Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do remember that very pleasant day spent with Peter and his wife back in 2002. In the picture of me, you may notice the unnatural combination I was shooting with--a black M6 with a chrome lens--but for some odd reason it did not affect image quality ;-) Nathan Peter Klein wrote: > Didier: Your alpine PAW and farmers' website reminded me of the > delightful couple of weeks I spent in your country several years ago. > I don't think you were on the LUG back then. > > Our own Nathan Wajsman was our tourguide in Old Zurich: > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/nathan_shoots.htm> > > I tried to be respectful to Swiss icons. I really did. > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/big_watch_glint.htm> > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/BbergCow34.htm> > > But I couldn't help but notice whimsical things peeping from beneath > the traditional Swiss seriousness: > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/01-03Geneva.htm> > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/alp_birds_takeoff.htm> > > And my reverence for one sacred Swiss symbol began to diminish: > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/BbergCow35.htm> > > Until I lost it completely: > <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/curl_st.htm> > > I just hope they'll let me in the country if I try to visit again! :-) > > --Peter > > > > At 04:35 PM 1/10/2007 -0800, Didier wrote: >> Len >> thx. It is indeed very, very remote, and the highest inhabited valley >> in the whole alps. 170 people, mostly mountain farmers, living in 9 >> villages spread over 15km, a few tourists, mostly habitu?s, plus >> golden eagles, lammergeiers, capricorns and lynxes. I have set up a >> website for one of the farmers, see more pictures there: >> http://www.andyheinz.ch/fotogalerie.html >> Didier > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Opportunistic Image Acquisition General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http://www.greatpix.eu 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 SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!