Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great pictures, Nathan, They truly capture the spirit of my home town. The gym club photo and the guy setting up his push cart say it all. I'm sorry we weren't able to connect on Thursday, maybe next time. I know how business trips are, mostly for business. I just came back from a business trip to London myself. Unfortunately an entire roll of available light shots in the hotel area where I was staying came back ruined. I might have had the slow speed dial set to a very slow speed, while I was thinking that I was shooting at 1/30. Oh well, I'll be back there soon, same haunts. I'm actually not in NY right now, spending a few days around the July 4th holiday in the house that we rent for the summer on the Jersey shore. All the best, Gerhard - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 4:53 PM To: LUG Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW26--impressions from New York When I lived in New Jersey in the first half of the 90s I often came to New York, but always on weekends. In the past year I have been there twice on business, most recently last week, and this gave me the opportunity to observe the life of this great city during the working week. One thing that struck me was how much people work. It seems that in Manhattan at least, even breakfast is now a meal to be eaten outside, either at the office, or on the way to the office, like these two fellows: http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/26alt2.jpg Quick meals like that are frequently bought from street vendors like this guy, pictured here setting up his shop around 7 a.m.: http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/26.jpg (this is also my main picture this week) All this cannot be good for you, so people work out with a vengeance at all sorts of hours. This picture was taken around midnight across the street from my hotel: http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/26alt1.jpg Finally, everything seems bigger in New York than in other cities, including garbage: http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/26alt3.jpg All shots taken on Ilford Delta 100 with M6 and either 35mm or 50mm lenses. Thanks to the NYC LUG for hosting me at their meeting Wednesday night. Having said all the above, I love coming to New York, it is one of the world's great cities and has an energy that is not matched anywhere else I have been. If only they could solve the problem of public toilets, or lack thereof... Comments welcome and appreciated as always. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/