Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy: If you don't talk about bo-ke, I won't talk about ba-ka (ok, bad play on words). The camera was probably vibrating anyway. :-) The cocktail is built on the squares of the first three prime numbers and the assumption that non-alcoholic adulterating agents like sweetened fruit juice and soft drinks just make you sick! The second picture is of the household blessing that accompanies a family's saint's day in the Orthodox Church. Petka is one of the saints (from what is now Turkey). Cheers Dante On Oct 29, 2007, at 8:23 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Dante, I like the pose, the expression, the atmosphere and the > facial lighting for the scene. Not so sure about the OOF background > effect, however I won't be painful and talk about bo-ke. > I have to say, the most amazing part was the recipe for that > cocktail. I make that 14 parts of assorted alcohols and a few drops of > lemon juice?? Yikes! I'm thinking you don't have three of these > before dinner? > Could you explain the context of the second shot? I don't > understand the slava of Sveta Petka. Perhaps a traditional or > religious > observance? > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > > > Dante Stella wrote: >> >> It has been an interesting week of dangerous flirtations with an >> ancient but pristine copy of the Canon 50/1.2 in M39 mount. Both of >> these were shot with an M8 at full aperture. >> >> Let me know what you think (the new drink as well). >> >> http://www.dantestella.com/past/past88.html > >> >> http://www.dantestella.com/past/past89.html > >> >> Maybe future installments will describe other projects with a >> borrowed >> D-Lux 3 and a metallic black Vespa LX50. >> >> Cheers >> Dante >> >> >> ____________ >> Dante Stella >> http://www.dantestella.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information