Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/18

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Subject: [Leica] PS -- PAW 33 dlridings
From: daniel.ridings at muspro.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Wed Aug 18 09:21:15 2004
References: <Pine.SOL.4.58-L.0408181811590.12672@hedvig.uio.no>

I almost forgot ... made the papers yesterday. The photographer was late
so I loaned the journalist my camera. The photographer eventually came.
I'm not sure if this is the shot from my camera or his (Fuji S1 digital):

http://www.lexpress.mu/display_search_result.php?news_id=24165

Daniel
I'm the pot-belly on the right.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Ok, I lied through my teeth. The D100 came along and the Leicas got
> replaced by some Nikon bodies to keep the weigth of lenses in check.
>
> I'm kind of glad for it. I've been feeling inferior because I haven't been
> able to get any politicians in my shots. But evidently the stuff we do is
> kind of getting noticed. On Thursday we were treated like royalty by the
> US embassy and the others, not wanting to be side-stepped, treated us to a
> reception on Friday night. She is one of 4 women parliamentarians, and one
> of the first to be elected (if not the first).
>
> We were eating traditional stews out back, with only two bare bulbs
> hanging on the corner poles of the porch:
>
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2004/33.html
> EI 6400, 1/20 @ 4.5, 85mm
>
> Daniel
>
>

Replies: Reply from jerryleh at pacbell.net (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Re: [Rollei] PS -- PAW 33 dlridings)
In reply to: Message from daniel.ridings at muspro.uio.no (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] PAW 33 dlridings)