leighton w wrote:
I learned to drive in a 1964 Beetle. Great cars.
So did I, Leighton. I drove it 13 years until I got tired of crawling underneath to adjust the valves. I put over 250K miles on it. Rebuilt the engine, of course.
Ballard wrote:
So did I, Leighton. I drove it 13 years until I got tired of crawling underneath to adjust the valves. I put over 250K miles on it. Rebuilt the engine, of course.
Yea, they were like working on a lawnmower engine, so simple.
My summer job after I got my license was that of gopher on a house construction gang, and twice a day I was sent down the 10 mile hill into town to get refreshments for the crew in a well worn dump truck with a very loose front end.
Unlike the forgiving VW transmission where you didn't need a clutch to switch forward gears, this brute required double clutching and constant attention to keep the veering down to somewhat acceptable levels. One huge benefit was the way other cars would scatter as I approached!
Years later I had recurring dreams of me commuting on the Southeast Expressway while the traffic parted like the Red Sea.
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HCE HCE wrote:
My summer job after I got my license was that of gopher on a house construction gang, and twice a day I was sent down the 10 mile hill into town to get refreshments for the crew in a well worn dump truck with a very loose front end.
Unlike the forgiving VW transmission where you didn't need a clutch to switch forward gears, this brute required double clutching and constant attention to keep the veering down to somewhat acceptable levels. One huge benefit was the way other cars would scatter as I approached!
Years later I had recurring dreams of me commuting on the Southeast Expressway while the traffic parted like the Red Sea. ...Show more →
HCE HCE wrote:
My summer job after I got my license was that of gopher on a house construction gang, and twice a day I was sent down the 10 mile hill into town to get refreshments for the crew in a well worn dump truck with a very loose front end. ... One huge benefit was the way other cars would scatter as I approached!..
I had an Oldsmobile Regency 98 (1977 I think) like that. At the time I only rode motos, but the winter was expecting heavy rains so I picked it up for $1K, just to get me through the wet season. Looked like it was in a demolition derby and the traffic seas parted when I drove that thing!
GroWeb wrote:
Thanks George. These results were an encouraging surprise to me, and they have helped me start to find my groove with IR on my X-T2 and how to process the files.
Ahh, this is what I like to see! I am pleased to have finally played a part in helping someone spend their money!
Thanks for your kind words, Colin! I agree about how nicely that legendary fisheye worked with the X-T2.
On that note, here are two more photos from the X-T2 and the 16 f/3.5 Ai at the truck show.
The birds have returned like a raucous mob to my back yard. The Blue Jays seemed to have taken over, and I think multiple pairs are nesting in my cedars. Haven't seen the Cardinals, but a female did make a regal appearance.
Another few from the Bronica EC-TL and the Nikkor-H.C. 75/2.8. Portra 400. Self-scanned.
These are from a town around 150km North of Adelaide called Condowie. We were just passing bye driving to another town when we decided to turn onto the dirt road and see if there was anything worth shooting. Besides growing wheat, not a whole lot happens in Condowie 62 people live there apparently ... probably all of them on a few properties.
Might go back to this spot and shoot the 3rd shot again sometime with a longer lens just before harvest time late afternoon. Wheat looks pretty nice at that time of year when the sun's going down. A nice golden colour.
deang001 wrote:
Another few from the Bronica EC-TL and the Nikkor-H.C. 75/2.8. Portra 400. Self-scanned.
These are from a town around 150km North of Adelaide called Condowie. We were just passing bye driving to another town when we decided to turn onto the dirt road and see if there was anything worth shooting. Besides growing wheat, not a whole lot happens in Condowie 62 people live there apparently ... probably all of them on a few properties.
Might go back to this spot and shoot the 3rd shot again sometime with a longer lens just before harvest time late afternoon. Wheat looks pretty nice at that time of year when the sun's going down. A nice golden colour.
62 people live there apparently ... probably all of them on a few properties. 
