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gringette
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setting sun deals bands of gold; there\'s velvet in eyes in mexico.
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eetdrt88
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cool pics...
the man,the myth,the legend.....oh and our special buddy....Coco
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Mexray
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That's a neat one showing Coco and part of his 'Yacht Club Pennant' collection hanging from the beams...!
There used to be a neat, funky, saloon up here in the Calif Delta area, called Moore's River Boat. The bar/restaurant was on an old wooden cargo boat
that was barely floating. Hanging above the large bar, was a vast collection of 'Yacht Club Pennants' donated by many young ladies over years. The
'collection' seemed to grow during the several big events on the Delta each year - 4th of July, Halloween, New Years, etc...I witnessed several
'donations' during visits, and they were always done in good taste - but with much cheering and imbibing at the bar! I suspect the 'donee' never had
to pay for her drinks!...
Alas, poor old Moore's Riverboat had a bad kitchen fire one day, and the county muckity-mucks wouldn't let them rebuild without lots of reconstruction
to bring the place up to current codes... They had the poor old boat towed
away, and replaced it with a floating restaurant of more recent vintage. The new bar was installed, sans the 'Yacht Club Pennants', as new operators
didn't think they fit their new place's 'image'...
'National Treasures' like this are harder to come by in our increasing 'PC' type world. There are times I'd like to hang some of those 'PC'
do-gooders from the rafters by their 'pennants' while they are still wearing them!...
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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gringette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by eetdrt88
the man,the myth,the legend.....oh and our special buddy....Coco |
 indeed - Coco is the MAN - and here's one (altho, not as cold or as full as I
would intend) to those kind enough to take the uninitiated on the trip(s) of their lives.... its a special, special gift you have to share.
setting sun deals bands of gold; there\'s velvet in eyes in mexico.
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gringette
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gringette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexray
There used to be a neat, funky, saloon up here in the Calif Delta area, called Moore's River Boat. The bar/restaurant was on an old wooden cargo boat
that was barely floating. Hanging above the large bar, was a vast collection of 'Yacht Club Pennants' donated by many young ladies over years. The
'collection' seemed to grow during the several big events on the Delta each year - 4th of July, Halloween, New Years, etc...I witnessed several
'donations' during visits, and they were always done in good taste - but with much cheering and imbibing at the bar! I suspect the 'donee' never had
to pay for her drinks!...
Alas, poor old Moore's Riverboat had a bad kitchen fire one day, and the county muckity-mucks wouldn't let them rebuild without lots of reconstruction
to bring the place up to current codes... They had the poor old boat towed
away, and replaced it with a floating restaurant of more recent vintage. The new bar was installed, sans the 'Yacht Club Pennants', as new operators
didn't think they fit their new place's 'image'...
'National Treasures' like this are harder to come by in our increasing 'PC' type world. There are times I'd like to hang some of those 'PC'
do-gooders from the rafters by their 'pennants' while they are still wearing them!... |
you said it: panties are underated.
setting sun deals bands of gold; there\'s velvet in eyes in mexico.
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bajapablo
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nice pictures gringette, the sunset is stunning.
\"changes it lattitudes, changes in attitudes\"
J.Buffet
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gringette
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 i agree.
i have a few other sunset shots - who doesn't - but this one takes the cake so far. amazing colors. gotta give fuji film their props - bright, amazing
color - and god knows i blew as many shots as i was lucky enough to get.
this one i snapped hanging out of the flap of my tent at 5? 6? whatever A.M. in gonzaga, and immediately returned to my sleeping bag - what a happy,
lucky shot, eh? 
setting sun deals bands of gold; there\'s velvet in eyes in mexico.
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gringette
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ps. - it makes a killer screensaver - send me an email addy and i'll send you a higer rez version. altho, i'm not responsible for the longing it might
inspire-
those long, long days with no escapin'
setting sun deals bands of gold; there\'s velvet in eyes in mexico.
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gringette
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or rather; sunrise shot - on reconsideration.
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Sharksbaja
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Mucho gusto amiga! I figured you used film. Muy bueno!. Bienvenidos,Sharks
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Natalie Ann
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Very nice images, Gringette. Welcome.
And speaking of panties, in Berkeley one of our better Italian restaurants has a clothes line which hangs from the ceiling and runs the length of the
restaurant, and from it hangs all manner of women's lingerie - panties, bras, corsettes, garter belts, stockings, sexy nighties. Couple of times a
year they change the laundry just so we don't get bored.  :
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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gringette
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gringette
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gringette
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gringette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Mucho gusto amiga! I figured you used film. Muy bueno!. Bienvenidos,Sharks |
oh yes, i love to shoot film - but i've gotten the best results from color slides - I use Fujichrome Sensia 200 - while i do my own scanning (cheapish
epson scanner with slide and film adapters) its amazingly cheap to process slide film. give a whirl, if you have an old school 35 mm camera.
altho, i've seen amazing stuff from digital too. i hope next time to have both. too much good stuff to capture!
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Sharksbaja
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color depth
I grew up with a Nikon 55mm. I loved that camera. I wonder if it still works? I like the versatility of digital but film has more color depth,
depending on how you use it. I must find my ancient (35 yrs) Baja Kodacolor/Ektachrome shots.
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gringette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I grew up with a Nikon 55mm. I loved that camera. I wonder if it still works? I like the versatility of digital but film has more color depth,
depending on how you use it. I must find my ancient (35 yrs) Baja Kodacolor/Ektachrome shots. |
huh. so, here's a question - whats the diff between 35 and 55 - its the sort of lens, right? wrong? i took intro photo classes back when and have a
book i should probably revisit instead of asking you... but... ha ha, the book is so far away (about 8 steps) and the keyboard is so close
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gringette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I wonder if it still works? |
ps - i bet it still works.
my pentax k1000 still works - i got it when i was 15 many moons ago and it has seen me thru many a camping trip and a few baja trips. the baja trips
are responsible for the grating sound i get when i focus ( no doubt a grain of sand in between the lenses, or lense sliders) but, other than operator
error, she stilll shoots like a champ.
setting sun deals bands of gold; there\'s velvet in eyes in mexico.
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gringette
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I must find my ancient (35 yrs) Baja Kodacolor/Ektachrome shots. |
and, by all means - please, please dig out your old baja shots! if nothing else get them scanned to cd for yourself, but i sure do hope you'll share!
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