G1?...we don't need no stinking G1/Picture thread

[sangio]

Klaus and Mario:

Thank you for all your suggestions.

This will be our 10th trip to Italy, and we still have trouble deciding which areas to visit !

best regards
Santo

[Guy Mancuso]

Okay I am so JEALOUS of these Italy shots. My life long dream is too visit Italy.

[kweide]

Guy,
dont complain, do it !! To say it the easy way: Its only a few hours away
And you will love Norcia or Tuscany or.... or..... or......
The only problem: You will not go home that easy any more. So throw a cent into Fontana di Trevi and for sure, you will return

[Guy Mancuso]

When I go it is going to be for a month. Just waiting for my son to get a little older. This is going to be a mom and dad trip only. LOL

[kweide]

Hills surrounding Norcia.
On this location i shot a wedding. Boy, that was a dream come true...

[kweide]

You will enjoy that trip, but bring the kid with you. Best you can do .... italian sun and food will let your son grow up fast...

[Guy Mancuso]

What with those crazy Italian girls. Move over kid let dad show you the way.

[kweide]

.... dont let my wife read this, as hot-blooded italian ....
Yes those girls are ....splendid

[sangio]

Originally Posted by kweide

.... dont let my wife read this, as hot-blooded italian ....
Yes those girls are ....splendid

And I'm trying to get my wife to agree to move to Italy for a year... she's not convinced...

For Mario and/or Klaus.... is it possible to get to the top of Mount Mattorone on Lago Maggiore before sunrise? I know there's a cable car from Stresa, and a toll road, but I don't know what time they open.

For Guy:
When you do get to Italy, don't forget to sample the local wine.

many thanks
Santo

[kweide]

The cable car is a hit
See link for prices and timetable

http://www.stresa-mottarone.it/orari..._invernali.htm

[cam]

Originally Posted by sangio

And I'm trying to get my wife to agree to move to Italy for a year... she's not convinced...

tell her it's a wonderful place for a woman!

those italian men know how to flatter better than any other nationality.... she'll feel like a queen whilst you're off shooting

[kweide]

Guy,

give your credit card and show her this:

http://www.valdichianaoutlet.it/index.php/vov_de

http://www.fashiondistrict.it/

[kevinparis]

Just at what point was this thread hijacked by the Italian Tourist Board?.. and where do I pay the ransom?

All this talk of hot Italian women has got my other half thinking of Italian men !!!

anyway ... to keep things in balance her are a picture of a Scooter and a tartan shirt

both taken on nikkor 24/2

:-)

K

[cam]

Originally Posted by kevinparis

Just at what point was this thread hijacked by the Italian Tourist Board?.. and where do I pay the ransom?

All this talk of hot Italian women has got my other half thinking of Italian men !!!

since i don't have a stinking 4/3rds camera, i'm more than content to contemplate hot Italian men

[kweide]

Kevin

Yes you hit the point. No more discussions about girls and such stuff. Lets talk motors...
Another italian beauty. ( to be honest: it is a brutal beast ) Legalized by wife...

Cam that scooter has a spare seat....

[kweide]

Wild wine in Sicily

[mariuccio]

Yes, mount Mottarone is very close to Stresa, on Lago Maggiore.
Some postcard from Italy.

Mount Rosa from Mottarone:


Stresa:


Lago Orta near Lago Maggiore:


S. caterina del sasso on Lago Maggiore:


Punta San Vigilio on Lago di Garda:


Isolabella island fron Pescatori island - Lago Maggiore:


Montalcino, Tuscany:


Val d'Orcia, Tuscany:


Ischia island - Chiesa del Soccorso:


Siesta on Ischia island:


Best Regards,
Mario

[sangio]

Originally Posted by mariuccio

Yes, mount Mottarone is very close to Stresa, on Lago Maggiore.

Best Regards,
Mario

Thank you for the link Mario. And some beautiful pictures of Italy too.

regards
Santo

[kweide]

Overheadshot...
Lovely Berlin

[kweide]

Segesta

[kweide]

Where ever you go in Italy, you find beauties

[kweide]

... or spectecular things...

Natural salt

[kweide]

... and tools...
Still in use.

Strade del Sale

[kweide]

I can smell those trees...

[kweide]

... hear the discussions and laughing in the souvenir stores

[kweide]

.. or just sit back, relax and watch the artists in an ancient theatre

[barjohn]

Thanks to the great pictures I feel like I am getting a free tour of Italy sitting here at my computer in California!

[Brian Mosley]

Lovely warm images... here's one from this morning, on the way home from school run.

E-30 + ZD 7-14mm f4
1/50s f/8.0 at 7.0mm iso100


And another from Saturday...

E-30 + ZD 7-14mm f4
1/20s f/8.0 at 7.0mm iso100


Kind Regards

Brian

[kweide]

Passion
A dancer in a pub in Dublin...

[kweide]

Yes, this flight is secure. Let us go...

