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28th January Santa Monica, California
Mamiya RZ67/Phase One P65+ APO Sekor Z 500mm + 1.4 Teleconverter.
Matt, this was an unusual place to find so many violins, Not a commercial building, but rather a typical house in the suburbs with no signs until you had already entered the premises, i.e., you needed to be aware of its existence. A long and interesting history of the family operating the shop. Not sure if they had a Stradivarius, but there were some violins in a vault. They did have Jack Benny's violin in a glass case. Jack Benny had purchased his instrument from them and upon his death, the violin was reacquired by this family. My wife was there for a simple repair, but it was fascinating to deal with such knowledgeable people.Oh yes! I went cello shopping once. It seems that each new thing that an instrument can do well doubles its price. $5,000, it sounds nice. $10,000, it can sound nice in different ways. I played one note on an $80,000 cello and I felt like I had awakened Smaug. But these things get up into the price range of old Bugatti's. When a great instrument becomes available, almost no performer can afford it. So a bunch of the old farts decide which up-and-coming young virtuoso deserves a surprise Stradivarius. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when that happens. :clap:
Wow. Sounds like a really interesting place!Matt, this was an unusual place to find so many violins, Not a commercial building, but rather a typical house in the suburbs with no signs until you had already entered the premises, i.e., you needed to be aware of its existence. A long and interesting history of the family operating the shop. Not sure if they had a Stradivarius, but there were some violins in a vault. They did have Jack Benny's violin in a glass case. Jack Benny had purchased his instrument from them and upon his death, the violin was reacquired by this family. My wife was there for a simple repair, but it was fascinating to deal with such knowledgeable people.
Mark C's photo above reminds me of one I took nearly 60 years ago from inside a railway tunnel in South Devon. Shot with a Rollei TLR, copied with Phase 120 macro.
Really nice Greg. Where is this? There is a tree in the publication linked below that looks very similar to yours, but without the egret. (third row down on my screen). TomBeen home sick with the flu today, so I went thru images to take my mind off of how I felt. I love going back thru images from past trips, it sort of takes me back there. This is definitely some place I want to go back to this fall.
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Thank you Tom! It is Caddo Lake State Park in east Texas near the Louisiana state line, beautiful spot.Really nice Greg. Where is this? There is a tree in the publication linked below that looks very similar to yours, but without the egret. (third row down on my screen). Tom
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Darr, that is extraordinarily beautiful. Congratulations.
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