Leica & Stylus Around the World: Round #9

[Marc Akemann]

It does if you are a sheep or a chicken

Ah, yes...good point!

-Marc

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Ok, I got the camera and took my two shots over the weekend. Should be off to technowizard12 soon.

Eric,

Just trying to locate the Leica, so if you are reading the boards, we need to know if you still have the camera or if it is off to technowizard12. I'll send you a PM also.

Regards,

Shawn

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Aw, in fact, I thought taking shots of Christmas decoration on Boulevard Haussmann !:munch:


@Shawn : Thanks, PM to rst sent !

Raphael,

Any word from rst? Let's allow another week, and if no response, then we can get in touch with "kraker" in the Netherlands.

Appreciate your patience in holding the camera until we find a taker!

Regards,

Shawn

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Meanwhile...some comic relief:

I am a certified Divorce Mediator in NY State, and recently came across a case-study where the divorcing couple agreed to mediation on (among other things) a professional photographers' photo equipment. The soon-to-be ex-wife wanted the camera & studio equipment even though she had no interest at all in photography. Obviously she was going after the guy's livelihood, but he treated it like she was going after his manhood. The guy just would not give up his equipment even though it sounded like he wanted to get rid of his wife at any cost, and basically agreed to split everything else.

I chuckled about it and thought he was being a jerk, but then started thinking about whether I would be so quick to give up my prized camera to my wife if she wanted it?

That's a tough one.

 

[Dr Croubie]

Think of an analogy: what if the guy was just a regular office-worker? would she want half his chair and desk and such? (hey, if anyone wants to marry then leave me, she can take all of my coworkers, please?)

 

[walbergb]

Let see: divorced with no photographic equipment. Can I interest you (i.e., ex-photographer) in a sheep or a chicken?

 

[Marc Akemann]

Meanwhile...some comic relief:

I am a certified Divorce Mediator...

Oh, the stories you could tell!

Regarding the couple and the camera equipment, unless there was a heap 'o sentimental value, one can always get another set of equipment. Seems like if he really wanted out,...hell, pack it all on a sheep and let her have the photo stuff! Here ewe go, honey!

 

[Raphael]

Hi Shawn,

Raphael,

Any word from rst? Let's allow another week, and if no response, then we can get in touch with "kraker" in the Netherlands.

Appreciate your patience in holding the camera until we find a taker!

Regards,

Shawn

Yes, even several words ! We are in touch, and I got his address.

The delay is only mine, I am struggling for finding right weather, light condition, and time gap in my working schedule for my second shot.
I am not happy with my first shot, to say the least, so I would try to be more careful with the second.
If all get right, the camera will be off at the end of this week.

Sorry for abusing your patience !

Best regards,

Raphael

 

[Steve Smith]

Think of an analogy: what if the guy was just a regular office-worker? would she want half his chair and desk and such? (hey, if anyone wants to marry then leave me, she can take all of my coworkers, please?)

If anyone wants to marry and divorce me, she can have half of my overdraft. All of it if I'm in a generous mood.


Steve.

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Hi Shawn,



Yes, even several words ! We are in touch, and I got his address.

The delay is only mine, I am struggling for finding right weather, light condition, and time gap in my working schedule for my second shot.
I am not happy with my first shot, to say the least, so I would try to be more careful with the second.
If all get right, the camera will be off at the end of this week.

Sorry for abusing your patience !

Best regards,

Raphael

Raphael,

No problem at all for the delay! The camera is safe and in good hands. Please take your time with your shots - it will be worth waiting if the pictures are good in the end.

Regards,

Shawn

 

[k_jupiter]

Well technowizard12, when you read the board (I am not in the mood to go camera bogarter hunting yet) the offer stands for a beer in Los Gatos to transfer the camera to me. How 'bout a nice IPA down at C.B. Hannegan's?

tim in san jose

 

[edibot42]

Eric,

Just trying to locate the Leica, so if you are reading the boards, we need to know if you still have the camera or if it is off to technowizard12. I'll send you a PM also.

Regards,

Shawn

It was indeed mailed to technowizard12 a few weeks ago.

-Eric

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Thanks, Eric - greatly appreciated.

We'll wait another few days to see if technowizard chimes in. I just sent him a PM. If not, we'll wake the camera hounds (or, as Tim calls them, the camera bogarters).

Simon - if you're reading this: take the free beer and hand off the camera!

