[SI] Dusk or Dawn is due soon!

On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:13:18 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:

: : I don't think Alan is suggesting that you wear a custom-fitted
: : original designer dress. I think he means that you photograph someone
: : in one.
:
: And where would we find such?
:
: Bob
:
: Not in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Not in Middlesex County either. At least not in the offices, busses, and
subway trains I frequent.

Nor in the Philadelphia suburbs, methinks. Saturday evening, my daughter and
son-in-law took us out to dinner at a moderately tony seafood restaurant to
celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. For such an occasion I had brought
along a blazer and tie, with a somewhat dressy long-sleeved shirt. As we sat
on couches and slurped our drinks while waiting for a table, it became
painfully obvious that I was the most overdressed person at the restaurant. It
was as though I'd shown up for after-work beers in a white tie and tailcoat.
If I'd thought to do so, I'd have at least taken off my tie and stuffed it in
my coat pocket. Even that would have been a bit weird, as I was the only one
there wearing a coat. "Haute couture"? Gone with the wind, surely.

Well, actually, I have been at events where some original designer
dresses were worn. Not on the subway or at restaurants or at the dog
park, but at some of those charity benefit things like the Symphony
Ball or whatever it was they called the fund raiser for breast cancer
research.

Orlando has some well-heeled, and well-frocked, matrons. I can't tell
a one-of-a-kind Versace from a knock-off, but - according to some of
the conversations I heard around me - some of the dresses set the
husbands back several thousand.

It would be rather declasse of me to ask the price of the gown and if
I could photograph it, though.

I agree with you about the restaurant dress thing, by the way. I was
at one of our better restaurants (in a coat and tie) and the two men
at the next table had on baseball caps and kept them on during dinner.


--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:46:36 -0400, tony cooper
wrote:
: On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:13:18 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
:
: : : I don't think Alan is suggesting that you wear a custom-fitted
: : : original designer dress. I think he means that you photograph someone
: : : in one.
: :
: : And where would we find such?
: :
: : Bob
: :
: : Not in San Luis Obispo County, California.
:
: Not in Middlesex County either. At least not in the offices, busses, and
: subway trains I frequent.
:
: Nor in the Philadelphia suburbs, methinks. Saturday evening, my daughter and
: son-in-law took us out to dinner at a moderately tony seafood restaurant to
: celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. For such an occasion I had brought
: along a blazer and tie, with a somewhat dressy long-sleeved shirt. As we sat
: on couches and slurped our drinks while waiting for a table, it became
: painfully obvious that I was the most overdressed person at the restaurant. It
: was as though I'd shown up for after-work beers in a white tie and tailcoat.
: If I'd thought to do so, I'd have at least taken off my tie and stuffed it in
: my coat pocket. Even that would have been a bit weird, as I was the only one
: there wearing a coat. "Haute couture"? Gone with the wind, surely.
:
: Well, actually, I have been at events where some original designer
: dresses were worn. Not on the subway or at restaurants or at the dog
: park, but at some of those charity benefit things like the Symphony
: Ball or whatever it was they called the fund raiser for breast cancer
: research.
:
: Orlando has some well-heeled, and well-frocked, matrons. I can't tell
: a one-of-a-kind Versace from a knock-off, but - according to some of
: the conversations I heard around me - some of the dresses set the
: husbands back several thousand.
:
: It would be rather declasse of me to ask the price of the gown and if
: I could photograph it, though.

Just act as though you're with the society section of the Orlando Orange, and
snap away. Whip out a notepad and ask the gown wearers how to spell their
names; that will reinforce the illusion. As will congratulating their husbands
on the dazzling beauty of the gowns - without, of course, alluding in any
overt way to the putative prices thereof.

: I agree with you about the restaurant dress thing, by the way. I was
: at one of our better restaurants (in a coat and tie) and the two men
: at the next table had on baseball caps and kept them on during dinner.

To keep the light from the candles from glaring off their shiny domes. (A
desire wherewith I can sympathize, FWIW.)

