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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:05:32 -0400
From: Bruce Feist 
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karen.wattie{at}fanciful.org wrote:

>-> > I'm Bruce Feist.  I was active on the Fidonet PHOTO echo years ago
>
>Hi Bruce.  I've been around the Photo echo for many years now.  Your name 
>sounds slightly familiar to me, but my memory isn't what it used to be so I 
>can't trust it.  At any rate, welcome (back) to the fold. :)  
>
Thanks!

>Sorry it took me 
>so long to find your message. It's been so quiet here lately I only check 
>occasionally to see if there is any life.
>  
>
And I took a while to reply to  your message; sorry about that -- my 
family went to Costa Rica for a week with my in-laws.  We had a great 
time; we split our week between rain forest and beach.  And, of course, 
I took plenty of photos (about 400, I think)... a mix of Minolta X-700, 
digital, and Nikon ActionTouch.

>-> > ....  My collection is up to nearly 500 cameras, and my wife
>-> > recently strongly suggested that I stop buying for a while.
>
>Hahaha.....I agree.  How can you even remember what you have?  
>
I have a database describing them .

>Are they 
>displayed on shelves, or packed in boxes?  
>
Shelves, except for a bunch of broken ones and recent arrivals that I 
haven't made room for yet.  I've converted a spare bedroom of our house 
into a mini-camera museum.

>If you have an old Canon AL-1 that 
>still holds it's batteries, I'm sneaking in there to make off with it!
  
>
Sorry, I don't have one of those!

>-> > I have two trips coming up that I'm looking forward to photographing:
>-> > Costa Rica and Prince Edward Island..\
>  
>
Well, as mentioned above, I just got back from Costa Rica.  Most of my 
photos were of wildlife, including various birds, lizards, howler 
monkeys, and more.  Many won't come out, because I was often 
hand-holding a 500mm mirror lens at shutter speeds of 1/60 - 1/125 
second.  But, we'll see!

>-> 
>-> Let us know how those trips evolve, Bruce.
>
>Yes, and then post some pictures somewhere so we can go see :)
>  
>
I will, but it will take a while to have all those photos processed, 
scanned, and organized.

>-> > When I shoot film, I scan it using a Nikon CoolScan 4000 ED or Epson
>-> > Perfection 2450 Photo scanner, depending on the format, and post it to
>-> > my web site at www.flock.org/photos. 
>
>Oh, there it is  :)  I'll surf through those as time permits.  Naomi is a cute 
>kid.  
>
Thanks!

>I suppose she's so used to you pointing a camera at her she doesn't 
>notice anymore.  
>
She alternates between wanting me to put the darned camera away and play 
with her, and demanding that I take photos of her (often making faces).

>Enjoy it while it lasts.  
>  
>
I am!

>Well, now I've found a moon over a mountain (love that) and I'm surfing more 
>than writing, so ttyl...
>And once again, welcome to the group.
>  
>

Thanks!  Take care.

Bruce

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