tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post8727331697260607496..comments2023-12-18T05:21:12.129-05:00Comments on The Smitten Image: All AboardHilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-74760531926480237142011-02-03T00:54:08.147-05:002011-02-03T00:54:08.147-05:00• Thanks, Deb. I'm glad you think so. :)
• Li...• Thanks, Deb. I'm glad you think so. :)<br /><br />• Lime, thanks very kindly for that. It means a lot to me. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-50879841291157880682011-02-02T11:34:55.515-05:002011-02-02T11:34:55.515-05:00what a lovely glimpse of the past. you do the bro...what a lovely glimpse of the past. you do the brownie justice in its portrait. thanks so much for sharing.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-91032046659517387332011-02-02T07:14:53.891-05:002011-02-02T07:14:53.891-05:00Very enchanting...
The old ticket especially.Very enchanting... <br />The old ticket especially.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-18682413261799917752011-02-02T01:23:07.913-05:002011-02-02T01:23:07.913-05:00• S, D and BS, thanks so much. :)
• Sue, I'm ...• S, D and BS, thanks so much. :)<br /><br />• Sue, I'm glad you came along for the ride. Your kind words always make me smile. :)<br /><br />• Welcome, Glo and thank you so much for the kind words. Very much appreciated. I'm glad you got a chuckle out of the bird post. :)<br /><br />• So true, Pauline. It is a lot of fun. If you have a train track poem in you, I'd love to hear it. :)<br /><br />• KC, a train trip in the mind is not such a bad thing. Come onboard and enjoy. Thanks for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• Jane, so cool that your first camera was this style. Your Ansel Adams comment made me laugh. You're too funny. Thanks for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• Daryl, I'm sure at least one of them did. ;)<br /><br />• Maggie, I think you're quite right about it being a pass and that he probably worked for the railroad. Observant you! I liked your train station photos. And I'm right with you on the Canon. That's my baby too. Thanks for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• Friko, I'd love to see your old photos sometime. I'm glad this nudged you. Thanks for the visit. :)<br /><br />• Suldog, I so agree. It speaks of anticipation and adventure. Thanks for stopping by, my friend. :)<br /><br />• Reb, thanks kindly. I'm glad you enjoyed them. :)<br /><br />• Barbara, thanks very much. I'm glad you could join me. :)<br /><br />• Susan, glad to hear it. Thanks for the visit. :)<br /><br />• NotaSupermom, welcome! Thanks for finding me and thanks also for the kind words. :)<br /><br />• Kate, I agree. I really lucked out here. :)<br /><br />• Indrani, that means that I'm closer to being a century than I thought! ;) Thanks for the kind words. :)<br /><br />• Sandra, thank you so much, my sweet friend. However long it took to bloom, I'm glad that love of photography was instilled in you. My Dad was also a camera nut and like you, it took me a number of decades to really get interested beyond the obligatory photos of my kids as they grew. And you reminded me about those bulbs. I'd forgotten how melty-hot they got. Thanks for the the always-kind words. :)<br /><br />• Shammie, I was hoping the GO did count - other than that, I haven't been on a "real" train in eons - probably not since I travelled home to Montreal from Halifax back in the late 70s. I would imagine that a trip across the country from the west would be a wonderful experience. Unforgettable, I'm sure. Do I want to join you? You name the date and destination - I'll pack my bags. ;)<br /><br />• TechnoBabe, yes they're home with me now. One day someone else will probably find them in my basement. Hopefully, they'll be a LOT older by then. ;) Thanks so much for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• Maggie, GMTA. ;)<br /><br />• Sandy, thanks so much. I had fun playing the the colour on these. It seemed to suit this Brownie as opposed to sepia which suited the older folding camera. Gotta love Photoshop. Thanks for stopping by. :)<br /><br />• LauraX, thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)<br /><br />• MaggieGem, thanks very kindly. I'm very lucky to have them in my possession and I'm glad to share. Thanks for the visit. :)<br /><br />• Wendy, I'm glad you could ride along with me. That sounds like a really fond memory - wandering along the winding tracks. I can just about feel the sun on my shoulders. Thanks for that. :)<br /><br />• Welcome, Fickle Cattle. I'm sure its story is different than how I portrayed it but it's still fun to imagine. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll be back again soon. :)<br /><br />• Michael, good to see you. I've heard that too. From what I understand, it was ahead of its time. Thanks so much for the visit. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-62957536468673795892011-02-01T23:34:51.206-05:002011-02-01T23:34:51.206-05:00Wow! The Brownie was apparently an amazing camera ...Wow! The Brownie was apparently an amazing camera for its time. CBS' "60 Minutes" once did a story on the Brownie versus today's complex equipment, and the Brownie was as good! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-91654770176298685902011-02-01T22:28:51.731-05:002011-02-01T22:28:51.731-05:00I love the look of that ticket. It seems to have s...I love the look of that ticket. It seems to have so much character and history.<br /><br />http://ficklecattle.blogspot.com/Fickle Cattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281753566416281237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-59430083341571599502011-02-01T19:02:02.667-05:002011-02-01T19:02:02.667-05:00Some ride! I had a blast! LOL. Love those old loco...Some ride! I had a blast! LOL. Love those old locomotives. They really are impressive. Your train track pic reminded me of when I was a kid and we'd walk along the tracks on a hot summer day.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-31440185889241408602011-02-01T17:17:01.637-05:002011-02-01T17:17:01.637-05:00What fabulous finds, and such fondness you've ...What fabulous finds, and such fondness you've translated in this post!