fotografr Posted January 21, 2007 Share #21 Posted January 21, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Please tell me that's not a stuffed (taxidermied) cat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted January 21, 2007 Share #22 Posted January 21, 2007 Maybe William will take me along with him next summer and I can get back there? Allan If William isn't coming over next year, I would be delighted to spend some time with you showing you the Britain that most US tourists don't see. How about the Kent coast, Norfolk, the Lake District, Northumberland, the Scottish Islands... It's not all "Inspector Morse" and "Midsommer Murders" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 21, 2007 Share #23 Posted January 21, 2007 Allan If William isn't coming over next year, I would be delighted to spend some time with you showing you the Britain that most US tourists don't see Dunganess comes to mind. I only stopped off there once taking the coast road from Dover to Brighton, but it's a 'must go again, but properly this time' sort of place. Then again you could take Allan to Birkenhead, I don't expect they see too many American tourists there :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billh Posted January 22, 2007 Share #24 Posted January 22, 2007 Bill, Next best thing. Check your mail. Thanks William! That is a great shot - all you needed was your wellies, but I suppose you didn't plan on getting stuck when you were using that vehicle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share #25 Posted January 22, 2007 Please tell me that's not a stuffed (taxidermied) cat. Oh yes it is!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 22, 2007 Share #26 Posted January 22, 2007 My hats come from Locks... James Lock - Homepage Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted January 22, 2007 Share #27 Posted January 22, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks William! That is a great shot - all you needed was your wellies, but I suppose you didn't plan on getting stuck when you were using that vehicle. Stuck? You can't be serious. Might need them in the AM if the prediction overnight for light snow turns ugly. Getting too old for this... Been 22 F here all day (-5 C). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted January 22, 2007 Share #28 Posted January 22, 2007 My hats come from Locks... Regards, Bill Another man of taste, hardly American! Andy just needs to get out more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted January 22, 2007 Share #29 Posted January 22, 2007 Dear Keith,I very much enjoy your pictures. To me they seem to capture the spirit and atmosphere prevailing in the traditional, crafts based English shops, too few of which seem to be remaining these days. Both the gentleman in your first picture and the stuffed cat in the second are actually the perfect paraphernalia for this environment - not to mention all the nice little detailing, such as the handwriting on the boxes. Technically I have the suspicion that the pictures could be improved by some darkroom wizardry, however, the current representation fits well with the subject, and supports the feeling of time standing still.Kind regards, C.PS something fishy happening to the formatting here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted January 26, 2007 Share #30 Posted January 26, 2007 At school we were told that a Gentleman only dressed in one check garment at a time, two or more was for bookmaker's clerks. My Latin master defined a Gentleman as "someone who could play the bagpipes but who chose not to". I'm sure that he was not the originator of this view. Cheers, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share #31 Posted January 26, 2007 My hats come from Locks... James Lock - Homepage Regards, Bill Bill, I noticed as I was passing Lock's on Monday that they have a sale on - if you need a new hat time to get down there! best wishes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bernd Banken Posted January 26, 2007 Share #32 Posted January 26, 2007 Dear Keith,I very much enjoy your pictures. To me they seem to capture the spirit and atmosphere prevailing in the traditional, crafts based English shops, too few of which seem to be remaining these days. Both the gentleman in your first picture and the stuffed cat in the second are actually the perfect paraphernalia for this environment - not to mention all the nice little detailing, such as the handwriting on the boxes. Technically I have the suspicion that the pictures could be improved by some darkroom wizardry, however, the current representation fits well with the subject, and supports the feeling of time standing still.Kind regards, C.PS something fishy happening to the formatting here... Christoph, not so far away from you in Cologne there is a hatter's shop where I just dropped in last year. One side is his working room the other side is his exhibition. I don't tell you the streetname because I want to shoot the pics... He made me a cap in the style of the american 20th, as the guys sitting on the double T iron in New York in 300 ft. height. The atmosphere in this shop with it's rolls of english fabrics, the white unfinished Panama-hats and the steam-forms plus the dimmed light is crying for photographs... - with my M6 in b/w and the D200 in colour. Cheers Bernd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve kessel Posted January 26, 2007 Share #33 Posted January 26, 2007 Crocker What a coincidence. I've been in this shop a few times and was actually there just last Saturday. Even remarked on the kettle and thought what great photos one could take there. But you've beaten me to it. Great stuff. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve kessel Posted January 26, 2007 Share #34 Posted January 26, 2007 Crocker What a coincidence. I've been in this shop a few times and was actually there just last Saturday. Even remarked on the kettle and thought what great photos one could take there. But you've beaten me to it. Great stuff. Steve Keith My sincere apologies for getting your name wrong. Kind regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted January 26, 2007 Share #35 Posted January 26, 2007 Bernd, :) C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 26, 2007 Share #36 Posted January 26, 2007 My Latin master defined a Gentleman as "someone who could play the bagpipes but who chose not to". I'm sure that he was not the originator of this view I never had a Latin master - I thoink they all came Manchester or Lancashire. Wasn't it Bax who said you should try everything once apart from incest and morris dancing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted January 26, 2007 Share #37 Posted January 26, 2007 My Latin master defined a Gentleman as "someone who could play the bagpipes but who chose not to". I'm sure that he was not the originator of this view. I always understood that a gentleman was one who was never unconsciously rude. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoph_d Posted January 26, 2007 Share #38 Posted January 26, 2007 Bill, To aid your attempts at a definition of a Gentlemen, I refer back to my "Collins English Dictionary" . 1. a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family 2. a man who is cultured, courteous and well-educated 3. a polite name for a man 4. a personal servant of a gentleman (esp. in the phrase a gentleman's gentleman) 5. British history: a man of gentle birth, who was entitled to bear arms ranking above a yeoman in social position 6. (formerly) a euphemistic word for a smuggler Kind regards, C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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