Dedicated to Claire

George Papantoniou · May 25, 2006

Myself, my favourite Borsalino and my new (old) Zone VI...

rbarker · May 25, 2006

Nice hat, George.

naturephoto1 · May 25, 2006

rbarker said:
Nice hat, George.

And the camera isn't too bad either.

Rich

Cooki · May 25, 2006

NIce camera, (drools on self) Hey, isn't that a canon lens cap?
Cooki

Claire Senft · May 25, 2006

Thank you George. It looks as if the photo was taken with a Leica M3 using a selftimer.

What a waste of a beautiful hat.

blansky · May 25, 2006

Indiana Papantoniou?

Michael

roteague · May 25, 2006

Love the hat, and the camera of course.... And what is that I see in the background, a color print?

david b · May 25, 2006

I have too much hair for a cool hat like that.

k_jupiter · May 25, 2006

What's the coke bottle hung on the front of that? I could be envious.

Nice 'at mate.

tim in san jose

Len Robertson · May 25, 2006

So George, have you ever seen the French movie "Borsalino"?

George Papantoniou · May 26, 2006

blansky said:
Indiana Papantoniou?
Michael

Mr Mc Blame, wrong as always... Indiana Jones did not wear a classic "fedora" style felt hat. He had the "traveller" type, the one with a leather band instead of the "ribbon" type the classic hats have. The classic Borsalino is fitted with the ribbon and this is what was worn by all respectable Italians (and Italian-Americans) before the war.

I also have a borsalino with a leather band (the "traveller" model - that Indiana Jones wore) that I wear when I'm in a playful mood. I once wore it during a photo-job and saw someone making a gesture like saying I was dressed like a cow-boy... what an ingnorant, even you, Mr McBlame should know that cow boys wear Stetsons...

If you want a real Indiana Jones - look hat, look for it in Australia (Akubra hats)...

George Papantoniou · May 26, 2006

roteague said:
Love the hat, and the camera of course.... And what is that I see in the background, a color print?

Quite right... It's a colour (RA-4) 1mx1m print I made by projection of a (square) portion of a 35mil. EPP I had processed in C-41 (cross-process)... the grain is visible, but it still isn't disturbing (the subject helps it to disappear)...

Claire, you should be surprised to know that although I am allergic to small negatives, I have three huge prints hanging in my house that are made from 35mm negs. I just like them too much (not the negatives, the pictures...)

George Papantoniou · May 26, 2006

k_jupiter said:
What's the coke bottle hung on the front of that? I could be envious.

Nice 'at mate.

tim in san jose

No, you wouldn't... it's a Fujinon L 420mm. The low price range that isn't produced anymore. Sharp in the middle. I want it for super sharp portraits, it'll do the job (I don't care about corner sharpness). It might help in the beginning, but later on I'll go for a 300mm for landscapes.

George Papantoniou · May 26, 2006

Len Robertson said:
So George, have you ever seen the French movie "Borsalino"?

"Borsalino & co", yes, of course... I really liked some of the gangster movies with Delon, I prefer "Le cercle rouge". Lately I tend to look at the kind of hat every actor wears instead of other things (am I getting obsessed ?)

Tom Kershaw · May 26, 2006

Le cercle rouge is a great film.

Claire Senft · May 26, 2006

Do I detect a revisionistic approach to "Hate the sin but love the sinner"? Oh, I just love those gorgeuos huge prints made from the crappy, small, inadequate negatives.

Perhaps you can make some wallet sized prints..or have them made for you..from some 8x10 negatives. Then you could declare "I hate these shitty little prints but I do so love the negatives they were made from.

George Papantoniou · May 27, 2006

Claire Senft said:
Do I detect a revisionistic approach to "Hate the sin but love the sinner"? Oh, I just love those gorgeuos huge prints made from the crappy, small, inadequate negatives.

Perhaps you can make some wallet sized prints..or have them made for you..from some 8x10 negatives. Then you could declare "I hate these shitty little prints but I do so love the negatives they were made from.

Well, Claire, it's just that I am a schizophrenic personality, that's all. I love B&W but sometimes do interesting things in colour, praise the qualities of LF but own interesting smalls cameras and sometimes work with 35mm, etc. But aren't we all ?

Claire Senft · May 27, 2006

You are so correct George but I do so regret the misuse of a high quality and handsome hat. Does gilding the lily strike a chord with you?

George Papantoniou · May 28, 2006

Claire Senft said:
You are so correct George but I do so regret the misuse of a high quality and handsome hat. Does gilding the lily strike a chord with you?

Although my English is not that good, I can guess that you're tryng to offend me. You're being silly and you'll make me report you to Big Brother
:-(

Claire Senft · May 28, 2006

You English George is perfectly fine. Offensive is as offensive intends. I intended no offense but I do tend to over kid.

I look at your photo with your new camera and I think to myself: " What a handsome camera. What a marvelous hat. What a fine looking face is on the photo that is being obscured by no recent contact with a razor. Perhaps I can use this to irritate George."

George Papantoniou · May 29, 2006

Claire Senft said:
You English George is perfectly fine. Offensive is as offensive intends. I intended no offense but I do tend to over kid.

I look at your photo with your new camera and I think to myself: " What a handsome camera. What a marvelous hat. What a fine looking face is on the photo that is being obscured by no recent contact with a razor. Perhaps I can use this to irritate George."

No need to present your excuses, I was joking. I am no fink. And I know you're joking, too

Dedicated to Claire

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