Bald Bob

On 9/7/2011 7:13 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 19:54:16 -0700,
wrote:
: On 2011-09-06 18:45:21 -0700, Robert said:
:
: On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:26:07 -0400, tony
: wrote:
: : On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 10:49:08 -0700, Savageduck
: wrote:
: :
: :On 2011-09-05 10:46:40 -0700, Alan Browne
: said:
: :
: : On 2011-09-05 13:20 , Bowser wrote:
: : On 9/4/2011 6:46 PM, PeterN wrote:
: : On 9/4/2011 4:51 PM, Bowser wrote:
: : Just a reminder that Dusk or Dawn shots are due in about a week
: : (Septebmer 12th). And yes, my shots are "dusk." TDL to get up early
: : lately. The gallery will be he
: :
: : http://www.pbase.com/shootin/duskdawn
: :
: : The Shoot-Inis a monthly (sort of) gallery of photos shot to fit a
: : mandate. There are no prizes or awards, just some friendly
: critiques and
: : some entertainment. For more info, please visit the Rulz page:
: :
: : http://www.pbase.com/shootin/rulzpage
: :
: :
: : Any chance we can get the next mandate[s]
: :
: :
: : I'm open to suggestions...
: :
: : Haute Couture.
: :
: :Hate "Haute Couture"!
: :
: :I live in T-shirt& Levis circles.
: :
: : I don't think Alan is suggesting that you wear a custom-fitted
: : original designer dress. I think he means that you photograph someone
: : in one.
:
: And where would we find such?
:
: Bob
:
: Not in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Not in Middlesex County either. At least not in the offices, busses, and
subway trains I frequent.

Nor in the Philadelphia suburbs, methinks. Saturday evening, my daughter and
son-in-law took us out to dinner at a moderately tony seafood restaurant to
celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. For such an occasion I had brought
along a blazer and tie, with a somewhat dressy long-sleeved shirt. As we sat
on couches and slurped our drinks while waiting for a table, it became
painfully obvious that I was the most overdressed person at the restaurant. It
was as though I'd shown up for after-work beers in a white tie and tailcoat.
If I'd thought to do so, I'd have at least taken off my tie and stuffed it in
my coat pocket. Even that would have been a bit weird, as I was the only one
there wearing a coat. "Haute couture"? Gone with the wind, surely.

But if that mandate does get chosen, I got a great picture yesterday of my two
granddaughters (9 and 7) about to leave for the bus stop in their
back-to-school outfits. ;^)


Times certainly change. The first year we went to Tangelwood I wore a
white dinner jacket that was not out of place. Now, I wear shorts and
sandals, even when sitting under the shed in box seats.


--
Peter

On 9/7/2011 9:23 PM, Robert Coe wrote:

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Just act as though you're with the society section of the Orlando Orange, and
snap away. Whip out a notepad and ask the gown wearers how to spell their
names; that will reinforce the illusion. As will congratulating their husbands
on the dazzling beauty of the gowns - without, of course, alluding in any
overt way to the putative prices thereof.

About six years ago I as invited to the annual horse show in the
Hamptons. All the women there were dressed as if they were trying to
outdo each other. (they were) A TV personality's husband and I were
hanging and talking about photography. One of the women joined the
conversation and asked what we did. He said he was planning to run for
Mayor of Southampton and I said I was his campaign manager. (both of us
were lying through our teeth.) The next thing we knew both of us were
invited to a bunch of "A list" parties. Neither of us ever went, of
course. But I could have told those phonies anything and they would have
believed it. I guess I could get back on the list and just take their
pictures to fill the mandate, but it would be sooo boring.

: I agree with you about the restaurant dress thing, by the way. I was
: at one of our better restaurants (in a coat and tie) and the two men
: at the next table had on baseball caps and kept them on during dinner.

To keep the light from the candles from glaring off their shiny domes. (A
desire wherewith I can sympathize, FWIW.)

Bald Bob


--
Peter

On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:23:22 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:

On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:46:36 -0400, tony cooper
wrote:
: On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:13:18 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
:
: : : I don't think Alan is suggesting that you wear a custom-fitted
: : : original designer dress. I think he means that you photograph someone
: : : in one.
: :
: : And where would we find such?
: :
: : Bob
: :
: : Not in San Luis Obispo County, California.
:
: Not in Middlesex County either. At least not in the offices, busses, and
: subway trains I frequent.
:
: Nor in the Philadelphia suburbs, methinks. Saturday evening, my daughter and
: son-in-law took us out to dinner at a moderately tony seafood restaurant to
: celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. For such an occasion I had brought
: along a blazer and tie, with a somewhat dressy long-sleeved shirt. As we sat
: on couches and slurped our drinks while waiting for a table, it became
: painfully obvious that I was the most overdressed person at the restaurant. It
: was as though I'd shown up for after-work beers in a white tie and tailcoat.
: If I'd thought to do so, I'd have at least taken off my tie and stuffed it in
: my coat pocket. Even that would have been a bit weird, as I was the only one
: there wearing a coat. "Haute couture"? Gone with the wind, surely.
:
: Well, actually, I have been at events where some original designer
: dresses were worn. Not on the subway or at restaurants or at the dog
: park, but at some of those charity benefit things like the Symphony
: Ball or whatever it was they called the fund raiser for breast cancer
: research.
:
: Orlando has some well-heeled, and well-frocked, matrons. I can't tell
: a one-of-a-kind Versace from a knock-off, but - according to some of
: the conversations I heard around me - some of the dresses set the
: husbands back several thousand.
:
: It would be rather declasse of me to ask the price of the gown and if
: I could photograph it, though.

Just act as though you're with the society section of the Orlando Orange, and
snap away. Whip out a notepad and ask the gown wearers how to spell their
names; that will reinforce the illusion. As will congratulating their husbands
on the dazzling beauty of the gowns - without, of course, alluding in any
overt way to the putative prices thereof.

You don't know the nouveau riche. They can't wait to tell you what
their wife spent on the gown. They do with a fake casualness intended
to convey that they don't care about the amount, but they want you to
know how much it costs as a way of showing you how much they have.

They'll get into a ****ing contest with the other husbands to see who
spent the most.



--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

On 9/8/2011 12:58 AM, tony cooper wrote:
On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:23:22 -0400, Robert wrote:

On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:46:36 -0400, tony
wrote:
: On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:13:18 -0400, Robert wrote:
:
:: : I don't think Alan is suggesting that you wear a custom-fitted
:: : original designer dress. I think he means that you photograph someone
:: : in one.
::
:: And where would we find such?
::
:: Bob
::
:: Not in San Luis Obispo County, California.
:
:Not in Middlesex County either. At least not in the offices, busses, and
:subway trains I frequent.
:
:Nor in the Philadelphia suburbs, methinks. Saturday evening, my daughter and
:son-in-law took us out to dinner at a moderately tony seafood restaurant to
:celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. For such an occasion I had brought
:along a blazer and tie, with a somewhat dressy long-sleeved shirt. As we sat
:on couches and slurped our drinks while waiting for a table, it became
:painfully obvious that I was the most overdressed person at the restaurant. It
:was as though I'd shown up for after-work beers in a white tie and tailcoat.
:If I'd thought to do so, I'd have at least taken off my tie and stuffed it in
:my coat pocket. Even that would have been a bit weird, as I was the only one
:there wearing a coat. "Haute couture"? Gone with the wind, surely.
:
: Well, actually, I have been at events where some original designer
: dresses were worn. Not on the subway or at restaurants or at the dog
: park, but at some of those charity benefit things like the Symphony
: Ball or whatever it was they called the fund raiser for breast cancer
: research.
:
: Orlando has some well-heeled, and well-frocked, matrons. I can't tell
: a one-of-a-kind Versace from a knock-off, but - according to some of
: the conversations I heard around me - some of the dresses set the
: husbands back several thousand.
:
: It would be rather declasse of me to ask the price of the gown and if
: I could photograph it, though.

Just act as though you're with the society section of the Orlando Orange, and
snap away. Whip out a notepad and ask the gown wearers how to spell their
names; that will reinforce the illusion. As will congratulating their husbands
on the dazzling beauty of the gowns - without, of course, alluding in any
overt way to the putative prices thereof.

You don't know the nouveau riche. They can't wait to tell you what
their wife spent on the gown. They do with a fake casualness intended
to convey that they don't care about the amount, but they want you to
know how much it costs as a way of showing you how much they have.

