Re: [OM] Flatiron building, with & without

[Lex Jenkins]

Whoa!  John!  I'm not sniping at *you*.  I'M the one who can't tell the 
difference between SC and MC Zuikos.  No offense intended.
Also, a thousand pardons for copying my reply (and your original off-list 
message) to the list.  My brain-fart.  Gotta rework my auto-responder 
parameters.
You're absolutely right about muralists.  That place on the flatiron 
building would make a perfect blank canvas.  (How 'bout a giant ironing 
board?  ;))  In fact, some downtown buildings have incorporated an eclectic 
blend of murals reflecting the "Cowtown" theme, along with newer buildings 
using alternative exteriors like acrylic stucco (the new courthouse is 
referred to as "The World's Largest Beer Cooler") which are cleverly painted 
to resemble classic older architectural facades.  Then there are the truly 
classic structures like the flatiron building.  Even the Bass buildings are 
saved from being merely anonymous glass towers by the incorporation of funny 
little places that jut out here and there.
Despite the fact that Fort Worth is still recovering from the March tornado 
that smacked directly into downtown, it's still well worth a visit.  Lots of 
windows are still boarded up, but it's easy to shoot around and you can 
plainly see what the buildings *should* look like. Of all the cities I've 
visited and lived in - and there are many - Fort Worth remains my favorite, 
and it has the most easily negotiated downtown area.  You can travel the 
entire area on foot and see a wonderful variety of architecture.  But, 
please, try to overlook and forgive some of the crappy anonymous monoliths 
you'll see here and there.  Like most cities, Fort Worth went through a 
personality disorder phase.
Lex
===

> From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Flatiron building, with & without
> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:54:27 -0700
>
> Lex Jenkins wrote in response to my off-list message:
> >
> > Duhhh ... SC ... MC ...?  Which one reflects purple?  That's what this 
> one
> > is.
>
> What did I do wrong to get panned like that? How am I to know whether
> you have an SC or MC version or whether there are / were any SC
> versions. I've never looked through the glass of a Zuiko shift lens in
> my life. My initial question was perfectly polite and I get "Duhhh" in
> reply!
>
> snip
>
> > Anyone wanna see close ups of the gargoyles on the flatiron building, 
> taken
> > with the 75-150/4 Zuiko?  Okay...
> >
>
> > This one's of the rear - still needs work...
> >
> > 
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26332124&Sequence=0
> Looks like a great opportunity for a murals artist to go and do his /
> her thing !
>
>
> John Hudson
>
> >
> > Lex
> > ===
> >
> > >From: John Hudson <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
> > >To: lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [Fwd: [OM] Another Baby]
> > >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:11:16 -0700
> > >
> > >Lex Jenkins wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Here are references to a couple of my images, one taken with a Zuiko
> > >35/2.8
> > > > shifter, one without.  Bet you can guess which is which.  ;>
> > > >
> > > >
> > 
> >http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26270203&Sequence=0
> > > >
> > > >
> > 
> >http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1005538&a=7400079&p=26270204&Sequence=0
> > > >
> > >
> > >An amazing difference! A shop in town has had a 35/2.8 Zuiko shift on
> > >its s/hand shelf for months and months. I'm going to take another look
> > >having seen these shots of yours. Is this an MC lens or do they come in
> > >both SC and MC varieties?
> > >
> > >John
> > >
> > >
> > > > Lex
> > > > ===
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