[LargeFormat] Real men & women only shoot 11x14

[Jim Hemenway]

Stuart:

Actually, the worst danger of this disease is that you will someday want
to move to 8x10 or even 11x14.  And God help you, you might want to try
12x20!

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Stuart Phillips wrote:
> 
> Jesus, Jim, you sell me a 4x5 and then tell me LF is going to kill me, what
> with the weight and the microbes! I'm probably also in danger of catching
> scrapie from Verna's goat.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com>
> To: <largeformat@f32.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Real men & women only shoot 11x14
> 
> > Hi Verna:
> >
> > After this winter in New England I like to think that rain instead of
> > snow would be preferable.
> >
> > But, there is a particular strain of pneumonia which occurs on the
> > western slopes of the Cascades and on the western slopes of the
> > Appalachians.  My ex-wife caught it in Oregon and my kids caught it in
> > Eastern Tennessee... where winter is lots of 32 degree rain.
> >
> > The Appalachian Mountains are especially beautiful and photographic in
> > autumn.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Verna Knapp wrote:
> > >
> > > You are lucky to have been able to do your wandering in the summer. I've
> > > often said that summer in Oregon ... yes, you do know how to pronounce
> > > it :-) ... is what living here is all about. From July 5 to Labor Day,
> > > and again for a few weeks in early October, we have a lovely drought.
> > > Not great for gardeners, who get to water or go for xeroscape or just
> > > grow the native plants that are happy with it.
> > >
> > > It isn't a conspiracy! We are finally starting to see some sunny days,
> > > and this was a (relatively) dry winter. No real floods. All the same
> > > I've been getting tired of all the rain. On the other hand, it beats
> > > having to put up with snow, to my way of thinking.
> > >
> > > A person could shoot for a lifetime in this state and never run out of
> > > new nature and scenic subjects. I intend to try to cover as much as I
> > > can, though.
> > >
> > > I've not had the good fortune to visit Appalachia. I gather it is very
> > > lovely.
> > >
> > > Verna
> > >
> > > Jim Hemenway wrote:
> > >
> > > > Orygun... That's a beautiful area Verna.  When I lived in California,
> I
> > > > drove up the coast as far as the Olympic Peninsula a couple of times.
> > > > No LF then but still have lots of 35mm shots from those trips.  I was
> a
> > > > teacher at that time so I could wander all over The West coast in the
> > > > summers.
> > > >
> > > > Do you folks still adhere to the Rain Conspiracy?  Folks in Fungus
> > > > Corners would always tell visitors that it rained 11 months out of the
> > > > year... except that one sunny day that the tourist happened to be
> there.
> > > >
> > > > Also lived in Appalachia for 4 years, that's why your description of
> > > > your area made me think that you were in those hills.
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a
> > > wonderful stroke of luck.
> > >   "
> > > --The Dalai Lama
> > >
> >
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