Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Graham, you're probably right about farmers being the same. I'm sure if you asked any of them how business was you'd have got a slow shake of the head and heard the word merde :-) Of course this being France there was a stall selling freshly cooked steaks right next to these animals. Steve -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+mail=steveunsworth.co.uk@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GeeBee Sent: 11 September 2005 23:33 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] One off No. 7 From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> To: "'LUG'" <LUG@leica-users.org> Sent: 11 September 2005 23:26 Subject: [Leica] One off No. 7 > Every year on the last Saturday of August there is a cattle fair in > the small French town of St Benoit du Sault. I know the town very well > and as I was on holiday in France this year at the right time I paid > the fair a visit. > > Willi Ronis photographed the same fair a number of years ago and did a > far better job of it than I did, but here?s one of my shots anyway. > > This is the real French countryside, far away from any tourist haunts, > and I love it. There may be more to follow. > > http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/Oneoffs/007.htm > ----------------------------------------------------- Hi Steve, Farmers never look foreign do they? Nice shot but the title 'Cattle Show' has me wondering what the beast on the right is entered for, 'Best in Mange' perhaps? :-) I vote for 'more to follow'. --Graham -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.21/96 - Release Date: 10/09/2005