We're all spreaded over the world, but where are we really from?

[Nicolas Claris]

Hey, Nill parles-tu le français?

[Nill Toulme]

Non, je suis désolée. We don't even have the old accent aigu over the e in Toulmé anymore. :-(

Nill
~~
www.toulme.net

[Nicolas Claris]

So you're really americanized!
However, as far as I know, you don't need the last "e", "désolée" is feminine... ;-)

[Nill Toulme]

See, I've even forgotten that adjectives applied to the first person have gender! Or maybe that was just my feminine side emerging... ;-)

My great-great-great grandpère Jean-Baptiste Toulmé came over around 1800.

Desolé,

Nill
~~
www.toulme.net

[Nicolas Claris]

Google shows a Jean Baptiste TOULME that got married in 1812, but it doesn't says where... nor with who...

more there: http://townlib.passchristian.net/beginnings.htm
Would be fun if this is him and if you haven't known this yet...

[Nill Toulme]

That is indeed the man. He is buried in a cemetery on Toulme Street in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, which is right next to Pass Christian (and pretty close to the middle of Hurricane Katrina's devastation).

Nill
~~
www.toulme.net

[Don Lashier]

That is indeed the man. He is buried in a cemetery on Toulme Street in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, which is right next to Pass Christian (and pretty close to the middle of Hurricane Katrina's devastation).

Wow, he evidently got pretty angry when he discovered that you removed the accent aigu. I better put the space back in my name before disaster strikes again!

- DL

[Nicolas Claris]

the funny thing is that I found half of the info with Toulmé, the other part with Toulme...

Internet is so powerfull, Nill, because he's so modest, may have tried to hide behind the "no accent aigu" shield...
He failed on that one! Nanananana

[Don Lashier]

the funny thing is that I found half of the info with Toulmé, the other part with Toulme...

Internet is so powerfull

Nil's fortunate that his legacy is so available. The trail on my name disappears in Louisiana sometime in the early 1800's but according to one family member's research connects with Jean LaFitte. The family legend is that LaFitte had a bastard child and when the mother informed him he blurted out "vous la chier?". French influence was still quite strong and when the mother tried to register the father as "LaChier" they wouldn't permit it so she americanized the spelling to LaShier. ;)

edit: added missing ?
actually I'm 3/4 Swedish and can trace that part quite well, just not the name (paternal) lineage.

- DL

[Nill Toulme]

Veering slightly back in the direction of the topic, a post worth reading on the issue of insurance can be found here (http://www.prophotohome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70821).

Nill
~~
www.toulme.net

[Nicolas Claris]

We're all spreaded over the world, but where are we really from?
That's a fact, a lot of us aren't leaving in their own country of birth (or their parent's/grand parents's place of birth).
Does this have any influence on you in the way you're doing photography? cultural? artistic? deontology? memories? etc.
Do you feel as a lack or on the contrary as a big plus?

I'm sure this could be an interesting thread... and for a start I've moved here some OT but interesting posts from "insurance" thread (http://www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=735...

go ahead!

[Mary Bull]

Speaking as a vacation-memories type of amateur picture-taker (hardly dare to dignify myself with the name photographer when posting among this set of accomplished and distinguished people) I pointed my camera at castles and churches and churchyards all over Scotland and Ireland, on my 2003 trip.

From a younger sister who is the genealogy buff in our family, I have a cherished set of photos of an old family cemetery in Texas--headstones for our mother's great-grandparents and their offspring.

I may have a French connection through my Scottish roots--and also through the English line; a lucky discovery made by a sixth cousin tapped us into the English royal line at Edward III, and therefore I'm a many-times great-grandchild of that famous Norman, William the Conqueror.

When next I go to England, perhaps I'll get some shots of the Hastings battlefield.

Beware. I may have inherited some of William's aggressive traits! <she said with a smile>

[Rob.Martin]

Well,
I'm from New Zealand
moved to Perth, Western Australia
to Hong Kong
Malaysia
Sydney, Australia
Mineappolis / St Paul
Sydney, Australia
Hong Kong
Sydney, Australia
Bangkok, Thailand
Ugh . . .
where next?
Rob
Am I a Kiwi?
Confusion reigns.

[Nicolas Claris]

<she said with a smile>
a so more "speaking" and brilliant way to express your mood when writing!
Many zillions far better than baby/badly designed smile-ease. <he said without irony and pure bonheur>
Thank you again Mary, you're our fresh air!

[Nicolas Claris]

Am I a Kiwi?
Confusion reigns.
Hi Rob
wherever you are today <he said with a large smile> this is exactly the kind of feeling that would need to be developped here!

[Mary Bull]

a so more "speaking" and brilliant way to express your mood when writing!
Many zillions far better than baby/badly designed smile-ease. <he said without irony and pure bonheur>
Thank you again Mary, you're our fresh air!
No, thank *you*, Nicolas. <she replied, ecstatically accepting all compliments>
May I credit the technique to my beloved Shakespeare?
He's the master of fine stage directions. <she murmured, preening as she dropped his name>

Well, even this method of communicating the emotional tone of a text can be run into the ground!

Outa here before I wear out my welcome!

[Don Lashier]

Outa here before I wear out my welcome!

Mary, you'll never wear out your welcome - you're our "virtual mom".

- DL

[Mary Bull]

<she smiled and offered him a hug>

[Nicolas Claris]

May I credit the technique to my beloved Shakespeare?
Shakespeare being in OPF? that's big deal! really a scoop…

[Jan Luursema]

I was born in Adorp, a small town less then 10 km north from where I live now (Groningen) and I was raised in Peize, less then 15 km south from where I live now, so no world traveller here :D

[leonardobarreto.com]

Any one here lives in Japan? I will be moving there in a few weeks (I was going to NY, but the plans changed)

It would be really good to have someone there to get some tips from.

[leonardobarreto.com]

Rob,
I'm from Nicaragua
(6 months Budapest, 2 years Montreal)
moved to NY
to Tokyo
to NY again
to Guatemala
to Ecuador
to Mexico
and now back to Tokyo

Interesting work you do, can I ask you about your obsession on resolution -- sold EOS-1Ds Mk2 for Mk3, etc, no? -- what do you do with all the terabytes of pictorial information?

Do you know anyone here that lives in Tokyo?

good luck, leonardobarreto.com


Well,
I'm from New Zealand
moved to Perth, Western Australia
to Hong Kong
Malaysia
Sydney, Australia
Mineappolis / St Paul
Sydney, Australia
Hong Kong
Sydney, Australia
Bangkok, Thailand
Ugh . . .
where next?
Rob
Am I a Kiwi?
Confusion reigns.

[Rob.Martin]

Interesting work you do, can I ask you about your obsession on resolution -- sold EOS-1Ds Mk2 for Mk3, etc, no? -- what do you do with all the terabytes of pictorial information?

Do you know anyone here that lives in Tokyo?

good luck, leonardobarreto.com

Resolution obsession?, I don't know, I just love the prints that come from the Ultimate in resolution, they seem to sing to me more than anyhting else.
I will get a 1Ds3 when it arrives next year, no hurry.
As for the info, it's an ongoing problem. I generate a lot of files in a shoot, now I have to be tougher and tougher on myself. I need a terrabyte or two upgrade very soon!!!

I know a dude in Tokyo, but he's no photographer....

:-)

Rob

[scott kirkpatrick]

Rob,
I'm from Nicaragua
(6 months Budapest, 2 years Montreal)
moved to NY
to Tokyo
to NY again
to Guatemala
to Ecuador
to Mexico
and now back to Tokyo


Do you know anyone here that lives in Tokyo?

good luck, leonardobarreto.com

There's a nice bunch of guys that hang out in the DPREVIEW OlyDSLR forum, who live in Japan and get together to shoot. Some pro, some amateur. Go check out posts by Higuma (lives in Sapporo) and RayK (lives near Tokyo). Higuma is Canadian, RayK from Oz, I believe. You can tell them I sent you.

scott

[Tim Rogers]

Well,
I'm from New Zealand
moved to Perth, Western Australia
to Hong Kong
Malaysia
Sydney, Australia
Mineappolis / St Paul
Sydney, Australia
Hong Kong
Sydney, Australia
Bangkok, Thailand
Ugh . . .
where next?
Rob
Am I a Kiwi?
Confusion reigns.

..........Hey Rob. Why did they boot you out of all of those places.......not to mention DPR! <he said mischieviously>

[Rob.Martin]

..........Hey Rob. Why did they boot you out of all of those places.......not to mention DPR! <he said mischieviously>

I am an IT Contractor (Working IT Prostitute) and I go wherethe work takes me. I am known for speaking my mind, so it gets me in hot water on occassions.

[Tim Rogers]

I am an IT Contractor (Working IT Prostitute) and I go wherethe work takes me. I am known for speaking my mind, so it gets me in hot water on occassions.

..........I guessed as much and I like to hear from those who speak their minds a lot more than those who snicker from the sidelines. There's a lot of that at DPR.

[Mary Bull]

Ambiguous to me. <friendly smile>
Do you mean a lot of
1) Snickering from the sidelines at OPF?
2) Speaking their minds at OPF?
3) Both at OPF?

Unconfuse me, please.

Mary

[John_Nevill]

I'm from England, where everything's on a smaller scale!

Born in South London,
Lived in Kent, Portsmouth and Southampton.
I now reside south of Winchester in village called Fair Oak.

You could place all these locations inside Orange county and still have room to spare.

From a work perspective, I've spent a few months in Norway, Sweden and Germany, although mainly in industrial areas!

[Mary Bull]

John Nevill said:
I'm from England, where everything's on a smaller scale!

Born in South London,
Lived in Kent, Portsmouth and Southampton.
I now reside south of Winchester in village called Fair Oak.

You could place all these locations inside Orange county and still have room to spare.
I noticed, when I visited Keswick, in Northern England. It wasn't even very far over to Hard Knott Pass. The long part came when we parked at the bottom and climbed the steep way to the ruins of the old Roman fort.

But when we used to come back home to Texas from Tennessee, through Louisiana, after half a day's drive from Houston to Victoria, the empty highway in the early pre-dawn dark from Victoria to Sinton seemed like an eternity to me. I was sustained by the idea that a bathroom and breakfast awaited me at my mother's house.
<just reminiscing>

Mary

[Ray West]

I'm in the countryside in UK. (one of the blurry areas of Google -earth)

A few years back, one of my local farmer friends had an american visitor, some sort of farmer exchange thing. The guy from Texas was amazed at how intensive the agriculture was in the UK, how small the holdings, etc. He said that on his ranch, it took him two days just to drive around the boundary fences, my friend said he once had a car like that....

[John_Nevill]

Old England might be small, but I travel 5 miles to work and it took me 1hr 15mins this morning in the car.... I could have walked quicker!

Unfortunately our roads are so gridlocked it feels like your travelling from state to state to go to the corner shop.

Ray, my area's blurry as well :o)

[Mary Bull]

"This precious stone set in the silver sea,"
--William Shakespeare (King Richard II)

[Steve Foster]

OK, It is believed that my great great grandfather whos name was Alberto Rossini was of Italian descent, I have the nose to prove this!. I am a Foster which comes in all likelyhood from France Desended from Forrestier. I was born in England, I have lived in Spain, France, and Belgium. My wife is Belgian and my Daughter is confused. (shes only 30 months old, but she will be confused)

[Mary Bull]

OK, It is believed that my great great grandfather whos name was Alberto Rossini was of Italian descent, ...
So, if you looked, you might find that you are kin to the great Italian composer, Gioacchino Rossini.
I have the nose to prove this!
So add your self-portrait into the "Another MIrror Image" thread, or start a new thread of your own in the Self-Portrait forum. We want to see that nose!
I am a Foster which comes in all likelyhood from France Desended from Forrestier. I was born in England, I have lived in Spain, France, and Belgium. My wife is Belgian and my Daughter is confused. (shes only 30 months old, but she will be confused)
<very big smile> Just make sure to raise her on pictures and music, and she'll be fine!

Looking forward to seeing your nose in the Self-Portrait forum, Steve.

Mary

[StuartRae]

Well, the whole of Google Earth looks blurred to me. Or it could just be my eyes.........

I live in Wiltshire, although I was brought up in Cambridgeshire. My father's family were from Scotland, but I have very few photos of them as my Grandfather (http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sw.rae/examples/Grandfather.jpg) was killed in the Great War and my father, after a while in Barnado's childrens home, was adopted by a family from Cambridgeshire. He settled down there and became a farmer.

Stuart

[Asher Kelman]

Stuart,

I had an uncle who went into the Great War. Went is a funny word. I think it means a combination of patriotism, boyish fervor and a press-gang of the police if you didn't turn up!

Well, they didn't have enough real rifles. He was lucky, at least he could frighten the Germans. He was at least given a pretty genuine looking fake solid wood Enfield rifle. They even had to charge with the damn things over the barbed wire, the hill and to the next lot of trenches.

Well the Germans thought, "Well screw this for a lark!" and just filled up the valley with Nitrogen Mustard Gas.

He woke up in a massive burial pit with thousands of dead and lime.

He crawled out on pulling himself forward with his arms. His legs were paralysed.

He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair with a medal for bravery!

Asher

[StuartRae]

Asher,

At least my grandfather was a professional soldier (RSM in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders). If you look at the photo you'll see that he was provided with a stick and dead badger with which to fight the enemy.

What I find it almost impossible to comprehend is the situation in which my great uncle was placed. He was (among other less legal things) a wild-fowler in the Cambridgeshire fens. Gven the lack of transport in those days, it is unlikely that he ever visited the next village, let alone a town. But he suddenly found himself sitting in a muddy trench somewhere in a country he'd probably never heard of.

He was invalided back home, and spent the rest of his life picking shrapnel from his knee, sucking extra strong mints, smoking Players Weights and watching birds through the living room window.

Dear old Charlie, bless him! He wasn't the brightest egg in the basket, but he knew important things, like how to make an eel trap from willow twigs, and use a punt gun, and the best way to lay nets for game birds. But he never spoke of the war. Neither for that matter did anyone else I knew from that generation.

Stuart

[Diane Fields]

Ambiguous to me. <friendly smile>
Do you mean a lot of
1) Snickering from the sidelines at OPF?
2) Speaking their minds at OPF?
3) Both at OPF?

Unconfuse me, please.

Mary

Mary, I believe the reference was to DPR--wich is a very large and ungainly photography gear forum (primarily). It is http://.www.dpreview.com. It has its good points---excellent reviews for the most part, ability to sometimes get a good answer that is totally gear related (and othertimes not) but has a propensity for threads that quickly become contentious and OT.

Diane

[Mary Bull]

Thanks for clarifying the exchange for me, Diane.

I was really a little bit worried. The atmosphere here at OPF is so pleasant, that I felt totally confused about what was meant.

Sorry--to the original posters of the exchange--for misunderstanding you.

Mary