YAY Steve! Welcome back! Getting old ain't for wussies, that's for sure. Hopefully your surgery gets you up and running again.
Stokesey wrote:
Hi again all you wonderful people
Contrary to popular belief .... I am still alive
Though not functioning too well these days
I had a lovely message from Colin aka Delta Sigma asking
But I could not get on to the Forums until the last couple of days. Password expired etc
My failing eyesight has forced me to go AF almost totally. But I still cling to a couple of Manual lenses
I wanted to post some pics on the MF shooters using AF lenses but cannot find the thread. So any direction would be appreciated
I am due for some surgery in the next 2 weeks (only been waiting for a year now, which has limited my expeditions out . So hopefully it will be sorted by the new year and some pix will be forthcoming.
I see a few old names and a few new ones too.
I have a fair bit of catching up to do !!
It is a joy to 'see' your pictures
All the best with the upcoming surgery Steve!! Stokesey wrote:
Hi again all you wonderful people
Contrary to popular belief .... I am still alive
Though not functioning too well these days
I had a lovely message from Colin aka Delta Sigma asking
But I could not get on to the Forums until the last couple of days. Password expired etc
My failing eyesight has forced me to go AF almost totally. But I still cling to a couple of Manual lenses
I wanted to post some pics on the MF shooters using AF lenses but cannot find the thread. So any direction would be appreciated
I am due for some surgery in the next 2 weeks (only been waiting for a year now, which has limited my expeditions out . So hopefully it will be sorted by the new year and some pix will be forthcoming.
I see a few old names and a few new ones too.
I have a fair bit of catching up to do !!
It is a joy to 'see' your pictures
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Still have the white one, son has borrowed it for the time being...
In 2009 I won the national BMW in action photo contest. A client approached me to come up with a photo he could enter of his 740. When I saw the car I decided the front end was too boring, and that the back end would have to do. I did a panning shot, and he was getting pretty irritated that I made him drive back and forth for over an hour until
I got what I was looking for. When he got back from Atlanta Georgie he was worried I would want the trophy - I'm not a trophy person. I just asked to take a photo of the trophy. He was chuffed that all he had to do was pay for my services. Personally, I think both of your beamers are better looking
Man, that's an asshat of a person, projecting his greed onto everyone else, then getting chuffed that he had to pay for services rendered...
Thanks for the compliments about my two, the 08 has a sportier ride than the 24, the 24 has lots of bells and whistles
James Markus wrote:
In 2009 I won the national BMW in action photo contest. A client approached me to come up with a photo he could enter of his 740. When I saw the car I decided the front end was too boring, and that the back end would have to do. I did a panning shot, and he was getting pretty irritated that I made him drive back and forth for over an hour until
I got what I was looking for. When he got back from Atlanta Georgie he was worried I would want the trophy - I'm not a trophy person. I just asked to take a photo of the trophy. He was chuffed that all he had to do was pay for my services. Personally, I think both of your beamers are better looking
Autumn colors are never quite as impressive here as on the east coast, and the season seemed especially short this year. Here are a couple with Df and 25-50/4.
Autumn colors are never quite as impressive here as on the east coast, and the season seemed especially short this year. Here are a couple with Df and 25-50/4.
Lovely two, Ken. I especially like the second one.
Can you share the photo? Being a fan of the marque I'd love to see it.
Because you mentioned the 'B' word I feel obliged to throw in a collage of my own cars past and present.
55/1.2 SC ?s=eyJpIjo0ODc3NjUwNTEwMiwiZSI6MTc2MzgyNTE3MywicyI6ImZkMTgxZTQ3NzQ4Y2ZhMWE1MTQxMzQ3OWMxYTgyNGE4YjBhNGE0ZjgiLCJ2IjoxfQ">DSC_7609 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
24/2.8 NC ?s=eyJpIjo0ODcxMDI0Mzk3NywiZSI6MTc2MzgyNTQ0NiwicyI6ImUwMjk3OTc4M2U1NTk2ZTQ4OGFlNjAyNmZjZGI1Yzg1YTAxM2ZmNmUiLCJ2IjoxfQ">DSC_7546: 1 series, M-Sport by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
28/2.8 AI-S ?s=eyJpIjo1MzAxNzk2ODY1MywiZSI6MTc2MzgyNTExNywicyI6IjFjOTFhMGQ3YjkwZWJhZjUyZTJjNDI0YjYyN2EyZmNlZjQ1N2IzNjUiLCJ2IjoxfQ">Z62_5433: M240i by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
28/2.8 AI-S ?s=eyJpIjo1MTQyNzAyNDM3MywiZSI6MTc2MzgyNTEzOSwicyI6Ijg3NmI4MzJlMzI4MjE3NTU0NDZkZDY4YjJkNDY3M2RlMGRiNzJhOGYiLCJ2IjoxfQ">Z62_1443: by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
105/2.5 ?s=eyJpIjo1MTM2MDg1OTE3NywiZSI6MTc2MzgyNTgyNywicyI6IjBhNDZjYmVkODRkMGVkOTE1OWE3MzU4OTQ4NDljOGEwMWM2OWRjMDgiLCJ2IjoxfQ">Z62_1088 by Colin McIntosh, on Flickr
Colin
James Markus wrote:
In 2009 I won the national BMW in action photo contest. A client approached me to come up with a photo he could enter of his 740. When I saw the car I decided the front end was too boring, and that the back end would have to do. I did a panning shot, and he was getting pretty irritated that I made him drive back and forth for over an hour until
I got what I was looking for. When he got back from Atlanta Georgie he was worried I would want the trophy - I'm not a trophy person. I just asked to take a photo of the trophy. He was chuffed that all he had to do was pay for my services. Personally, I think both of your beamers are better looking
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Man, that's an asshat of a person, projecting his greed onto everyone else, then getting chuffed that he had to pay for services rendered...
Thanks for the compliments about my two, the 08 has a sportier ride than the 24, the 24 has lots of bells and whistles
Laura, Status symbols are weird things. People are convinced it effects other people's opinion about them - their wealth, their success, their social status etc. Of course, that is all rot, and it is easily faked (IMHO) BMW makes great cars, but I admire their engineering. My never displayed trophys had long ago been tossed, because i was tired of moving them - he had a trophy case + he made me aware of the contest. It meant something to him - not me. However, he was a bit as you describe. My reward was achieving the goal, and making the client happy.
