Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Nathan: Just a note to say that enjoy seeing your pictures every week, even if I don't make any comments. A nice, weekly "slice of life." I also enjoy see those from the other Luggers such as Sonny Carter, Steve Unsworth, GeeBee, Don Dory, Doug Herr, Johnny Deadman, Kyle Cassidy, Phong Doan, Robert Stevens, Steve LeHuray and the many, many others who pop up a picture for us once in awhile. I have a big pile of slides taken with Leica and waiting next to my Leafscan. Some day I'll find, or make the time to get some of them scanned and the web... but most of my photo activities in the last year or so have been in making slides/chromes with the 11x14 camera. - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > My 13-year old son has recently gotten into Warhammer, an addiction > which makes the care and feeding of an early teen a much more expensive > proposition. For the uninitiated, Warhammer is a fantasy game, played > using various armies on a large table with a scenery built on it. The > game is a mix of skill and luck, you can think of it as chess on > steroids (check out http://www.games-workshop.com for more details). > Acquiring the armies is quite expensive; nevertheless, it is nice to see > my son doing something other than frying his brain in front of various > screens. The people who are into Warhammer are quite serious about the > hobby, many are adults, and there are regularly held tournaments. On > Sunday of last week one such tournament was taking place in a nearby > small town called Turgi, and my son was participating. > > I have arranged the pictures in a logical order rather than according to > which ones I like best. My personal favourites are actually alternates 4 > and 5, but I chose to present the images to correspond to the flow of > the activities. > > It all starts in a Games Workshop store like this one on Oxford Street > in London. Here, a store employee demonstrates the game to two newbies, > hoping to turn them into future devotees: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46.jpg > (M6+35mm Summilux on Ilford Delta 400) > > The pieces need to be assembled, glued and painted, quite a painstaking > process, on which my son spent the better part of two weeks: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt1.jpg > (Bessa R2, 35mm Summilux on Ilford Delta 3200) > > But then comes the big day: the first tournament. The games last up to 2 > hours, and each player plays 4 games during the day, so it is a tiring > affair: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt2.jpg > (Bessa R2, 35mm Summilux on Fuji Press 800) > > Here is my son during one of his games; his opponent has just wiped out > some of his army: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt3.jpg > (M6+35mm Summilux on Fuji Neopan 1600) > > The tension is rising: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt4.jpg > (M6+35mm Summilux on Fuji Neopan 1600) > > Warhammer is a complex game, and even experienced players need to > consult the rules during a game: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt5.jpg > (M6+35mm Summilux on Fuji Neopan 1600) > > The armies were being documented for posterity by the organisers: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt6.jpg > (M6+35mm Summilux on Fuji Neopan 1600) > > The scores are tabulated... > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt7.jpg > (M6+35mm Summilux on Fuji Neopan 1600) > > ...and posted on the wall for the players to analyse and agonise over: > http://www.wajsman.com/2002_46alt8.jpg > (M6+50mm Summilux on Fuji Neopan 1600) > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > > and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html