Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You let your children go to school in weather like that? Why that much snow would close schools for a week here in Virginia! ;>) Seriously though, nice photo. Mike D Phong wrote: > Steve, > > Thanks for the nice words. This was from the bit of snow > we had 2 days ago. Snow in October. Jeesh ! > > Actually, there is a little story behind this photo: > My daughter Baohan was taking her sweet time > getting ready for school on Wednesday, and my wife > got really upset at her, so drove my son alone to school, > leaving Baohan behind to catch the school bus. That > didn't phase Baohan. She finished breakfast at her > own pace, and waited for the school bus with me. > When she saw the bus coming, she ran outside to > catch it. I grabbed a shot of her waiting for the bus > coming around from the end of the street. On the > snow, you can see the tire tracks from my wife's > car leaving the driveway. That evening, I showed the > photo to my wife, and her heart melted. Baohan on > the other hand had a grand time riding the bus to school. > Final score: Baohan 1, Mom 0. > > I'd like to get a print of this photo, but for the life of me, > cannot figure a good 8x10 crop. I'll probably just end up > printing 8x12. > > - Phong > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve >>Barbour >>Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:09 PM >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Subject: RE: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100 >> >> >>lovely photo Phong....Christmas card?....I must say, it reminds me of >>my old home in Michigan,... attractive especially after 10 years here >>in Arizona...thanks for the memories...Steve >> >> >> >>>Ernie, >>> >>>do you dream in color or in B&W ? >>>Where was it that I read recently that dreams is where >>>you should go and look for your photos, or something >>>like that ... >>> >>>Here's one from my dreams (this one in color, or almost) >>>http://www.mindspring.com/~phongdoan/Baohan/ >>> >>>Best regards, >>> >>>- Phong >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Ernest >>>> Nitka >>>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 7:04 PM >>>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak Royal Gold 100 >>>> >>>> >>>> Phong - how is it that you know next to nothing about B&W? >>>> I thought that was built into genetic coding - cut your teeth on B&W >>>> and then move onto color. I think we need to get you to a neuroscience >>>> institute and figure out what's going on in your noggin. >>>> >>>> All kidding aside - prying minds want to know about this >>>> >>>> ernie nitka ( running my own Cul de sac Institute of Neuroscience!) >>>> >>>> On Friday, October 25, 2002, at 06:54 PM, Phong wrote: >>>> >>>> > Kodak ? >>>> > Kodak lost my favor when they discontinued Royal Gold 50. >>>> > Royal Supra ? F**king Royal PITA. >>>> > By the time I get used to it, they will probably discontinue it. >>>> > I don't use Kodak color film anymore, which for me is like >>>> > 95% of film usage. I only occasionally use slide or B&W, >>>> > though I've been dreaming in Tri X lately. At least I think >>>> > it's Tri X. I know next to nothing about B&W, but >>>> > now am stuck with B&W images in my head. >>>> > >>>> > - Phong >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >>-- >>Steve Barbour >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html