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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:20 pm
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:20 pm
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So who is next ? Laughing


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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:22 pm
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:22 pm
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Attila wrote:
So who is next ? Laughing


ok maybe I can be next.
Even if she (Dizza) doesn't even remotely look like Dave's twiggy Smile

Currently featured at http://www.dizza.se
(sorry for the Swedish Chef impersonation but I think you will find your way to the gallery eventually)

Nikkor 55/1.2@f?


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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:39 pm
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:39 pm
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Very nice portrait! seems a very nice friend too.


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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:01 pm
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:01 pm
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Thanks Attila, yes she really is.
She stays with my ex but I get to see her and her 'brother' Tyson from time to time. Always a sweet reunion.

She just got some sort of certification to be able to get into a program for rescue dogs (typically find missing or trapped people and stuff) but it's not decided that they will apply for the program yet.


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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:22 pm
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:22 pm
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She reminds me of a shepherd I used to have - I cried when she died.


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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:39 pm
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:39 pm
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Worst part in this kind of friend to loose them...


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:23 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:23 am
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Here's a picture of innocence Shocked Wink

One tired dachshund puppy - Emmy of course Smile


Then again she is a puppy so . . .

Ya gotta love em though!

Jim


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:47 am
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Great moment Jim. I only wish I could rest as well as my pups do. For as much energy as these little ones can crank up, they sure know how to relax. Aye?


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:59 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:59 am
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Andy,
Don't they Very Happy

Jim


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:13 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:13 am
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nice puppy shot Jim


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:37 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:37 am
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j.lukow wrote:
Here's a picture of innocence Shocked Wink
One tired dachshund puppy - Emmy of course Smile


So cute!!


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:08 am
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Attila wrote:
Worst part in this kind of friend to loose them...


I lived with animals (cats and dogs) all my life. I am 46 so I saw quite a number of them.
I watched them live and I watched them die.
And I have learned so much from them about life and death.

Firstly, I learned that the animals (which many believe only lead by instinct) can love with such a depth and intensity that is unknown in most humans.
When one of my two brother male cats I used to have in the early 80s, died, the other brother, who always lived together with him, suffered so much, that he suicided himself. He refused to eat, and one month after, he died also.

From them, I have learned about the dignity of death. These dear friends, they don't want you to see them die. They say good bye in the sweetest of way, then disappear. And the fact is, if you really lived with them, and not just in the same place of them, you understand when it's the moment. They make you understand. My kittie Brigitta did this, when she visited me the last time, before going out the house to never return.
Years before, my other kittie Cioci, who was too weak to leave her resting place, said goodbye with her eyes before I went to bed, and I knew it was the last time and the morning after, she was gone. She choosed to go when she knew I would not see her.

Then I thought of the times I had to see humans go, and of the faces of terror, sometimes even the shouts, the very horrible moments for the people around them.

Then, I thought of my father, and of his extreme dignity in his last days, when he understood he had to go. He did not tell me anything. Did not cry, did not want me to be scared. In his last day, I asked him "how do you feel today, Dad?" and he just said something that I don't know how to translate in English, something similar to " I am making much fatigue". When I asked him if he needed something, he asked for a piece of paper towel, that he put near to him, then he tried to get some rest. And when I left his hospital room for the last time, he did extend his arm towards me, to have me reach his weak hand. And that was all.

Then I remembered him in the years before, whenever we lost one of our dear animals, or when he lost his brothers, I never saw him cry. Not once. Maybe he did, but if he did, he never let me or my mother see that.
Of course I could see he suffering inside, but he always went through these events with so much dignity. He was not good with words, he spoke very little, about anything. But this was his way to teach me that we have to go through these events accepting them, like the animals do.

The silent glimpse of love I last saw from my fathers eyes giving me the good-bye, was the same glimpse that I saw in my animals' good-byes. This struck me so deeply, I have no words to say how much.

It was his last lesson for me. And his goodbye was so much coherent with all his life. I admire him so much for this. But I have no way to tell him now. No other way, than trying to act the same, as he did. But it's so difficult. And now I also learned what kind of strenght was inside him, that I never suspected could be inside such a quiet man. He loved animals so much, all of them, that my mother used to jokingly call him "St. Francis" (for those who don't know, St.Francis is the saint protector of the animals). He lived all his life near his animals, and the first artwork I have left from him, was a statue of his first dog Lilo, that he made when he was still a child, and which shows his great innate talent, and understanding for the animal soul.
I am sure, that what he was, he learned from the animals.
We can all learn a great lot from them.

Sorry for the long erratic post Sad


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:19 am
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Thank you for this post Orio ! It so much impact my heart...


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:19 am
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j.lukow wrote:
Here's a picture of innocence Shocked Wink

One tired dachshund puppy - Emmy of course Smile


Then again she is a puppy so . . .

Ya gotta love em though!

Jim



Picture of year !!! Amazing!


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:22 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:22 am
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Mira
Volna-3 2.8/80



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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:28 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:28 am
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Nice capture!


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:25 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:25 pm
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So beautiful Mira! Also beautiful photograph and I really love the name.


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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:04 pm
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:04 pm
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Thank you! Attila. Thank you Orio! I am also deeply moved by your words.


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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:21 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:21 am
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@ Orio & @ Attila . . .

Thanks for the compliments on the shot of Miss Emmy Very Happy
It all comes down to timing and having a camera in reach Very Happy

Jim


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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:03 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:03 am
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That's a very nice image of Mira, Sandie. I've been wondering about a Volna-3 myself, what are your feelings about it? I'd love to see some more of your examples.


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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:28 pm
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Thank you. In fact I use the Volna-3 as a cheap outdoor portait lens. The price of it is usually about half or two thirds of a CZJ Biometar. Many reviews say the Biometar marginally beats the volna-3 in the central resolution. Though I feel the Volna-3 provides "enough" sharpness for the semi-portraits with mountains and lakes as the backgroud, when stop down to f4 or F5.6. Then I never worry about the edge. Volna-3 is a lens for medium format camera. When puting it on APS canon camera, almost everything you get is originally in the centre of the image.

Somebody say Volna-3 is very soft when wide open. The photo for mira was shot at F2.8. So it seems not that bad.

Anyway I am still looking for a CZJ pancolar 1.8/80 as my final decent portrait lens.

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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:23 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:23 pm
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My cat - WHICH I WILL NOT SWAP FOR ALL THE DISTAGONS ON THE PLANET! - taken this afternoon with my Mir 35mm f2 (what else). There is a green cast to the picture because my flash was covered with leaves...



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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:35 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:35 pm
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Obviously a cat and dog thread Smile

Ok, here is Miró, a 2 year old veiled chameleon.

Tessar 2.8/50mm@4.0


Tessar 2.8/50mm@(4.0 - not sure)


Regards
Hasan


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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:41 pm
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Wow!Wow!Wow! Beautiful!!!


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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:22 am
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Amazing animal - but how do you play with them?
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