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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Harald L on December 18, 2014, 12:15:32 pm
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Those were the good ol' times and Leica's most distinguished testimonial:
(http://img.spokeo.com/public/900-600/anwar_hussain_1982_05_15.jpg)
Now it seems that Fuji will challenge Leica for being the Royal's choice.
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/12/18/2423596800000578-0-image-m-28_1418900565844.jpg)
The Queen may not be amused and I bet that some marketing guys in Solms will kick oneself...
Harald
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You'll notice that the Queen is using the extra-special one-off left-handed version of the 3M :D
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You'll notice that the Queen is using the extra-special one-off left-handed version of the 3M :D
As many times I've seen that image, I never noticed!
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She has a right handed M3 as well! :D
(http://asset-7.soup.io/asset/2608/2256_7178.jpeg)
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As many times I've seen that image, I never noticed!
The image has been flipped. Notice the queen's ring.
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The image has been flipped. Notice the queen's ring.
Gee, you think? :)
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Gee, you think? :)
The real clue is in the brooch.
If one is brought up correctly, one would never wear a costume brooch on one's right lapel.
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It's these rebellious colonial types - no proper sense of decorum
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Well they do drive on the "wrong side" of the road
Jim
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Well they do drive on the "wrong side" of the road
Jim
Actually, No.
The traditional "driving side" has historical significance.
Because most humans are right-handed, the safe way of two horsemen to approach and pass each other is to ride on the left side of the road - so that they pass sword arm to sword arm.
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Hi,
I don't see the argument, we continental Europeans are driving on the right side of the road.
Best regards
Erik
Actually, No.
The traditional "driving side" has historical significance.
Because most humans are right-handed, the safe way of two horsemen to approach and pass each other is to ride on the left side of the road - so that they pass sword arm to sword arm.
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Here in Russia they seem to drive on whichever side of the road happens to please them at the moment. :o
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Here in Russia they seem to drive on whichever side of the road happens to please them at the moment. :o
Or sidewalk, if that is what it takes to bypass a traffic jam or go faster ;)
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Or sidewalk, if that is what it takes to bypass a traffic jam or go faster ;)
exactly!
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Actually, No.
The traditional "driving side" has historical significance.
Because most humans are right-handed, the safe way of two horsemen to approach and pass each other is to ride on the left side of the road - so that they pass sword arm to sword arm.
and that is why I wrote "wrong side" in quotes
Jim
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Even where they drive on the right, they still seem to mount a horse from the left. Also said to be back to how you wear your sword. :)
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Now it seems that Fuji will challenge Leica for being the Royal's choice.
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/12/18/2423596800000578-0-image-m-28_1418900565844.jpg)
Who is this young fellow?
Cheers,
Bernard
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Who is this young fellow?
Cheers,
Bernard
I saw the story here: http://www.fujirumors.com/annie-leibovitz-price-harry-are-x100-shooters-and-why-limit-your-possibilities-x100st-increases-your-freedom/
You can find there links to several journals with more photos
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Just some whippersnapper with a Fuji ;)
He does look like his real dad though doesn't he. ;)
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Even where they drive on the right, they still seem to mount a horse from the left. Also said to be back to how you wear your sword. :)
Mounting a horse is more natural from the left, which is probably why riding (or at least mounting and passing) used to be mostly on the left -- until the French revolutionaries swapped it and then Napoleon imposed it on much Europe, and the rest of Europe gradually feel into conformity out of convenience (many parts of Europe used the left side into the 20th century). Note that all the great island nations have stayed lefties: the UK, Eire, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand ...
And what was good for horses is still good for bicycles: as a cyclist, riding on the left has a distinct advantage of letting you mount from the curb side of the bike when pushing off into traffic.
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Note that all the great island nations have stayed lefties: the UK, Eire, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand ...
....plus most of the former British Empire in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
However, today's "Irish Times" reports that Ireland is to switch to driving on the right in 2016/17. In the first year, cars and motor bikes will switch and, the following year, lorries and vans will make the change.
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....plus most of the former British Empire in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
However, today's "Irish Times" reports that Ireland is to switch to driving on the right in 2016/17. In the first year, cars and motor bikes will switch and, the following year, lorries and vans will make the change.
Poor Irish. They're so often the butt of jokes from the English. But that is funny. ;D
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as a cyclist, riding on the left has a distinct advantage of letting you mount from the curb side of the bike when pushing off into traffic.
As opposed to riding on the right which lets you do the exact same thing?
That is if you can mount from either left or right as needed and as most people can (islands excepted)
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Apparently this is what happened when Sweden swapped from left to right. http://www.wired.com/2014/02/throwback-thursday-sweden/ (http://www.wired.com/2014/02/throwback-thursday-sweden/)
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As opposed to riding on the right which lets you do the exact same thing?
That is if you can mount from either left or right as needed and as most people can (islands excepted)
You missed my opening comment that most people prefer to mount and unmount from the left, with both horses and bicycles -- perhaps due to "right-leggedness" that makes most of us more comfortable pushing off with the right foot and swinging the right leg over the saddle. Note that bicycles have the chain on the right, Even in ride-to-the-right countries, which accommodate the fact that mounting and walking of bikes is usually done on the left, so putting that chain at right reduce the risk of getting chain oil on one's clothes.
References!
http://www.wikihow.com/Mount-a-Horse
http://www.wikihow.com/Mount-a-Bicycle