Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 25, 2009, at 7:02 AM, Seth Rosner wrote: > My mountains, my country, Steve. When I was a kid - 14 - my mom and > dad did my brother and me one of the great favors of our lives and > sent us to work for two summers on a ranch on the west slope of the > Tetons in eastern Idaho. It was up before sun-up - 5AM - big ranch > breakfast, then wrangling the horses, rigging fence, working the cow- > calf units, digging potatoes, big ranch supper, then in our bunks by > 8, dog-tired. Finished work Saturday lunch, then softball on a very > rough field, grounders bouncing every which-way, and after early > supper into town (Ashton) for cherry-cokes, a whack at the nickel > slot machines and a film. At the end of the summer, Jack Young, > proprietor, a direct descendant of the late great Brigham, took us > on a two-week horseback pack trip through the Tetons and > Yellowstone. They are my mountains, the most beautiful place I have > seen in my life. makes me think of field of dreams, I am glad that my images were able to touch a nerve, Steve > > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@cox.net> > To: "LUG Group" <lug@leica-users.org>; "LRF reflex" > <leicareflex@freelists.org > > > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:55 PM > Subject: [Leica] the west.... > > >> two more images, these from the Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Tetons >> area... >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/tetons.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/birdtetons.jpg.html >> >> >> I believe these were taken with a Leica R8, >> >> the first one with a lux 50mm and the second with the Elmarit 19 >> mm / >> 2.8 2nd version. >> >> >> many thanks for your interest in these, >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.13/1914 - Release Date: > 1/24/2009 8:40 PM > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information