Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeedy you're right Sonny, but the real problem is the actual cycling. Bloody awkward to cycle that yoke as the distance from the saddle seat to the bottom point of the pedal stroke is tiny. Normal people's knees would pop after a 100 yards! Then again maybe that's the distance between his home and the bar..... Douglas RoI ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Tricked out > >From what I know about bicycles, that one looks like it would be > >difficult > to steer, the four mirrors seem to be blocked from a rear view by the > viewing party, it almost has a flat on the rear tire, the headlight would > take a dynamo to fire it up, and what is that tailpipe thingee for? > > But I guess none of my comments are to the point of the bicycle, are they? > > > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Jim Shulman > <jshulman at judgecrater.com>wrote: > >> I saw the bike go by, and chased after him until he had to stop at an >> intersection. I yelled, "Incredible bike! Can I get your picture?" He >> stopped for the shot, I thanked him, and he rode on. >> >> Thanks, >> Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of >> Douglas Barry >> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 1:47 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Tricked out >> >> >> "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com> offered >> >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/tricked+out+sm.jpg.html >> > >> >> Is that bike called El Burro? It's hard to make out the letters. Anyway >> what a way to waste your time making a virtually useless bike like that. >> Great portrait though. I had to smile at the look of suspicion on his >> face. Is there an element of dawning realisation in there too. How was it >> shot? Was there an exchange afterwards? >> >> Douglas >> RoI >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >