Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very cool, Alastair! Congrats! Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Alastair Firkin <afirkin@afirkin.com> >Sent: Aug 20, 2008 5:07 AM >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across IMG > >I'm having a few problems with the LUG gallery, but the images of the day >should be here: > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Leica+Dior/ > ><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/Leica+Dior/> >--- afirkin@afirkin.com wrote: > >From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com> >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: [Leica] Dior and Leica come across >Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:46:15 -0700 > >G'day all, > >Well, I've just come home from Melbourne. Helen and I were invited to lunch >at Vue De Monde in Melbourne to celebrate the Dior/Leica photographic >competition. The bonus as some of you know is that I won, and so there was >a wonderful presentation of an engraved Leica Black M8, complete with >"filterless" 35mm Summarit. Dior was host, and we were entertained by >Mette, Kate and Isabelle, who hail from Denmark, Queensland and France. >Leica were represented by the local dealers here in Australia by Brian the >CEO and Carl (who knows me well!!!) > >The "team" made it feel very special. I was very honored and a bit >embarrassed, but it was great fun and the conversation was lively and never >slowed. The food was great and combined with fine French wine it was a >"long" lunch to remember. In addition, Dior threw in perfume for Helen and >samples of the Fahrenheit range for me. Adeal threw in Leica badges. I took >some images with the new camera, and you can soon see whose black outfit is >synthetic. I think the girls will prefer the images Helen made with Olympus >:-( Purple is NOT the new black. However, seems with the new camera, I get >2 more filters, so one will have to be E39!!! > >Wonderful event, lots of fun. I recommend winning a Dior Leica competition >if you get the chance ;-) > >Cheers to all > >Alastair > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information