Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, Nice set. Cheers Jayanand On 3/14/07, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Gang, > Last week was an interesting week as I spent the whole time in LV but > really > didn't find the city very interesting. Could be the security at the Wynn > running me off. Anyway, let's start with the beginning of the trip in the > airport. I found this kind soul sleeping through several flights coming > and > going out of this gate. It is a really long short story about why I spent > so much time at this gate: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10a.jpg.html > > This next one was from Zabrowski Point in Death Valley with really bad > light. You do what you can. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10b.jpg.html > > Actually among the sand in Death Valley. If you ever go, make it to the > sand at daybreak as the peoples tracks will really mess up your shots or > you > will have to walk a long way over loose sand to find a clean sandbox: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10c.jpg.html > > This is the first decent light I had all day in Death Valley: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10d.jpg.html > > What can I say, I like abstract designs. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10e.jpg.html > > This gent was overly optimistic. Chatting up a model when her shift > doesn't > end for five more hours. Trust me, her feet will hurt more than any > desire > for dinner or a drink. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10f.jpg.html > > This last one is a demonstration of why you should always have a camera. > Medium escalator, notice a lot of commotion, look down, think it is an > impersonator, realize it isn't, turn the camera on, jam a focus and click. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+10/PAW+week10g.jpg.html > > Enjoy the evidence of spring if you are Northern, and glory in the end of > summer and the first twinges of fall in the South. The M8 is just the > bomb, > 700+ frames in a week when most of the time was training or seeing the > next > big thing. IR is a breeze. > > If the price is doable, get in line and get one. I've been on this list > quite a while now and this is the first time I have been so enthusiastic > about hard goods. I am sorry about the length of the PAW but it is such a > blast. > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >