Great shots, Paul!
The old Marine looks like he's about to chew you a new one.
On Dec 14, 2014 3:15 AM, "Wayne Harridge" <
wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Great shots of the vets Paul, you were lucky with the lighting.
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
>
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> Subject: [OM] Paul's PAW - Finally! About time, slacker...
>
> I've been a bit remiss with my PAW the last month or so, kinda slipped
into
> a PESO...
>
> Sheri and I spent the past week in New Orleans. My first trip, her first
> visit since 1980. We agreed on the fact that it's not really our cup of
tea
> and won't be back. Did not feel safe walking around the French Quarter,
> especially with a camera bag (even the disguised one). Plus, Bourbon
Street
> smelled like a frat house after a Saturday night party, with the addition
of
> Eau de Urine. So, not many photos from there. I got a few, which I'll get
> posted over the weekend.
>
> However, we did go visit the WWII museum. I was prepared to take some
artsy
> airplane photos and just take in the exhibits. Suddenly I realized there
> were quite a few actual vets visiting that day. The Tina Nathan voice that
> now lives in my head started nagging, "Hey, stupid. Anyone can take
hardware
> photos. There's the REAL story. Those are the interesting photos". So, I
> approached the first one and his daughter. I introduced myself, thanked
him
> for his service, and asked if I could take a photo. I assured them it was
> for private use, and would be happy to email them a copy. They agreed. It
> got easier after that. I will get stories to add to the captions after I
> email the photos.
>
> The results are in http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=15751
>
> One of my favorites is the guy with the B-17 in the background. He had
been
> a radioman on a B-17 over Europe. He was there with his son, pointing out
> the various parts of the bomber hanging in the gallery, and describing the
> differences between his plane and the one there. I realized that his photo
> needed to be with the plane in the background. I know I focused on his
face,
> but it must have been a bit of the edge-of-frame WA distortion that made
> less sharp that I had hoped. (12-50mm at 12, I think). But overall, I got
> the shot I had envisioned.
>
> The other shot is from a week earlier. I work a Doctor Who convention in
> Chicago every year over Thanksgiving weekend, running the two dye-sub
> printers in the photo-op room. I saw one of the guests, dressed as a
> Cyberman from early in the original series, holding his cellphone up to
his
> face, either to take a selfie or to take a photo of the full-sized TARDIS
we
> had as a backdrop. Either way, it was a fun photo.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=15777
>
> Enjoy. C&C always encouraged.
>
>
> --
>
> Paul Braun WD9GCO
> Certified Music Junkie
>
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
Auerbach
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