Regards,

Shawn

 

[technowizard12]

Hey all,

Sorry about that. I just finished taking my shots this week. I'll be sending out the camera this weekend.

 

[k_jupiter]

Hey all,

Sorry about that. I just finished taking my shots this week. I'll be sending out the camera this weekend.

DON'T send it out! I live in Sunnyvale. I have kids who live in Los Gatos. Call me. I'll send phone number via private message.

tim in suburban san jose

 

[Raphael]

Good news !

Hi all, hi Shawn,

Just throw in the post office a parcel with the Stylus in it, this camera is heading to Germany now !

Hey, things are acceleratings for both cameras !

Go, Stylus, GO ! (Say the guy who kept the thing during 15 days )

So, wait... What I am supposed to do now ? Get a chicken ? Dead or Alive ? And what ?

Best regards,

Raphael

 

[k_jupiter]

So, wait... What I am supposed to do now ? Get a chicken ? Dead or Alive ? And what ?

Best regards,

Raphael

Coq a vin blanc might be appropriate.

Ingredients

10 slices bacon, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
2 organic chickens, about 3 1/2 to 4 pounds each, quartered, rinsed and patted dry
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 onion, finely chopped
30 small pearl onions, peeled
1/2 cup minced shallots (2 large shallots)
1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled
1 pound button mushrooms, wiped clean and halved or quartered if large (should match size of pearl onions)
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons tomato paste
3 cups full-bodied dry white wine, such as white Burgundy, or a California Chardonnay
1 1/2 cups rich chicken stock
8 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup heavy cream
Egg noodles, cooked according to package directions, accompaniment
Braised Leeks, recipe follows
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large, heavy Dutch oven over high heat fry the bacon until crisp and all of the fat is rendered. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the crisp bacon bits to paper towels to drain. Set aside and reserve.

Season the chicken pieces with the salt and pepper. Brown the chicken pieces in the hot bacon fat, working in batches, if necessary, until golden on all sides. Transfer the chicken pieces to a large plate or bowl and set aside. Remove all but about 4 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the Dutch oven. Reduce the heat to medium-high and add the chopped onion, pearl onions, shallots and garlic cloves to the Dutch oven and cook until soft, 5 to 6 minutes.

Add the mushrooms and cook for 7 minutes longer, or until they've released most of their liquid and have begun to brown. Add the flour and tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Slowly add the wine and stock, stirring constantly. Add the thyme, bay leaves reserved bacon and chicken. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and cook the sauce at a gentle simmer for 15 minutes, until liquid is slightly thickened. Bring the sauce to a boil and cover the pot. Place in the oven and cook for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is very tender. Transfer the chicken pieces to a serving dish and cover loosely to keep warm. Return pot to medium-low heat. Skim any fat from the surface of the cooking liquid and increase the heat to medium-high. Add the heavy cream and cook until the sauce has thickened slightly and coats the back of a spoon, about 15 to 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Return the chicken to the Dutch oven and cook for a few minutes to heat through, then serve.

Serve with egg noodles and Braised Leeks. Garnish with chopped parsley.

*This dish may be prepared 1 or 2 days in advance and then reheated slowly just before serving.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/coq-au-vin-blanc-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

tim in san jose

 

[Shawn Rahman]

Holy cow, Tim! That's why I go drive through 5 nights a week!

 

[lxdude]

Holy cow, Tim! That's why I go drive through 5 nights a week!

Holy cow? But it's chicken!

Though there are no holy chickens. If there were, we couldn't have deviled eggs.

 

[Dr Croubie]

Though there are no holy chickens. If there were, we couldn't have deviled eggs.

You've obviously never met my chickens, they think they're gods. (One of them is even called Krishna, and behaves like him too according to a Hindu friend)

 

[lxdude]

Well, that's what they think of themselves, and considering the size of a chicken's brain...

 

[Steve Smith]

Holy cow? But it's chicken!

Though there are no holy chickens.

There are also no holy cows...


Steve.

 

[Shawn Rahman]

There are also no holy cows...


Steve.

Yes - you are right. Only mackerels are holy.

 

[k_jupiter]

Holy cow, Tim! That's why I go drive through 5 nights a week!

That's why I usually eat around 23:00 and am having issues losing the 20 lbs I put on after knee surgery.

But it does taste good.

 

[flatulent1]

That's why I usually eat around 23:00 and am having issues losing the 20 lbs I put on after knee surgery.

But it does taste good.

Get Sheila to send you some real Lucky Charms. They're magically delicious.