Rona!d Posted March 29, 2018 Share #221 Posted March 29, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Zur Info: TvO hat nun zwei Elefanten adoptiert und das Taschenmodell aus Elefantenhaut aus dem Programm genommen (siehe sein Posting im Internationalen Forum). Eine weitere Kommentierung erspare ich mir ;-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest digiuser_re-reloaded Posted March 29, 2018 Share #222 Posted March 29, 2018 Wahrscheinlich ist er günstiger an Nashornleder gekommen. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. No Posted March 29, 2018 Share #223 Posted March 29, 2018 Zur Info: TvO hat nun zwei Elefanten adoptiert und das Taschenmodell aus Elefantenhaut aus dem Programm genommen (siehe sein Posting im Internationalen Forum). Eine weitere Kommentierung erspare ich mir ;-) jo, er hatte keine andere chance, der druc war zu groß. 2 Elefanen adoptieren, den einen Barnack nennen, den anderen vielleicht auch noch Leitz? Und die Welt ist wieder in Ordnung ... Was ist mit den ganzen anderen exklusiven Tierechen die as 40.0000 $ Täschchen verarbeite werden? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lufizer Posted March 29, 2018 Share #224 Posted March 29, 2018 Elephant has been taken out of the repertoire now. I have decided it’s not something I will promote. I have changed my mind on this, as a result of researching this subject during the last week. The overall deciding argument in all this is the fact that when governments flushed the market with 105 tons of legal ivory in an attempt to remove the market for illegal killing and trade, it had the opposite effect. The illegal killings for ivory went up. The logics of this must be that the more ivory and elephant products are promoted, the more it is wanted. That’s why I won’t promote elephant products. History has shown that legal trade will cause an increase in illegal trade too. So, I have renewed my stand on this. I’m first and foremost a photographer who shares my stories and experiences. For most photographers, that means creating aesthetics and preserving the moment. I think what we have in common in this forum across all geographic locations, different cultures, religious beliefs, and more is an interest for quality photography and a life in harmony. A great deal of my work during the 22 years that my website has been freely available to everybody has been dedicated to making things work and sharing how I did it. With the intention of helping people improve their skills. So, enough talk about elephants. Photography is what I do, as in my upcoming article this weekend on the 75mm Noctilux. As for elephants, I have no interest in protecting or explaining legal or illegal slaughter of elephants. It’s not my cause, not my subject. But … As a human being on this planet, and as a person who invests much of my time on preserving things, I wondered how to apply my own actual viewpoint about things, to elephants. The odds are overwhelming: With 33-35,000 illegal elephant killings a year, for a species that now numbers a total of 500-600,000 worldwide, the end is actually near. I’ve researched a lot of organizations, their stand on elephants, the laws on elephant trade, and I’ve come across many good projects from propaganda against elephant trade to geotagging elephants with GPS devises and studying their behavior. Isolated, all these things are great projects, but how do you keep elephants from being extinct? How can one grow the number of elephants, from a personal level? So, I decided to adopt an elephant. I have donated $1,000 this morning to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust as a gift of life, as a foster parent of an elephant. They also offer $50 (per year) foster programs. I’ve asked if they would name him (or her) Barnack, as I thought it would be fitting in this context. I spoke with them on the phone and their elephant keepers are with the elephant 24/7, and even sleep with them. Often times these are elephants that are left from the flock and would otherwise die. Or, they are newborns which grow up for their first 9-10 years with them, and are then released in a reserve. One of them is Maisha (means “miracle” in Swahili), and until further notice, my donation is directed to her. They also have aerial surveillance, community outreach, and other activities, which in my view makes this an overall good cause to support when the aim is keeping elephants alive and growing. That felt good! So, I've decided to adopt more elephants so as to make sure that in spite of everything possible, some of my intention actually comes through in the end. Another organization that offers one the chance to adopt an elephant, is WWF, whom I have additionally donated £1,000 ($1,400) to this morning. I chose the UK site because I could do a one-time donation, but one can also do monthly donations from £50/$55 and up on both the UK and the US page. I would urge anybody to do something on a personal level. Be it informing others about facts involving elephant numbers, or putting your money where your mouth is. I’m not in a position to go to Africa or India myself to protect the elephants, so this is my choice for trying to influence matters as much as possible. I don’t feel tweeting about elephants will change anything other than upset the world, but I feel that providing energy to people who are doing something on the ground might make an actual difference. Hence my choice, which doesn’t have to be everybody’s. If you would like to join me in further supporting this, I am doing a 90% sale on my website of eBooks, video classes, extension courses, and presets with all proceeds going to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The discount code “ELEPHANT” will be valid until April 2nd (add it to the box in checkout and the price will be reduced to 10%, all proceeds of which go to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust). You can participate in that offer here. Get 90% on the materials, and the 10% you pay goes to adopting elephants: http://www.overgaard.dk/newsletter-411-2018.html Thank you for your interest in this. /Thorsten Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 29, 2018 Share #225 Posted March 29, 2018 Thank you everyone for helping change Thorsten’s mind. This is a very good day for Thorsten. And the forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lufizer Posted March 29, 2018 Share #226 Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Er wird im internationalen Forum wie ein Held gefeiert, manche wollen sich bei irgendeinem baldigen Leica Society Meeting (oder war‘s das Leica Scientology Meeting? Nun ja) persönlich bei ihm bedanken.Ja, er hat recherchiert „in der letzten Woche“ und jetzt lieber Elefanten adoptiert als ihnen die Haut abzuziehen.Wie lange hat er noch mal an diesem Taschenprojekt rumgemacht (wohl ohne zu „recherchieren“) - ein Jahr?Den Namen dieses Typs habe ich mit dem letzten Punkt in diesem Beitrag vergessen. (Andererseits: Mit dem echt witzigen Promo-Code "elephant" kriegt man seine ebooks und alle LR presets von ihm nun 90 Prozent billiger, und die 2,60 Dollar fließen wohl auch noch zu 100 Prozent an en Tierschutz. Hm... Ich glaube, er ist wirklich der schnellste Paulus seit Saulus. Toller Typ!) Edited March 29, 2018 by Lufizer 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lufizer Posted March 29, 2018 Share #227 Posted March 29, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) wer hat den längsten ele.jpg Passt nicht mal ganz auf den Sensor. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/283122-unglaublichwas-meint-ihr/?do=findComment&comment=3490693'>More sharing options...