[kweide]

hmmm...yummy

[kweide]

... although i asked them to polish the car. See what they have done. You can´t trust your staff

[kevinparis]

Just a lens test... but as per the rules of the G1 Fight Club

1) Don't talk about G1 Fight Club

2) All Bottle shots must be empty and out of focus

well I suppose one out of 3 ain't bad

For those who care ... Nikkor 50/1.4 on a 510 @ISO 800 (Boy I show my age .. I was going to say 800 ASA) Minor tweaks in Aperture and Define

Also the ratio of Gin to Tequila does not accurately reflect the rate of consumption... You mileage may vary

K

[Guy Mancuso]

Looks like the tequila won that battle.

[kweide]

all pics done with political correct fighterclub cams. Took a Guinnes and a bottle Tripudium to fight that Pana invasion .
More to come... just checking wine reserve....hicks...

For those who care, its 800 ASA !!!!!!! ISO is for the pannys.
Except the dancer. That was 1.2 °/oo promille lol ( 1250 ASA )

[kweide]

... strong reserve on stock

[helenhill]

Found the Party....LOL

[jklotz]

Originally Posted by kweide

Yes, this flight is secure. Let us go...

Nice geometric image, Klause. I like it.

[kevinparis]

The party never stops.....

Not as fine a wine or photo as Klaus's Tripidium - which I always thought was an ancient Roman device for holding mosaic makers hands steady

but still very palatable

Nikkor 50/1.4 at 800 YMCA

[Guy Mancuso]

Originally Posted by helenhill

Found the Party....LOL

Helen you know there is a party always on some thread. May have to rename this place to Bottoms Up GetDPI forum.

Hmmm BUGetDPI.

[kweide]

Syrah, Nero d´Avola, Merlot, Grillo Chardonnay, Superiore Dolce, Zibibo, Grappa Passito Moscato di Pantelleria and other fine stuff in stock.
And for best freinds only: Raw Passito from Pantelleria. Bottles WITHOUT label. Special Edition... makes happy
The party may start....this time no picture perhaps tomorrow .....hicks

My prefered supplier:

http://www.carlopellegrino.it/

Now you know why my Audi ís an Avant !!!
Have fun... the Party is on....

Kevin, btw the Nikkor is a great piece of glas...

really nice party stuff...

[Guy Mancuso]

Scary thing is i understood every word and never spoke a word of German in my life. LOL

Oh boy that tells you something

[helenhill]

Originally Posted by kevinparis

Just a lens test... but as per the rules of the G1 Fight Club

1) Don't talk about G1 Fight Club

2) All Bottle shots must be empty and out of focus

well I suppose one out of 3 ain't bad

For those who care ... Nikkor 50/1.4 on a 510 @ISO 800 (Boy I show my age .. I was going to say 800 ASA) Minor tweaks in Aperture and Define

Also the ratio of Gin to Tequila does not accurately reflect the rate of consumption... You mileage may vary

K

K Dearest,
I know the Real Reason behind those bottles
Cam has driven YOU to Drink
between the Lux & Nocti Purchases....
Mind You
What kind of Scot are You?
Where are the Single Malt Bottles?
Shameful
with love & xoxo- H
D**n Why didn't your Fab Photo get posted with your writing?

[kevinparis]

Single malt bottles are sacred totems to the Sons of Sean... the once and future Bond

They can never be photographed

well actually we are out of whiskey and the bottles aint as pretty as the Tequila ones

still awaiting the Lux... might like the Nocti if i didn't hate working with rangefinders or i could find the right gaffer tape to strap it to the Oly

Belive Leica make such a tape... part Number is STICKY

but you have to send your lens and camera to Solm to calibrate the stickiness at you chosen f stop

I'll stick to my Nikkors

which reminds me ... tomorrow is washday :-)

[Terry]

Originally Posted by kevinparis

... might like the Nocti if i didn't hate working with rangefinders or i could find the right gaffer tape to strap it to the Oly

But the Nocti easily adapts to something else.......(hint: Milich, Rayqual, Novoflex)

[cam]

Originally Posted by TEBnewyork

But the Nocti easily adapts to something else.......(hint: Milich, Rayqual, Novoflex)

sssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

you really think i want him playing around with my new baby? (i don't care if it's 34 years old -- it's still new to me! and it's mine mine mine!!!)

[Terry]

Originally Posted by cam

sssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

you really think i want him playing around with my new baby? (i don't care if it's 34 years old -- it's still new to me! and it's mine mine mine!!!)

Not to worry he would need a G1 first and at this point would be too embarrassed to buy one

[jonoslack]

Originally Posted by TEBnewyork

Not to worry he would need a G1 first and at this point would be too embarrassed to buy one

You're right . . . but if Olympus announce something soon, CAM could still be in danger

[kevinparis]

Went shopping today....and no i didn't by a G1... but I did buy this ...a contax 50/1.7....another 100 bucks well spent.