From: John McWilliams on
On 1/20/10 PDT 6:30 PM, Paul Furman wrote:
> Robert Coe wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:44:28 -0800, Savageduck

>> I'd add Bryca and Cedar Breaks N.M. to that list. The latter is
>> surprisingly
>> photogenic, particularly just before sunset. Over our fireplace hangs a
>> pointing my wife did from a photograph she took there on our honeymoon.

Was it needle pointed?
>
> Bryce Canyon & Cedar Break National Monument, Utah. Bryce is
> spectacular, hard not to shoot cliche but what the hell <g>. All that
> southern Utah, Northern Arizona region is amazing, and all The West as
> far as I'm concerned.

We are blessed way out West.
And yet few of us call the Wind Mariah.

--
John McWilliams

From: John McWilliams on
On 1/20/10 PDT 7:11 PM, tony cooper wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:55:53 -0500, Robert Coe<bob(a)1776.COM> wrote:
>
>> This year I have to go to Acadia National Park. My wife and I have now been
>> married for 43 years, and she's been reminding me that she's never been there
>> for as long as I can remember. I'll expect a mandate for rugged seascapes
>> sometime this summer.
>>
> My wife and I will celebrate 46 years of marriage later this year. I
> am trying to convince her that the forty-sixth anniversary is "glass".

Congrats to you both on long marriages. I am impressed, and that's sincere.

Acadia NP will be like shooting fish in a barrel, but not as
destructive. Schoodic point. Top of Mt. Cadillac. Bear Island Light.
Somes Sound.

--
John McWilliams
From: John McWilliams on
On 1/20/10 PDT 7:35 PM, tony cooper wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:25:56 -0500, Robert Coe<bob(a)1776.COM> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:57:26 -0500, tony cooper<tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>> :
>> : Bob Coe – The trees reflected in the lake is a lovely shot. Bob sees
>> : good shots.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> : That thick horizontal blue line at the horizon bothers me in the beach
>> : scene. It makes the photo look like two photos pasted together.
>>
>> That thick horizontal blue line is the main body of Cape Cod. (You're looking
>> roughly northwest across Buzzards Bay, with the Bourne Bridge out of the
>> picture to the left. The spit with the house on it is much closer.) If you
>> don't want it there, be patient: The Atlantic Ocean is relentlessly washing
>> Cape Cod away, bit by bit.
>>
> No great loss, in my opinion. I once drove out to Cape Cod and
> returned on a summer Sunday afternoon. The only positive thing I can
> say about that trip was that I could leave my car in traffic, leave
> the car to use the restroom in some local business, and return to my
> car without the driver behind me getting concerned because my car
> hadn't moved.

So, don't do that! Go in the Fall..... a weekday perhaps several.

--
John McWilliams


From: Savageduck on
On 2010-01-20 20:38:09 -0800, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> said:

> On 1/20/10 PDT 6:30 PM, Paul Furman wrote:
>> Robert Coe wrote:
>>> On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:44:28 -0800, Savageduck
>
>>> I'd add Bryca and Cedar Breaks N.M. to that list. The latter is
>>> surprisingly
>>> photogenic, particularly just before sunset. Over our fireplace hangs a
>>> pointing my wife did from a photograph she took there on our honeymoon.
>
> Was it needle pointed?
>>
>> Bryce Canyon & Cedar Break National Monument, Utah. Bryce is
>> spectacular, hard not to shoot cliche but what the hell <g>. All that
>> southern Utah, Northern Arizona region is amazing, and all The West as
>> far as I'm concerned.
>
> We are blessed way out West.
> And yet few of us call the Wind Mariah.

Aaaaaaaaagh!!!!!

--
Regards,

Savageduck

From: Peter on
"Robert Spanjaard" <spamtrap(a)arumes.com> wrote in message
news:476bc$4b5777d3$546accd9$1608(a)cache70.multikabel.net...
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:27:40 -0500, Peter wrote:
>
>>> OK, I rushed them, and didn't include any comments, but I'll get to
>>> that later on. For now, take a look at the shots submitted by those
>>> shooters who actually take pictures and participate:
>>>
>>> http://www.pbase.com/shootin/468_degrees
>>>
>>> Let the flames fly!
>>
>> How do I submit. I have one or two that should qualify
>
> I already posted this before, but last August I shot some pictures at a
> local fair using a Sigma 30mm f/1.4. That's 48mm on my 10D.
>
> http://www.arumes.com/photo/main.php?g2_itemId=50
>
> But because I didn't shoot them during the mandate, I don't think they
> qualify. :-)
>


I didn't realize there was a time qualification.
So they are not eligible for the huge prize. Otherwise, any comment is
appreciated.

--
Peter