Lufizer Posted March 29, 2018 Share #228 Posted March 29, 2018 Thank you everyone for helping change Thorsten’s mind. This is a very good day for Thorsten. And the forum. For the animals... Not for the animals? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 29, 2018 Share #229 Posted March 29, 2018 Well, obviously. This is now a good news story. We helped Thorsten to understand what this meant to the Leica community. As well as the elephants. Please, let’s be grateful for his change of heart. His Damascene moment. Thorsten has responded in good faith. Let’s be happy that he has. He didn’t have to. Let’s not start nitpicking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lufizer Posted March 29, 2018 Share #230 Posted March 29, 2018 Well, obviously. This is now a good news story. We helped Thorsten to understand what this meant to the Leica community. As well as the elephants. Please, let’s be grateful for his change of heart. His Damascene moment. Thorsten has responded in good faith. Let’s be happy that he has. He didn’t have to. Let’s not start nitpicking. Sorry for not sharing your romantic sight. Ich bitte um Entschuldigung, dass ich diese etwas romantische Sicht auf die "Umkehr" des verirrten Helden nicht teilen kann. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 29, 2018 Share #231 Posted March 29, 2018 Fair enough. But I am happy to take this at face value. The world is a better place if Thorsten has given up making elephant bags. That’s enough. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Böttcher Posted March 29, 2018 Share #232 Posted March 29, 2018 What about the snakes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 29, 2018 Share #233 Posted March 29, 2018 Is this how life is on the German side of the Forum? Seriously? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2018 Share #234 Posted March 30, 2018 Zur Info: TvO hat nun zwei Elefanten adoptiert und das Taschenmodell aus Elefantenhaut aus dem Programm genommen (siehe sein Posting im Internationalen Forum). Eine weitere Kommentierung erspare ich mir ;-) uschi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2018 Share #235 Posted March 30, 2018 Passt nicht mal ganz auf den Sensor. elefant-1.jpg sehe keinen unterschied zur tasche. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2018 Share #236 Posted March 30, 2018 Well, obviously. This is now a good news story. We helped Thorsten to understand what this meant to the Leica community. As well as the elephants. Please, let’s be grateful for his change of heart. His Damascene moment. Thorsten has responded in good faith. Let’s be happy that he has. He didn’t have to. Let’s not start nitpicking. *brüll* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Commander Posted March 30, 2018 Share #237 Posted March 30, 2018 Und wieder einmal ist es dem Commander gelungen, nur durch Androhung seiner Unterschrift, die Welt zu retten! Schalten Sie auch nächste Woche wieder ein! Commander 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
becker Posted March 30, 2018 Share #238 Posted March 30, 2018 Mann Mann unfassabar was eine Schmierentheater 10 / 10 Da war Egon Krenz ja richtig geradeaus ( Hätte noch 3 mal Farbmauspelze beizeiten, als Beledeung interessant ) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! the world is a better place now 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! the world is a better place now ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/283122-unglaublichwas-meint-ihr/?do=findComment&comment=3490805'>More sharing options...
becker Posted March 30, 2018 Share #239 Posted March 30, 2018 Ich kann Thorsten verstehen bei den vielen Geschmacklosigkeiten wollte er halt mitmischen und ehrlicherweise ist der Unterschied zwischen einem Mülleimer aus Elefantenfuss und einem rot eloxierten Noctilux ja nicht groß. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelott Posted March 30, 2018 Share #240 Posted March 30, 2018 Fair enough. But I am happy to take this at face value. The world is a better place if Thorsten has given up making elephant bags. That’s enough. There are still the same wars going on, Donald Trump is still President of the United States, so the world is still the same shithole as ever, regardless what Thorsten does or says. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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