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Post by colray on May 3, 2011 19:20:39 GMT -5
Anyday now the first of the cameras I purchased on ebay should arrive.
Normally I only have a small amount of 'camera cash' .. but last month had a bit of a windfall. so in the post
sometime very soon....Zorki4 from Israel
maybe next week........Kiev 4A ..from Canada
late May.....................Zenit 3m ..From Russia
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Post by colray on May 3, 2011 20:20:33 GMT -5
The Zorki has just arrived  |
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Post by colray on May 3, 2011 20:51:51 GMT -5
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Post by Randy on May 3, 2011 22:07:59 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by colray on May 4, 2011 4:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by PeterW on May 4, 2011 13:53:24 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with those results, but the bike in the last picture is rather odd looking. Quite apart from the chain being off the sprockets and the flat tyre, someone seems to have sprayed it - frame, wheels, tyres, controls - the lot - with light brown paint. Any idea why? There's got to be a story behind it  PeterW |
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Post by colray on May 4, 2011 19:05:47 GMT -5
Hi Peter it's one of the local artists idea of 'Street Art' there are about 5 of so up and down Albany's main street, all outside café's or takeaways.. the local council want them removed  |
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Post by PeterW on May 5, 2011 6:23:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the explanation, Col.
Our local council has quite a liberal attitude to "street art" provided the artist asks first. A council inspector will look at it and either refuse or give permission for display for a set period.
If if was displayed without permission one of two things would happen.
1, the local council would stick a 10-day removal notice on it on the grounds of either visual pollution or a posible danger to young children. If it wasn't removed the council would take it away and charge the owner about £30 for doing so, plus a possible fine.
Or 2, some out-of-work teenagers would take it either for the parts or possible rebuilding into a useable bike. Technically theft, but I don't think the police would be very energetic trying to find out who took it.
PeterW
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Post by photax on May 5, 2011 15:27:40 GMT -5
Hi Col !
The Zorki-4 indeed is a nice camera and a solid one too. I have a Jupiter 8 2/50 mounted on mine. You have taken some superb pictures, I was also wandering about the "total rusty bike" picture.
Peter, adiitional point 3 will happen here: nobody, except some photo-guys like us, would really care about it. It would have been rusted away in 100 years...
MIK
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Post by colray on May 5, 2011 23:44:15 GMT -5
peter & MIK when the weather clear up it's damp at the moment.. I will take some pictures of the other bicycle street art.
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Post by daveh on May 6, 2011 9:55:31 GMT -5
Col,
Does this mean you are going to saddle us with a chain of bicycle pictures? ;D
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Post by mickeyobe on May 6, 2011 13:31:53 GMT -5
Col,
You spoke of them so just wheel them out before we tyre of the subject, release the brakes, shift gears and pedal off.
Mickey
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Post by daveh on May 6, 2011 14:32:41 GMT -5
Mickey, . Mind, you could have used the American spelling "tire". |
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Post by Doug T. on May 6, 2011 16:01:01 GMT -5
Dave,
As in " Tire to the Railroad tracks" ?
Doug
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Post by mickeyobe on May 6, 2011 17:37:43 GMT -5
Mickey, . Mind, you could have used the American spelling "tire". Dave, I wanted to be sure the Brits understood me. Eh. Cheers, Mickey |
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