<br /><br />The Hawkeye is awesome!MaggieGemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956579207914268895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-33982810442949475922011-02-01T17:10:54.249-05:002011-02-01T17:10:54.249-05:00I adore the railroad photo...fantastic!I adore the railroad photo...fantastic!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-12320149663229418592011-02-01T13:21:50.732-05:002011-02-01T13:21:50.732-05:00These are great. The blue tones are wonderful with...These are great. The blue tones are wonderful with these images. I love that Brownie flashing us at the end of the post!SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-49318329559728262832011-02-01T12:28:57.096-05:002011-02-01T12:28:57.096-05:00RYN: They are....look at that.RYN: They are....look at that.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-90652200257171013692011-02-01T10:33:14.912-05:002011-02-01T10:33:14.912-05:00I was hoping you brought home some of the fascinat...I was hoping you brought home some of the fascinating items you and your friend found in her basement. The book is a treasure. I know you will have fun with the camera.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-35673223449268935332011-02-01T09:22:35.612-05:002011-02-01T09:22:35.612-05:00Great pictures to take us all on a train ride. I h...Great pictures to take us all on a train ride. I haven't travelled a long distance on a train for ages! I don't think the GO train to downtown and back to Stouffville really counts. I travelled from Vancouver to Toronto on the train when I first came to live in Canada, WOW, that was quite a trip in the middle of winter. And when I was at boarding school as a teenager, I used to travel from home to school and back on the train. And that was a steam train! That's how OLD I am!!! Maybe it's time for me to take another ride on the rails.... want to join me????Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-55741554157224023702011-02-01T09:11:32.808-05:002011-02-01T09:11:32.808-05:00Hilary, I love love love how you put together pict...Hilary, I love love love how you put together pictures to make a story for the couple's trip across Canada. <br /><br />My very first camera was a Brownie like the one shown but without the flash. I was pretty young (maybe 6 or 7) so probably considered too young to handle a flash (and the hot bulbs after they were used). I'm sure she hoped she was planting a seed of interest in photography in me. Little did she know that she did, it just took about 55 years to bloom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-22583968345159589702011-02-01T00:30:22.398-05:002011-02-01T00:30:22.398-05:00Very old stuffs, almost going to be a century old ...Very old stuffs, almost going to be a century old soon.<br />I liked the rail tracks shot too.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-75069357315069437642011-01-31T21:33:28.839-05:002011-01-31T21:33:28.839-05:00What fantastic finds in the basement of your frien...What fantastic finds in the basement of your friend. Lucky you!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-41503927474708572392011-01-31T17:29:20.664-05:002011-01-31T17:29:20.664-05:00Love the blog! I found it through my friend Susan&...Love the blog! I found it through my friend Susan's recommendation on her blog, Wild Life in the Woods.NotaSupermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357655542485232848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-8654591603461725262011-01-31T14:31:46.282-05:002011-01-31T14:31:46.282-05:00Love the Brownie!!!Love the Brownie!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139599163464020063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-10531165766073692572011-01-31T14:00:13.714-05:002011-01-31T14:00:13.714-05:00You really struck treasure! Thanks for the ride - ...You really struck treasure! Thanks for the ride - love the processing of the photos, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-71342386639228867802011-01-31T13:16:16.280-05:002011-01-31T13:16:16.280-05:00Lovely photos. What great finds Hilary, thanks for...Lovely photos. What great finds Hilary, thanks for sharing them.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-66544930783295076792011-01-31T13:10:06.199-05:002011-01-31T13:10:06.199-05:00There is precious little so romantic or filled wit...There is precious little so romantic or filled with anticipation as a curving railroad track.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-64621796173392566272011-01-31T13:07:33.679-05:002011-01-31T13:07:33.679-05:00I did indeed.
I love black-and-white photos, I hav...I did indeed.<br />I love black-and-white photos, I have a whole box full; you have encouraged me to dig them out.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-91071201532164350772011-01-31T12:15:52.959-05:002011-01-31T12:15:52.959-05:00Look at all your friends and their enthusiasms. :...Look at all your friends and their enthusiasms. :)<br /><br />I think that's a pass not a ticket. It might be one issued by Messenger for the exhibition. It's for two years and runs out in December. He must have been an employee of one or 'tother. :)<br /><br />I just took the train to LA. It was faster, I was the only person in Business Class without my laptop, and it was vastly cheaper. There was no security. On the whole, it took about an hour less overall, and was a heck of a lot more fun than flying. Then again, I loved flying to LA on PSA when it was only seven bucks one way.<br /><br />Yup, Brownie. I loved mine. Today I love my Canon even more than my old Ashai Pentax or my first electronic camera...a Sony.<br /><br />What great things.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-85228473219442902272011-01-31T09:40:03.877-05:002011-01-31T09:40:03.877-05:00I hope they had window seatsI hope they had window seatsDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629654067597010887.post-3580977210333429372011-01-31T08:49:49.268-05:002011-01-31T08:49:49.268-05:00Loved the photos and finds, but actually gasped wh...Loved the photos and finds, but actually gasped when I saw the Brownie... that was my first camera Hilary, when I was about 10 years old! I thought I was Ansel Adams... even before I knew who he was!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.com