Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At the moment I'd say we're more trying to preserve development than anything else ... Sad, but true Ph Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I think the French are doing a wonderful job balancing development > and preservation. And I also like much of the new stuff that has > been built in London during the past couple of decades. Time does not > stand still. If 300-400 years ago they had decided just to preserve > the old, then we would not have St. Paul's Cathedral or many of the > other iconic buildings that we admire today. A city is dynamic. > London has been worked on and evolving for 2000 years and will > continue to do so. > > As for Paris, I find that for example La D?fence has some of the most > stunning architecture on the planet. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On May 9, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> Those cranes seem to have taken over every city. I hope they >> preserve the building in the foreground. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc at cox.net> >> To: "LUG Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "LRF reflex" >> <leicareflex at freelists.org > >> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 12:41 PM >> Subject: [Leica] Paris changing... >> >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/France2009/pariscurie.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> M8 Summicron 35/2 pre IV >>> >>> >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >