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Al,
Thanks for the complements... To be honest I wasn't offended at all. If anything it was rather funny to me in a dark sort of way. The thing that I am most curious about is who or how the tale started. Yes I was and perhaps still am hurting, but to say I am suicidal??? Rather a major stretch to say the least. As for how I got started shooting Emergency Services... A friend and fellow shooter got me into it and I discovered that sitting on the skids at 120mph while tracking another aircraft was great fun. IT is without a doubt the most challenging photography I have ever done. Granted it is not for the faint at heart but who else can say they have done an air to air shoot over Washington DC AFTER 9/11. My passion though in aviation is and always will be Warbirds. However there are so many shooters trying to get into that world it is almost a deterrent. With regards to your Robinson... I don't think I have any shots of Robinsons in action, however I may have a shoot coming up early next spring that may include several Robinson Helicopters. At the moment though it is just an idea that is being considered. Andrew "Al Denelsbeck" wrote in message .7... "Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com wrote in : I hope everyone enjoyed this little series... Ironicaly I have gotten so used to printing in large scale I am having to relearn how to scale down images. Something that is obvious when I went back and looked at the images that I have just posted, it is also a skill that I had better reaquire pretty fast for my website. Though I will lurk and try to reply to any requests for additional info. The old days of massive uploads are now in the distant past.. Andrew Nice series, Andrew! Too few helos on this group. Well, and hangar queens... ;-) Welcome back, from a longtime lurker without anything of my own to post. I never saw any of the offending posts you mentioned, and until just now, hadn't made a connection that you were gone. Once you mentioned "That Annoying Twit," I said, "Oh yeah!" and stirred the memories of a rig demolishing your car, among others. How'd you get into the field of shooting emergency service aircraft? Sounds like a career change I could actually enjoy, for a change. The attached is not my shot, but my girlfriend's, since I'm in the right seat. She wanted to know if the Robinson was found in a cereal box ;-) - Al. -- To reply, insert dash in address to separate G and I in the domain |
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I am alive and well...
"Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com wrote in
message ... Hello Gang, I have been away now for almost a year and to be honest and with no disrespect intended towards anyone; I probably won't doing much more than lurking for the foreseeable future. Glad you are OK. Don't know where the crap came from, or who wrote it. Anyway, stick around and post again - we've missed your pix. -- Alan Erskine |
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I am alive and well...
Alan,
Envision my reaction to it... I have haunted several groups and blogs and I was not even able to find the murmor of the posts. I sent replies back asking those who e-mailed me to at least tell me who said what and where it was posted. So far though no such luck as no one has replied. Hell for all I know they could have been posted a year ago. No matter nothing really offensive was said. And to be honest as I told Al it seems rather funny in a dark sort of way... Andrew "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com wrote in message ... Hello Gang, I have been away now for almost a year and to be honest and with no disrespect intended towards anyone; I probably won't doing much more than lurking for the foreseeable future. Glad you are OK. Don't know where the crap came from, or who wrote it. Anyway, stick around and post again - we've missed your pix. -- Alan Erskine |
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I am alive and well...
Hi Andrew, and welcome back!!!!
Cheers Chris -- Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walkarounds & Scale modelling Portal: http://www.ffsmc.com Sites partenaires: Nikon France (http://www.nikon.fr) et Plus2PC (http://www.plus2pc.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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I am alive and well...
"Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com wrote in
message ... Alan, Envision my reaction to it... I have haunted several groups and blogs and I was not even able to find the murmor of the posts. I sent replies back asking those who e-mailed me to at least tell me who said what and where it was posted. So far though no such luck as no one has replied. Hell for all I know they could have been posted a year ago. No matter nothing really offensive was said. And to be honest as I told Al it seems rather funny in a dark sort of way... I think something offensive *was* said - the 'S' word - with no proof whatsoever. I thought that maybe you had simply decided not to post to this group any more (does happen). I was disappointed with that thought, but I felt it was your decision to make. There have been several people here recently asking where you were, as they had also not heard from you, but no mention of the 'S' word or anything like it; just curiosity on their part as to your whereabouts. -- Alan Erskine |
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I am alive and well...
Al,
I gave up years ago trying to figure out this sort of stuff... For my part though I was not offended in the least and I even sent off an E-mail to one of the flight crews saying I want to be called Photo Ghost. They said they would run by the Major but not to bet on it. Now if someone had of said "hey everyone goodnews that silly twit shot himself". Let me find out where they live, after all SWAT guys are always looking for new buildings to storm. Hell I will even take pictures of it and post them at no charge. After all what's a few flash bangs, sunscopes, flares, tazzers, k9 attack dogs, battering rams, and a 1000 or so rounds of blank 10 guage and 9mm amoung friends. Especially at about 2:00am in the morning!!! Again thanks for the welcome back, Andrew "Alan Erskine" wrote in message ... "Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com wrote in message ... Alan, Envision my reaction to it... I have haunted several groups and blogs and I was not even able to find the murmor of the posts. I sent replies back asking those who e-mailed me to at least tell me who said what and where it was posted. So far though no such luck as no one has replied. Hell for all I know they could have been posted a year ago. No matter nothing really offensive was said. And to be honest as I told Al it seems rather funny in a dark sort of way... I think something offensive *was* said - the 'S' word - with no proof whatsoever. I thought that maybe you had simply decided not to post to this group any more (does happen). I was disappointed with that thought, but I felt it was your decision to make. There have been several people here recently asking where you were, as they had also not heard from you, but no mention of the 'S' word or anything like it; just curiosity on their part as to your whereabouts. -- Alan Erskine |
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I am alive and well...
