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Mr. Doane,

 

I'm quite taken with your photographs of ponies. I'd love to see them as a series.

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<p>Kent Shafer, that is a very nice photograph.<br>

<img src="http://troutyriver.com/pn/Sean_McCaan.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>Thanks Richard and Jeff. The gentleman who does my prints has a lot to do with the look, as does the film, Delta 3200.<br>

This was from Great Big Sea's March 21 concert. The round thing under Sean McCann's arm is a bodhrán. He was singing Led Zeppelin's Gallows Pole, a signature song for him.</p>

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Sean McCann of Great Big Sea<br /> <em>Tele-Elmar</em></p>

<p>I think that Fotocare is by a wide margin the best photographic store in New York: www.fotocare.com. They are a Leica dealer and usually have used gear. However, they are a full service store for professionals, so don't expect a Leica boutique operation.</p>

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<em>Bedouin Camp</em></p>

<p>Hi Howard,</p>

<p>Thanks for the link to the Salgado photograph - he is very good. I was talking about the offshore rigs. Different deal.</p>

I made the post above on a Blackberry and have discovered that the photo.net software won't respect paragraphing when a post is made from such a device. Sorry for the density.

Elmo,

 

I took some time today to look at your oil rig photographs. Given that very few people have access to that work environment, it seems to me that you have an opportunity for a very special documentary project.

 

This is a way of life, with some inherent dangers, that is ripe for something more than a photographer going out for a few days to take some shots for an oil company annual report. I don't know what the rules are where you have worked, but in many cases just setting foot in one of the helicopters that gets one to one of these rigs requires training that precludes all but a very small number of photographers.

 

As you probably know, 16 people died last week when their helicopter crashed on the way to a rig in the North Atlantic. Unfortunately, the survival training and the survival suits and the personal EPIRBs aren't much use if you're on a helicopter that hits the ocean like a rock.

 

There is a story in all of this that you seem perfectly placed to tell.

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<em>This is an Eastern European friend who emigrated to Canada the 1980s, together with his wife and infant, by forcing his way off an Aeroflot flight during a refuelling stop.</em><br>

<em>St. John's, Newfoundland</em></p>

<p>For the theme, the photograph that keeps drawing me back is Mike Dixon's.<br>

Cheers</p>

<p><img src="http://troutyriver.com/pn/fiddlerandguitarist.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<em>Celtic Fiddler, Atlantic Canada</em></p>

<p>Ton Mestrom asked:</p>

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<p>Anyone of you have some "flying rats" to show?</p>

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<p>Bruce Davidson made a wonderful photograph, which as a print shames this low resolution copy, called <a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBox.ViewBoxZoom_VPage&VBID=2K1HZO5A8TJKI&IT=ImageZoom01&PN=21&STM=T&DTTM=Image&SP=Album&IID=2K7O3RJ7CU0&SAKL=T&SGBT=T&DT=Image">Lola in Central Park with Birds and Snow</a> .<br>

There's more to the relationship between man and pigeons as a subject than one might think, as pointed out in this brief New Scientist review of <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926742.100-review-superdove-how-the-pigeons-took-manhattan-and-the-world-by-courtney-humphries.html">Superdove: How the pigeons took Manhattan ... and the world</a> .<br>

Does the discussion in this thread mean that people who might be interested in posting photographs for review should forget about it due to lack of interest?</p>

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<em>Community Kitchen Party, Trinty Bight, Newfoundland</em><br>

I feel like explaining this a bit:<br>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T2AoCG9ddI&feature=chann el_page">Kitchen Party</a><br>

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Doyle</a></p>

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<p>My only concern is traveling about if I arrive by ferry. Have to look into this.</p>

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<p>Hi, check your e-mail. I sent you a note yesterday about Wight, explaining the ferry service via Red Funnel and Wight Link.<br /> <br /> Like others, I strongly suggest that you rent a car. Trying to get around by train, bus and on foot is going to be both limiting and frustrating, not to mention damp and chilly this time of year. You could easily spend a couple of days exploring New Forest, which by the way got its name a thousand years ago - there is nothing new about it - but you can't do it by train. While I agree with Steve Smith that it is possible to get around Wight by bus, I wouldn't do it, and I suspect that he wouldn't, unless there was no other choice. As I mentioned in my e-mail, you can rent a car in Southampton and take the ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth, thereby avoiding the slow car ferry from Southampton, or you can take the high speed, 25 minute foot ferry from Southampton to Cowes and rent a car on the island. The Ford dealer in Newport is great to deal with, and they will meet you with a car at the ferry terminal in Cowes.<br /> <br /> I think that you will find that driving on the other side of the road is pretty straightforward - much easier than remembering to look the other way when crossing streets on foot :). The only tricky part is getting used to roundabouts, but it doesn't take long. Also, on Wight some of the rural roads are fairly narrow, but this is an easy adjustment - slow down and enjoy the view.</p>

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<p>I think that Richard Garrety's photograph of a young lad by the ocean is beautifully observed. The more I look at it, the more I like it.</p>

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<em>Cuckold's Cove, Newfoundland</em></p>

<p>When I purchased a Leica, it came with the Elmarit. I was happy with the lens optically. However, I often shoot in low light and often push development, even with fast films. The absence of f/2, both as a stop and as a cushion, started to become annoying. After about four months, I sold the Elmarit and purchased a Summicron, which I am also happy with optically. If you need f/2, you probably know it already. If you don't need it, you might as well get the Elmarit. It's a very nice lens, and as mentioned above, it is lighter and smaller.</p>