Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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