So how tall are you, just wondering based on you shoe size.... Of course last time I asked a question based on a pair of shoes in this forum I got way too much information back.
At 12:57 PM 9/10/2002 -0400, you wrote: >On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Glen O'Neal wrote: > > yourself in sharing your art. I would like to ask something and please try > > ever so much to leave humility aside for a brief moment and talk about your > >I'm not sure if I'm ever humble... ;) > > > current vocation and your involvement in photography. Are you a > photographer > > by trade or do you have another vocation and what kind of photography are > > you into and why? Perhaps mention where you live. > >I'm a sysadmin for an ISP in Pennsylvania which shall remain nameless. I >curse my job and my managment every chance I get, and I regret having to >show up every morning.. I'm not a professional photographer, and I've >sworn I never will be (I used to love working with computers, until it >became my job: I'll never ruin another hobby again). I actually live in >Bethlehem, PA, which is next to Allentown (who's name has been >immortalized in that rather poor Billy Joel song, and the song itself is >actually about Bethlehem). > >Photography is clearly my form of escape, and while I'm not very good, I >think sometimes I get something pretty darned right. I've also noticed >that with each day, my photography gets a little more basic, with the >cameras becoming stripped down more and more (I now love my 4x5 pacemaker, >and use it at every possible chance, and adore the complete lack of >automation it comes with!). > >When it comes to the photos themselves, I've noticed that almost >everything I feel comes out best seems to evoke loneliness or some other >similar emotion. I'm OK with that. I love taking photos of people, but I'm >never, ever, happy with my results. I also wish I had some sweeping >landscapes here in PA, but that's not really happening either. > >I'd really like to put the darkroom together, but its on hold with lack of >equipment and even if it gets here, I'll never have the drive to do the >physical labour to ready the space. > >So, in the last few days I've posted how I got started in photography, >with Pentax, and who I am? What's left? > >Oh, my shoe size is 14. That's it! Now you know EVERYTHING! :) > >(seriously, if anyone really cares about me, my ego-driven website is >below, and has a fascinating FAQ all about me!) > >(well, I think its fascinating) > >(but then, I wrote it) > >(about me) > >(so its bound to fascinate me) > >(still reading?) > >(i'm hungry) > >(brought no lunch) > >(sigh...) > >-- >http://www.infotainment.org > "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin
