Comments on: Autumn Vespa Ride

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:30:26 +0000

In reply to Trobairitz. Hot tea is one of the things for which I become truly grateful. Simple, elegant act. The autumn fragrance has been swept away today my steady winds. The cold air minimizes things too. But it will pass leaving the nose to explore again!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:28:52 +0000

In reply to charlie6. I really wish I did make a picture. Didn't have a camera with me save for the iPhone. Got caught up writing and just sort of forgot.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:27:56 +0000

In reply to Bryce Lee.

Hauling a view camera and color sheet film places you firmly in the antique photography process. Just don’t see that much anymore. I always wonder how long it will be before that approach is seen in the same light as working in platinum or palladium…

Hot tea and biscuits, especially with a friendly cat, is a great way to pass the time. Both my daughters have cats so I get an occasional opportunity to commune with a feline.

Since it took me so long to reply to your comment the world has changed weather wise — warm weather faded, rain visited, and not it’s passed leaving cold air and wind. I am not looking forward to winter but I’ll just have to adjust — physically and mentally. And if I want to pass the time sorting images I’m going to really have to buy a new computer. Man is it slow.

By: Trobairitz

Trobairitz — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 15:10:50 +0000

Steaming hot tea after a chilly ride has to feel like heaven.

I enjoy the smell of autumn as well. It smells different that the other season when the rain and mist is hanging in the air; the damp earth and the decomposing leaves.

By: charlie6

charlie6 — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 23:17:35 +0000

The mental picture you created of the sun beam warming your hands….that’d make a pretty neat picture eh?

By: Bryce Lee

Bryce Lee — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 21:47:27 +0000

Yes, it was a wee bit chilly this morning October 15, 2016
Was out and about early to a friend’s place west of here. He wanted a photograph of his large old barn with the morning mist rising from the surrounding fields. And in large format, so the trusty view camera (the bellows returned a week ago after repair,, had to make sure all was well) with heavy tripod joined me. The image is captured (I hope) on colour film, (4×5) for those interested.
Took ten photographs, at varying angles and distances. Film to the speciality lab Monday with proofs perhaps by next weekend.

I then joined him inside with the three cats and his wife for hot tea, with honey and freshly baked biscuits with preserved orange marmalade from their stock. Had a large black cat curl up on my lap; they love to have their ears scratched.

Took the Nikon D750 and did some other photosl and shared the digital images with them. Then to another location I wanted to photograph; the haze had dissipated
somewhat however did try one or two views. The leaves are falling; I give it another two or three weeks until the colours really start to appear.

Numerous two wheel and three wheel conveyances were out and about, a few scooters as your Vespa and three different can-Am Spyders. it’s the time of year when full leathers are comfortable to wear due to the cooler temperatures.

Still the afternoon temperatures here rose to 20 Celsius and the sun has made a proper appearance. Rain is predicted for the next few days; time to hunker down and do some image sorting.