Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Simon: True, so next time I'm through the DC area I'll "E" ahead and get with you and a friend I have in the area and maybe we can so some dinner and single malt. Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Stevens" <simon@camera-craftsman.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Inauguration photos > >Simon; Will you be posting anymore? In that I'm about 350 miles > >south of Disney on the Potomac, I stayed home. Maybe next time. > >Cheers Wilber > > Hi Wilber! > > Given the scope of the LUG, that's close enough to call you "neighbor." > There are about 3-4 more shots I want to take a look at maybe printing. > I'll hopefully get to those this weekend but I don't want to scrape the > barrel too much as in fact I only shot one roll of film on Saturday. I > started with the intention of shooting more but: > > 1. It was dumping freezing rain and sleet. > 2. It was really crowded and once I got what I thought was a decent spot > I couldn't move. > 3 Did I mention it was dumping freezing rain and sleet? :) > > After a while my fingers were so cold it was a challenge just to change > lenses let alone reload. Each time I unbolted a lens I felt sure it was > going to slip out of my hands and go crashing to the ground to be > stomped underfoot and roll away where I wouldn't be able to reach it. > All in all the experience was fun for the atmosphere, but physically it > reminded me a lot of some of my colder infantry days and I was pretty > happy to get home. > > Simon Stevens >