Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff, here's a nice Black Swan story from Germany: http://bowleserised.blogspot.com/2006/11/love-story-of-year.html The relationship held strong in 2007, but the Black Swan didn't return in 2008. Cheers Douglas Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Excellent Justin. I have a standing joke with one of my EuroLUG friends > regarding 18% grey swans being the progeny of our black variant and the > European white ones. Your cygnet proves the theory ;-) > I was just pleased the Torrens Lake had refilled from mud flats in time for > Brian and Victoria's visit. We missed your company over an excellent > gourmet > lunch with Marty and Anita's AdeLUG friends, tea and dim sum for afternoon > tea next day and Jasmine's for curries on that night. > > 2009/3/18 Justin Viiret <jviiret at gmail.com> > > >> Hi Geoff, >> >> Yes -- when I first bought my M3 a few years ago I was doing my >> postgraduate study at Adelaide University, and I used to wander down to >> the >> river to relax and occasionally photograph the swans. One of the earliest >> pictures I took with the camera and a 50 rigid summicron is here: >> >> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jviiret/11015767/> >> >> They're very tame, too -- even the cygnets are convinced you're about to >> feed them and will paddly up to you and squeak away. They used to go for >> the >> shiny little lens cap fairly often, too. ;) >> >> jv >> >> >> On 18/03/2009, at 3:41 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >> Folks some native fauna spotted in Adelaide while on my way to meet >> >>> Brian >>> for tea and spicy morsels on day two. >>> Seven new photos in this gallery starting with this one: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/21Ad.jpg.html >>> >>> 50 & 28 on the M8. >>> Profound apologies to Doug Herr. >>> Comments welcome >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> 'Pick up your Leica and make the best photo you can' >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > > >