Re: [Leica] Where We Post From

["onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>]

Tom,

Great bird shots in the new Viewfinder. I've never seen more telephoto Leica
lenses in one place before!

Chris Williams
LHSA member
- ----- Original Message -----
From: <Tom.Henson@bakerbotts.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 9:34 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Where We Post From


> I post from Houston, Texas where I have lived for the last 11 years. There
> is an organized group of Leica users here in Houston called the Houston
> Leica Group.
>
> As a matter of fact, they have an article in the current Viewfinder
magazine
> published by the LHSA.
>
> My photographic hobby started when I was stationed in Heidelberg Germany
> from 1973 to 1976. Heidelberg, and Germany in general is just a
> photographers paradise. Most of Europe is in my mind. The architecture and
> scenery is just incredible.
>
> Unfortunately I could not afford a Leica on Army pay at that time, but
used
> a Cxxxn instead. I have a lot of Kodachrome 25 slides I took while there
and
> they still look great today.
>
> After getting out of the Army I lived in Anaheim, California for several
> years before moving back to my hometown of McAllen, Texas which is about
as
> far south in Texas as you can go. Those of you that are seriously into
bird
> watching may know of the Santa Ana Wildlife refuge near McAllen. Leica has
a
> posting on their events calendar for a yearly bird watching event there. I
> then took a job which lead me to Houston where I lived for several years
> before I got married.
>
> After marrying, we moved back to Glendale, California for one year since
my
> wife and I both liked the southern California life style. Our bliss was
> short lived however, when we had to move back to Houston due to my wife's
> job. We have lived here ever since.
>
> I consider myself an amateur in the truest sense of the word. I have a lot
> to learn and a lot of years of catching up to most of you, but enjoy using
> Leica cameras very much. I hope to learn in the future how to develop my
own
> pictures and have a small dark room of my own. It is hard to find quality
> developing in most cities these days. Especially for black and white.
>
> The best camera store in town for Leica equipment is the Houston Camera
> Exchange at 5900 Richmond Avenue here in Houston. The owner of the store
is
> an active member in the Houston Leica Group, and through his generous
> support helps to publish a local newsletter to the members here in
Houston.
>
> I plan on attending the LHSA convention in San Antonio this year since it
is
> so close to Houston, and think that would be a good time to meet many of
the
> LHSA members that participate in this list and plan on attending.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tom Henson