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Post by John Parry on Nov 25, 2005 6:54:52 GMT -5
Yes, yes, yes.
Nothing to be said - You did it!! Well done.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Oct 31, 2005 8:20:23 GMT -5
Great Randy - lovely colours.
No criticism here, but looking at the third shot some of the wisps of cloud look 'digitised' - an affect I think is caused by the compression of the files. Anyone any idea why clouds are affected more than the rest of the scene? (It's been quite noticeable on some of my posts too). Can anyone else see it, or is it an effect caused by my monitor?
I love these covered bridges - can't get my head around the concept!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Nov 14, 2007 9:45:23 GMT -5
Peter
Of course you're right - the rolling volley fire of the British infantry was devastating. One little aside (OK we've dragged poor old Dave's thread backwards forwards and sideways. so another one won't matter!). You'll see in film after film about the Wild West, the Northwest Frontier, the Indian Mutiny, the Opium Wars and so on, the order is given "Take cover". That never happened - soldiers were expected to stand up to be shot at. Very rarely, when a regiment was being raked by cannon fire, the order was given to "Lie down" - but of course, you can't load a muzzle loading weapon from a prone position. The first time the order was actually approved was during the second Boer War - where the Afrikaaner sharpshooters with their German rifles decimated the 'redcoats'. And of course, following that - the armies of the world moved (slowly) towards the camouflage that we see today.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Nov 14, 2007 6:59:27 GMT -5
Mickey
I think the fact that we can have banter like this on here, will tell Dave and anybody else who's interested, just about all they need to know about this forum !!
LOL
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Nov 13, 2007 23:39:31 GMT -5
Wayne -
It gave us good practice for the Peninsular War a couple of decades later. The French conscripts could manage two shots a minute. The British 'Regulars" (having learned their lesson from the earlier fracas), were trained to put out three or four. That, combined with their tactics of a two-deep front (the thin red line, putting out a devastating volley every 10 - 15 seconds), enabled them to outgun the enemy in every encounter they had - culminating in the 'hard pounding' at Waterloo.
Don't get too cocky - you just caught us on a bad day!!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Nov 13, 2007 15:57:26 GMT -5
I trust your friend let fly with both his Colt 45's Wayne? Only thing to do in those circumstances - shoot back.
You can see how we have a problem with that mindset?
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Nov 12, 2007 15:49:28 GMT -5
Ah - tread lightly here Wayne - they shot 'em all !!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Sept 28, 2007 19:12:46 GMT -5
Well they worked OK Michael, although you were struggling for light on the Street BBQ. Where were these taken?
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Sept 24, 2007 14:50:09 GMT -5
Wayne, you're thinking of people and lizards... (Or did people taste like pork?).
Whatever - horse doesn't taste like chicken. It tastes like beef. Tried it by mistake in Spain. I could translate the menu item - Peppered Steak. But I missed the page heading - Horse. Doesn't taste bad, but.... you know!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jul 17, 2007 14:30:46 GMT -5
Superb Michael!
I looked at the photograph of your public toilet, straightened my tie, and went to the loo! A lovely contribution to the 'My home town' project. And the camera worked fine!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jul 3, 2007 15:19:15 GMT -5
Well done Bob
How did '400' film turn out to be really '230' ? And what did you set the ASA rating on the camera to?
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 29, 2007 17:19:20 GMT -5
Whoa Bob - that last one is seriously nice! Well done on that. The others are Ok too but....
Regards - John
ps LOL
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Post by John Parry on Jun 29, 2007 17:28:26 GMT -5
Ha! I wondered about that Randy - whether they stank all the time or just when they were annoyed or frisky. Guess that answers my question!
Our "Ragdoll" queen Matilda is getting 'seen to' today. She was seriously on heat last weekend and was screaming at the top of her voice every minute. I'd have cheerfully strangled her, but you know how it is!!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 29, 2007 10:27:02 GMT -5
Sid - larches are lovely trees, and the mainstay of our forests here in the Lake District. They are even managing to keep the grey squirrels at bay (although the red squirrels are suffering). Although the Forestry Commission plant conifers, the majority of the woodland here is mixed. The larches give a lovely median - and the red squirrels love them.
Problem is, the grey squirrels carry a squirrel disease from America. It doesn't affect them but our reds have never been exposed to it, so it's killing them like wildfire. Maybe it's America's revenge for the measles that devastated the Native American and Inuit populations!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 28, 2007 17:00:32 GMT -5
Hi Sid
Our Forestry Commission tend to grow Norwegian Pine, which as you say has a fast turn-around. The real gems in our part of the world are the larches - which are the only conifers that shed their leaves in Autumn (fall), but before they do that, turn a brilliant crimson.
You need to come over to see it!!
Regards - John
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