Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, Looks like your cat was a "cat of many colors". Nice shot. Our cat developed macular degeneration, and eventually was blind. Here is a link showing the beginning of the eye problem. Our vet had heard of this problem in cats, but had never seen it before. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Macular+Degeneration+Begins.jpg.html Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] 2500 iso now rant cat pic from Rabs > Cats divide people and they are very powerful little creatures. > The people who don't like them want you to know it every time. > They say "I don't know why I just don't like cats". > The people who do love cats also want you to know it. > But they can be more specific. As in "they rule the world; certainly the > house they live in". > I can be vague in my feelings toward people who diffidently don't like > cats > and want me to know about it. > Don't know why. > > Having just typed that I just spent an hour going through my pix in Bridge > finding the best shot I could find of the Cat of my life. Slides. And my > lst > months in Portland. > I started out with a dog named Prints and a cat named Slides. > > So here she is: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/031125_135505.jpg.html > In 2003 her last month on planet Earth. She is now in Kitty heaven laying > under the tuna tree. > This is one of the first 100 digital pix I ever snapped. > The very first one I ever took was of her. > Elmo was also a very popular subject for Leica glass tests. Or film tests. > Or Sandisk tests. Flash tests. > > > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > mark at rabinergroup.com > > >> From: Montie Talbert <montoid at earthlink.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:54:15 -0400 (GMT-04:00) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 2500 iso now rant >> >> I don't trust people who don't like cats! ;-) >> >> Personally, I've come to believe they are sentient little >> creatures who don't particularly care what the two-legged >> planet reapers think about them. ;) "They are what they are" >> >> Montie >> >> >>>> I don't particularly like cats.<< >> >> I enjoy a flower shot occasionally. But I ALWAYS look at your images for >> the >> reasons you state as I enjoy any images that are thoughtfully created and >> portray everyday experiences with uniqueness and passion. So I look at >> (and >> seldom comment) on almost every one of your posts Sonny. >> >> When I was young we used to go crabbing. The crabs at the bottom of the >> basket >> would always be pulling the crabs at the top down. It didn't appear that >> they >> did this to get out; just to pull the other ones down to their level. So >> there's thems that shoot and thems that talk. And thems that shoot and >> talk. >> Each seems to bring the conversation to their level of comfort. >> >> So the crux of this long and ridiculous post is that everyone is going to >> talk >> about what their most "expert" in and what they enjoy most (I guess some >> like >> to bash Leica). You'll just keep posting what your expert in and I'll >> keep >> enjoying that and other aspects of this diverse list. >> >> So I'm not sure it's devolution; more like structured and somewhat >> predictable >> diversity. Each adds to the richness of the list. For some reason this >> thread >> hit your button, but you'll keep on enjoying your equipment and showing >> your >> passion for photography/light (hopefully with us). And I'll keep enjoying >> it >> very much. >> Best, >> Bob >> >> Bob Adler >> http://www.rgaphoto.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 > >