Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm sure what the "right" way to hand a pistol to someone is, but if I were handing an "automac pistol" (technically semiautomatic) to someone over a dinner table, I would remove the clip ( an only replace it if empty), work the slide to eject a shell, if any, from the chamber, and then hand over the piece. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Oct 19, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp at msn.com> wrote: > Excellent photo. > Also shows, IMO, the wrong way to hand a firearm to someone. > >> Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 10:14:45 -0400 >> From: lew1716 at gmail.com >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Tina's "Tea Party" reunion propaganda photo >> >> The suggestion that gun ownership is ok simply and only because it's >> personally fulfilling or an aspect of cultural bonding is absurd. Of >> course, the statement itself is irrefutable, but it totally dodges the >> basic question of whether or not gun owners would forgo their pleasures or >> rights in exchange for the lives at Newton. >> >> -Lew Schwartz >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Philippe <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >> wrote: >> >>> I meant it Tina; and I can now put a name to what make them special: >>> intimacy. >>> >>> Keep them coming but stay on the safe side ;-) >>> >>> Amities >>> Philippe >>> >>> Le 19 oct. 2013 ? 15:52, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> a ?crit : >>> >>>> Thanks, Philippe! That is the best compliment you could give me. Of >>>> all >>>> of Ted's excellent photos, the Cowboys resting is my absolute favorite. >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 8:29 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at >>>> sfr.fr >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Le 19 oct. 13 ? 13:57, Jean-Michel Mertz a ?crit : >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is an excellent photo, not out of focus at all, the main subject, >>>>>> people (men) handling a handgun, is clearly at the centre, my eye goes >>>>>> there direct, and then there's the rest of the family, women >>>>>> abviously, >>>>>> enjoying coffee and a good talk, probably, while their men comment on >>> the >>>>>> best way to use the thing they are so passionate about. Life and >>>>>> death. >>>>>> This is what this picture is about and this is why it is iconic. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Agreed Jean-Michel. >>>>> >>>>> Life: three generations of women, plus are they not the ones who give >>>>> birth? >>>>> >>>>> Death: Apart from the gun, the lady with the fixed glaze set in the >>>>> distance on the left-hand side looks like a cross between a statue and >>>>> a >>>>> stiff as a result (sorry Miss). The photo even includes wreaths in the >>>>> background ... speak of readiness. >>>>> >>>>> Also, the carton below the hand ironically reads half-half ... >>>>> >>>>> Everything clicks! >>>>> >>>>> The more I look at it the more I think this photo is one of your very >>> best >>>>> Tina and, I don't know exactly why, reminds me of Ted's Cowboys resting >>> in >>>>> that cabin. >>>>> >>>>> Philippe in awe. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Today in Alabama. Could be Georgia where my daughter lives. "When will >>>>>> they ever learn?" Thanks, Tina. >>>>>> JM >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jean-Michel Mertz >>>>>> Strasbourg >>>>>> >>>>>> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:35:32 -0400 >>>>>>> From: images at comporium.net >>>>>>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Tina's "Tea Party" reunion propaganda photo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/**tinamanley/image/152934358< >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/152934358> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would appreciate your opinion, Mark. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tina >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to >>>>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >>>>> NO ARCHIVE >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< >>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tina Manley >>>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >