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Whatever Happened to F-Stop?

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Posted by Youssef Ismail on October 12, 2006 at 6:12 AM
This past weekend preston Birdwell and I, at the CANP Fun Shop in the Eastern Sierra started wondering what ever happend to F-Stop? Well...????
Posted by Pete D on October 12, 2006 at 8:10 AM
For those of you who are relatively new, F-Stop was a traveling NPN mascot who was shipped around to various members and photographed in compromising situations. He is a small, green stuffed frog with a camo vest and a camera. Didn't there used to be an F-Stop forum? Perhaps there was some scandal and he's been expunged from the history books?

Pete D.
Posted by Jim Erhardt on October 12, 2006 at 8:20 AM
He was kidnapped by Al Qaeda and never seen again.
Posted by Alex Lofquist on October 12, 2006 at 4:55 PM
I thought that he might have croaked!
Posted by Nick on October 12, 2006 at 4:57 PM
Perhaps you need to raise the ransom for him then Jim !?!?

I'm sure F-Stop is quietly enjoying his retirement in a Lilly pond somewhere - along with a cooler full of flies :biggrin:
Posted by John Langsenkamp on October 13, 2006 at 1:08 AM
Maybe Aperture can rescue him.
Posted by Jasper Doest on October 13, 2006 at 8:12 AM
Too funny, while editting some of my old work I found a folder full of F-Stop shots from a few years ago. Great memories to my green friend :biggrin:
Posted by Becky Wolfe on October 13, 2006 at 9:20 AM
Ha ha! F-stop must have been before my time!! I thought the first post was referring to some sort of product line. (thanks Pete for clarifying that) Its a fun idea though! Any chance of resurrection? Actually, I think I may use some version of that idea for my local photo club. Promotes more reasons to get out there & shoot "just for fun"! :biggrin:
Posted by Andy Morrison on October 13, 2006 at 9:34 AM
F-stop is resting quietly with me after his round-the-world excursion. I think he has post-tramatic stress syndrome after some of the things he saw because he rarely speaks. In fact I haven't even seen him since moving he's been hiding so much.
Posted by Nick on October 13, 2006 at 2:11 PM
Andy - he's probably pining away for those lady tree frogs he met on his travels :wink:
Posted by Dan Borzynski on October 13, 2006 at 4:49 PM
I suspect F-Stop has outlived Lily...