> >
> > I'll use my Tamron!  That's the ticket!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > SonC  (Sonny Carter)
> > http://www.sonc.com
> >
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In reply to: Message from "\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com> ([Leica] Mourning Dove)
Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] Mourning Dove)