Thanks Chris,
But I can't promise how long I will be back though... Andrew "Flying Frog" wrote in message ... Hi Andrew, and welcome back!!!! Cheers Chris -- Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walkarounds & Scale modelling Portal: http://www.ffsmc.com Sites partenaires: Nikon France (http://www.nikon.fr) et Plus2PC (http://www.plus2pc.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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I am alive and well...
Andrew-S a couché sur son écran :
Thanks Chris, But I can't promise how long I will be back though... Andrew Yes I understand... I have also big problems with my health... but that's a pleasure to read you again. -- Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walkarounds & Scale modelling Portal: http://www.ffsmc.com Sites partenaires: Nikon France (http://www.nikon.fr) et Plus2PC (http://www.plus2pc.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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"Andrew-S" I-Still-Hate-Spammers@Sorry-I had-to-leave-for-bit.com
wrote in : Al, Thanks for the complements... To be honest I wasn't offended at all. If anything it was rather funny to me in a dark sort of way. The thing that I am most curious about is who or how the tale started. Yes I was and perhaps still am hurting, but to say I am suicidal??? Rather a major stretch to say the least. As for how I got started shooting Emergency Services... A friend and fellow shooter got me into it and I discovered that sitting on the skids at 120mph while tracking another aircraft was great fun. IT is without a doubt the most challenging photography I have ever done. Granted it is not for the faint at heart but who else can say they have done an air to air shoot over Washington DC AFTER 9/11. My passion though in aviation is and always will be Warbirds. However there are so many shooters trying to get into that world it is almost a deterrent. With regards to your Robinson... I don't think I have any shots of Robinsons in action, however I may have a shoot coming up early next spring that may include several Robinson Helicopters. At the moment though it is just an idea that is being considered. No need - it was only included as an example. Robinsons are about the only aircraft I *can* get routine pics of. That, and Duke Hospital's A- 109s, since I live in the flight path of their maintenance facility. Has an admittedly slim chance of an air-to-air for a firm that sold joyrides in Aero L-39s, but ended up having to move out of that town before they managed to move their operations into it. Five miles from my house, of all the rotten luck. But hey, drop me a line if there's ever a schedule conflict ;-) Cheers! - Al. -- To reply, insert dash in address to separate G and I in the domain |
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I am alive and well...
Andrew-S wrote:
Hello Gang, I have been away now for almost a year and to be honest and with no disrespect intended towards anyone; I probably won't doing much more than lurking for the foreseeable future. At any rate quite recently I received several E-mails regarding my apparent "suicide" and felt that is was time step out of the shadows. If nothing else to reassure those with whom I used to correspond with on a regular basis that I am still alive. What follows is a cut and paste, of several other people's cut and pastes. After reading them I think you can understand why I felt the need to beam myself back into the newsgroups. I heard that Andrew S also known as "That Annoying Twit" put a gun in his mouth and committed suicide a couple weeks ago is this true?" "It really doesn't surprise me because someone said that he had some really serious psychological problems. "Rest in peace Andrew my old friend, I hope your last frames where the best" "I met Andrew a couple of time in person and he always seemed to be hurting, I hope it's not true" "I remember when he wrote "a guide" for a photographic newsgroup that I used to hang out in. Totally ruined the group and caused a lot of people to leave. I just wish he would have left the group and not shot himself" "Andrew always was a bit weird and I sort of expected it sooner or later, good luck to you old buddy"" Though I am not sure which newsgroup or blog the above extractions came from, they seem to have made the rounds because of the E-mails asking me if I am alive.... So unless there is something I need to be made aware of real fast I am still very much alive and well. So here now is the reality.... Though it is true I do have some health issues of a personal nature, I have never actively thought of "shooting my last frame". Well maybe following an air to air photo shoot that went bad on me a couple of months ago. However those thoughts where at best fleeting, and once I settled down my objective and obsession became how do I make the best of a bad situation. As for what I have been up to these days??? Outside of my real job in photo retail I still shoot, but I now shoot for money and specialize in Law Enforcement and Rescue Services. My website is scheduled for a rebuild as the winter months set in so don't go there however I do operate under the name photogs-wings. My reasons for leaving the group basically dealt with time management, because I had (and still have) so much going that I was burning myself out with little gain. So not without a considerable amount of regret I chose to lose this group from my list of involvements. Following the appearance of this on my server a brief series will follow. Please respect my copyrights, and enjoy the series, Andrew Glad to hear that all is well! (relatively speaking, of course.) :-) -- PC Paul 89 PC800 77 R100RS Trip pics at: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/paul1cart/albums/ "To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society" - Theodore Roosevelt |
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