What do you do for a living?

OOps.. anyway

One child, my daughter, shows some signs of interest in "real" photography, we've built a pinhole camera, and she's seen the Magic Pictures we've developed in our bathroom darkroom.

I don't post a lot here, but hanging around here has inspired, (goaded ?) me to take more and improve my photos. I have a couple of FED cameras, ( they both WORK !!) and a Bessa L, 25/4
. I promise to figure out how to post photos. Really.
 
I am retired from IT. Used to work as a little chief in systems maintenance for finance.
Nowadays I ask my wife to tell people, that I am a professional cyclist. No results or income from cycling but lots of time to ride.
Cheers, nice thread, Esa
 
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I'm an R.N. doing clinical trials in treatments for tuberculosis.
 
I work in IT, currently doing 2nd line internal support for a major multinational. Kind of fell into it about 6 years ago and haven't been able to get out yet!! But I'm working on it!

-Nick
 
doubs43 said:
Pherdi, does that translate to "Seven Mountains"? :confused:

Walker
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I think it translates more like "Seven Castles" or instead of "castles" something similar, like "fortresses" or "citadels".
 
And we all thought that there was a connection between rangefinders/photography and weapons/shooting. How about 'and IT related?'

I am in physical security, which includes buildings, property, people, whatever. That includes documenting things with photography if needed. I also dable in IT/computer related things to include forensics and other things as required by my bosses.

In fact, one of the reasons I was hired was my presumed computer training and background. ??? What you have to remember about that is that in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. :D
 
RML said:
I think it translates more like "Seven Castles" or instead of "castles" something similar, like "fortresses" or "citadels".
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I think RML is right, however you should ask a German about it:) It comes from Burg/Bürgen and not Berg which the mountain would be.
In reality, it "translates" to Erdely = Transylvania = forest-land (trans sylvania = trans forest... thing) - the german name Siebenbürgen is just a different name.
 
RML said:
I think it translates more like "Seven Castles" or instead of "castles" something similar, like "fortresses" or "citadels".
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I had a look to some encyclopedias, but it doesn't help ... castle seems to be wrong ... Buerge means 'bail, bailer, bailman' (leo.org) but the word was build in history by settlers from Sachsen more than 800 years ago.

/rudi
 
Pherdinand said:
I think RML is right, however you should ask a German about it:) It comes from Burg/Bürgen and not Berg which the mountain would be.
In reality, it "translates" to Erdely = Transylvania = forest-land (trans sylvania = trans forest... thing) - the german name Siebenbürgen is just a different name.
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I knew that either "berg" or "burg" meant mountain and I've always thought that the other meant "town" or "city" as in "Burgermeister" being the town/city mayor. Hummmmmmmm........ maybe "seven towns"?

Walker
 
Socke said:
@Oftheherd

So you're one of those streetshooters?
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I'll match that P-08 with this Portugese M909! :D

It's actually a Model of 1906 but the Portugese adopted it in 1909 making it their M909.
 
I'm currently in the computer support for the professors and research staff on the economics dept. of a public university in Barcelona. More user psychology than computing sometimes, that helps me make a living and pay my Computer Science degree which should be finished this year :) After that, the final project, and after that... :confused:

Before that, some jobs on pc assembly lines, hw/sw installing, helpdesk, network installer, grants to teach classes at the uni and network administration, and recently internet commerce 'manager' on a kitchen furniture warehouse (Salice rules! :D)

What I'd really like is to travel around the world looking for that extra-ultra-rare #00001 specimen of some camera, or that Kiev TTL or whatever, of course still better if I get well paid by rich collectors :) and can take pictures on the way !

Let's :dance:
 
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Used to work for a wholesale newsagent suppling all the papers and mags to the high street agents and also worked as a wedding photographer for a number of years. Had to pack in both jobs when I injured my back. Have not worked since. Wife works as Warden of Shelterd Housing Complex and I have a daughter who has just gained her degree in Biology and is looking for a job comapatible with that.
Neither of them has a great interest in photography but mywife used to be my assistant when doing weddings.

I am trying to do more photography as I have let it lapse even though I have lots of time on my hands.

Paul
 
Hi Walker -- That must have been interesting... I was at Ellsworth AFB, SD, and before that 18 months near Izmir Turkey. In neither place did we launch weather balloons, and I've never seen that done. Despite that I traveled to Crete to help set up a rawinsonde station!
 
kuvvy said:
I am trying to do more photography as I have let it lapse even though I have lots of time on my hands.

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Good light, Paul. May your photography renaissance prosper!

Gene
 
OK, let's clear this Siebenbürgen stuff up:
'Berg' means mountain;
'Burg' means castle or fortress (often built on a mountain); in medieval German, there was no difference between Berg and Burg; the same word was also used for the whole area within the power/jurisdiction of a certain castle, so I guess Siebenbürgen once consisted of 7 such dominions (settled by Saxons in the 11th/12th century; the Hungarians came later, actually they were of a different tribe - in German called Szekler, don't know the English, and my GF is not here so I can't ask what it is in Hungarian...
'Bürger' means citizen, and 'Bürge' bailman - I guess etymologically they all go back to one common root.
The 'Bürgermeister' (master of citizens) is the mayor.

Roman
 
Rodinal Addict said:
Hey Roman, is that your smiling face in your avatar?


Robin
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Yep, that's me... drunk on a lot of Vodka, and wearing a cheesy Russian beret, both of which brought back by a friend who made a trip on the Transsiberian Railroad, and gave a Russian/Soviet themed New Year's Eve party, with Russian food & music and pictures from his trip; of course I brought some Zorkis and FEDs to the event....

Roman
 
Jorge Torralba said:
Roman,

Its been years since I have been to Vienna. How often do you go to a music store? I need a recording of a piano work by Roman Statkowski and I vcant find it anywhere. Since you live in the music capital of the world, maybe you can keep aneye out for me next time you go in a store. :)

Thanks,

JT
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Well, I'm not an expert on classical music, but just PM me what exactly you're looking for, and I'll see whether I can find it...
BTW, have you tried Amazon already - at least with the stuff I'm listening too, it is often easier to find there than in stores!?

Roman
 
doubs43 said:
I'll match that P-08 with this Portugese M909! :D

It's actually a Model of 1906 but the Portugese adopted it in 1909 making it their M909.
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Mine is a 1918 Pistole 08 from DWM.

In Leica terms I'd call it a user, although everything has matching serial numbers :)
It's got some rust marks but is very acurate if you take care loading the magazines it doesn't lock up too often :)
 
Socke,

How much do they sell for in Germany? My father use to have one with insignias on it but I never got a chance to inherit it. I think he may have sold it.
 
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