Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]These days I am living a somewhat nomadic existence between Zurich and Amsterdam, and so you will notice that my postings may be slightly delayed, as is the case with these two weeks, that there are more pictures from the Netherlands than from Switzerland, and that there are more pictures taken with the Leica CL, since I often need to travel light. With that... The most important thing about a new place are the people. We are fortunate in having good friends in the Netherlands, who have been of enormous help to us during this transition, Bert and his partner Themmy. We got together with them in Week 15, during our househunting in the Netherlands. Here is Themmy in a bar in Amersfoort. Pictures like this have convinced me that at least with the f2 lenses, the short rangefinder base of the CL is of no concern: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_15.jpg (Leica CL, 40mm Rokkor, Neopan 1600) Here is Bert during a conversation in his backyard: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_15alt1.jpg (Leica M6, 35mm Summilux, Fuji Acros) And Themmy and my wife reviewing house brochures after a long day of househunting: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_15alt2.jpg (same as alt1) When I tell a Dutch person that I am moving from Switzerland to the Netherlands, they often tell me jokingly, "You do realise that we have no mountains up here?" And right they are, as the Week 16 pictures show. The first is taken near the place where we are going to live, Almere. Just a flat landscape only punctuated by a canal and a line of trees: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_16.jpg (Leica M6, 50mm Summilux, Fuji Acros) This is the flower season in the Netherlands. The first alternate was taken near Lisse, where the famous flower park Keukenhof is located: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_16alt1.jpg (Leica CL, 40mm Rokkor, Fuji Provia 100F) The Netherlands may not have mountains, but it does have beaches (and sometimes the water is even warm enough to swim in it...). One of the most popular seaside resorts is Noordwijk: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_16alt2.jpg (Leica CL, 40mm Rokkor, Fuji Provia 100F) The complete PAW index is at: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm and comments and critique are always welcome and appreciated. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html