They'll get into a ****ing contest with the other husbands to see who
spent the most.



Those of them who still smoke will light their cigars with hundred
dollar bills.


--
Peter

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:27:21 -0400, PeterN
wrote:
: On 9/5/2011 8:24 PM, tony cooper wrote:
: On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:20:54 -0400, wrote:
:
: On 9/5/2011 1:46 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
: On 2011-09-05 13:20 , Bowser wrote:
: On 9/4/2011 6:46 PM, PeterN wrote:
: On 9/4/2011 4:51 PM, Bowser wrote:
: Just a reminder that Dusk or Dawn shots are due in about a week
: (Septebmer 12th). And yes, my shots are "dusk." TDL to get up early
: lately. The gallery will be he
:
: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/duskdawn
:
: The Shoot-Inis a monthly (sort of) gallery of photos shot to fit a
: mandate. There are no prizes or awards, just some friendly critiques
: and
: some entertainment. For more info, please visit the Rulz page:
:
: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/rulzpage
:
:
: Any chance we can get the next mandate[s]
:
:
: I'm open to suggestions...
:
: Haute Couture.
:
:
: I don't know what that is. Must be a good subject.
:
: As I have mentioned before, while I live in Florida I am a native
: Hoosier. Thus, I can explain what Haute Coutre is: it is the fashion
: seen on the streets in Terre Haute, Indiana. Something like this:
:
: http://listsoplenty.com/blog/wp-cont.../10/Farmer.jpg
:
: Coutre's Haberdashery& Harness Shop has been the place where Terre
: Hauteans have purchased their straw hats for both men and mules since
: 1916 when the grandfather of the current owner, Ezra Coutre, emigrated
: to the US after deserting when his French 2nd Colonial Division was
: sent to Verdun.
:
: And all along I thought Dere Terre Haute was a German word meaning
: arrogance. And Coutre was a French word for Courtesan. Live and learn.

It means "High Ground". It's where you stand (and if necessary, pitch your
tent) while Indian Apple Less gets warshed away by the Wabash River.

Auf deutsch ist es Hochgrund (glaube ich).

Bob

On 9/8/2011 9:29 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:27:21 -0400,
wrote:
: On 9/5/2011 8:24 PM, tony cooper wrote:
: On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:20:54 -0400, wrote:
:
: On 9/5/2011 1:46 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
: On 2011-09-05 13:20 , Bowser wrote:
: On 9/4/2011 6:46 PM, PeterN wrote:
: On 9/4/2011 4:51 PM, Bowser wrote:
: Just a reminder that Dusk or Dawn shots are due in about a week
: (Septebmer 12th). And yes, my shots are "dusk." TDL to get up early
: lately. The gallery will be he
:
: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/duskdawn
:
: The Shoot-Inis a monthly (sort of) gallery of photos shot to fit a
: mandate. There are no prizes or awards, just some friendly critiques
: and
: some entertainment. For more info, please visit the Rulz page:
:
: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/rulzpage
:
:
: Any chance we can get the next mandate[s]
:
:
: I'm open to suggestions...
:
: Haute Couture.
:
:
: I don't know what that is. Must be a good subject.
:
: As I have mentioned before, while I live in Florida I am a native
: Hoosier. Thus, I can explain what Haute Coutre is: it is the fashion
: seen on the streets in Terre Haute, Indiana. Something like this:
:
: http://listsoplenty.com/blog/wp-cont.../10/Farmer.jpg
:
: Coutre's Haberdashery& Harness Shop has been the place where Terre
: Hauteans have purchased their straw hats for both men and mules since
: 1916 when the grandfather of the current owner, Ezra Coutre, emigrated
: to the US after deserting when his French 2nd Colonial Division was
: sent to Verdun.
:
: And all along I thought Dere Terre Haute was a German word meaning
: arrogance. And Coutre was a French word for Courtesan. Live and learn.

It means "High Ground". It's where you stand (and if necessary, pitch your
tent) while Indian Apple Less gets warshed away by the Wabash River.

Auf deutsch ist esHochgrund (glaube ich).

*******isiert deutschen bedeuten kann fast alles, was ich will es
bedeuten. ;-)


--
Peter