Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks. It sounds like we're even on the same schedule. Last week was school vacation week here, too. Lots of people off from work to play with their kids. Dick >Hi Dick, > >Thanks for looking and for the suggestions. The reason why the Dutch >head south in the winter is that many of them like to ski, and the >Netherlands is flat as a pancake. The other reason is that while >Dutch winters look like the first image of my PAW, winters in the >Alps mean snow, sun, blue sky and apres-ski. In the summer the Dutch >weather is pretty much the same as in the winter, except that it is >a bit warmer--hence the migration to Spain etc. > >As for the dates, last week was the school holiday in the northern >half of the Netherlands--that is why we went when we went. This week >we are back at school/work, while the folks in the southern half of >the country get to escape to Austria or Switzerland. > >Nathan > >Richard S. Taylor wrote: >>Nathan - Looks just like winter in Boston. I felt right at home. >> >>I think a tighter crop on the first would have helped focus my eye >>on the cyclist with the broken umbrella and the walkers in the left >>of the image. And, similarly in the second, a crop to the right of >>the lamp post and left of the store window, with appropriate crops >>top and bottom to retain the same shape, would have brought me more >>into the image. >> >>Always nice to see your stuff. >> >>So, why does every one head for the Swiss Alps on February 18th? >> >>>As always after a trip, I am in catch-up mode. But here are the week 7 >>>images. The first three from Amsterdam and Almere, and the last three >>>from Riquewihr in Alsace, where we stopped on our way to Switzerland: >>>http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=14 >>> >>>As always, comments and critique are gratefully welcomed. >>> >>>Nathan >>> >>>Nathan Wajsman >>>nathan@nathanfoto.com >>>http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>http://www.fotocycle.dk >>>http://www.photodeluge.com >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Almere, The Netherlands > >SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > >General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > >Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > >Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information