Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've never been diving in France ..... :-) But yes in Maldives; the light and visibility are really spectacular in the first 25 m. The problem comes usually with the current, wich can make difficult the photographers work Although deeper -where the life isn't so colored and usually interesting- you may see some beautiful pelagic.. I never heared about caves there... Bon voyage ! Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Thurman" <wendythurman en gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug en leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Tour Guide > I've never done any diving there. I am aware of the drift diving aspect, > which I admit I am not that fond of. I worked as a divemaster for several > years in the Caribbean some time ago- early 1990's- and do a bit of cave > diving in North Florida these days, when I am in the US. I'd like to do > more ocean diving and I have my mind on doing some cave photography in > Florida as there aren't many people doing that sort of thing. A niche > within a niche, so to speak :) There's some very good cave diving in > France > not far from where your recent Minervois photographs were done. > > Wendy > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Marc Dufour <foto en marcdufour.net> > wrote: > >> Maldives.... !! >> Hum... good place for diving, aside some currents, of course ;-) >> Did you go there previuolsy? >> Marc >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Thurman" >> <wendythurman en gmail.com >> > >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug en leica-users.org> >> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 3:13 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Tour Guide >> >> >> He was spot on. Particularly this part: >>> >>> "...Who travel in groups and herds and troupes >>> Of varying breeds and sexes >>> Till the whole world reels to shouts and squeals >>> And the clicking of Roliflexes." >>> >>> The recent trip I took to Provence was an organized "workshop". With >>> the >>> exception of the Cours in Arles I didn't really enjoy it at all and felt >>> like the characiture of a Japanese tourist; it was actually embarrassing >>> at >>> times. A horde of people, heavily armed with cameras, being lectured >>> to, >>> herded about, told to be at place X no later than time Y, and such other >>> distractions. This is not a good way to spend one's time off and I >>> won't >>> do >>> it again. >>> >>> Next break is going to be the Maldives on my own or perhaps with one >>> dive >>> buddy. >>> >>> Wendy >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Jim Shulman <jshul en comcast.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Jim, >>>> >>>> Noel Coward had the answer: >>>> >>>> Travel they say improves the mind, >>>> An irritating platitude, which frankly, entre nous, >>>> Is very far from true. >>>> >>>> Personally I've yet to find that longtitude and latitude >>>> can educate those scores of monumental bores >>>> Who travel in groups and herds and troupes >>>> Of varying breeds and sexes >>>> Till the whole world reels to shouts and squeals >>>> And the clicking of Roliflexes. >>>> >>>> Why do the wrong people travel, travel, travel >>>> When the right people stay back home? >>>> What compulsion compels them and who the hell tells them >>>> To drag their bags to Zanzibar, instead of staying quietly in Omaha >>>> The Taj Mahal and the Grand Canal >>>> And the sunny French Rivera >>>> Would be less oppressed if the Middle West >>>> Would settle for somewhere rather nearer >>>> Please do not think that I criticize or cavel at a genuine urge to roam >>>> But why, oh why do the wrong people travel when the right people stay >>>> back >>>> home >>>> And mind their business >>>> when the right people stay back home >>>> with television >>>> when the right people stay back home >>>> I'm merely asking >>>> why the right people stay back home >>>> >>>> Just when you think romance is ripe it rather sharply dawns on you >>>> That each sweet serenade is for the tourist trade >>>> Any attractive native type who resolutely fawns on you >>>> Will give as his address American Express >>>> There isn't a rock between Bangkok and the beaches of Hispianola >>>> That does not recoil from suntan oil and the gurgle of Coca-Cola >>>> >>>> Why do the wrong people travel, travel travel >>>> When the right people stay back home? >>>> What explains this mass mania to leave Pennsylvania >>>> And clack around like flocks of geese >>>> Demanding dry martinis on the isles of Greece >>>> In the smallest street, where the gourmets meet, >>>> They invariably fetch up >>>> And it's hard to make them accept a steak >>>> that isn't served rare and smeared with ketchup >>>> It would take years to unravel, ravel, ravel >>>> Every impulse that makes them roam. >>>> But why, oh why do the wrong people travel when the right people stay >>>> back >>>> home >>>> And eat hot doughnuts >>>> when the right people stay back home >>>> with all that lettuce >>>> when the right people stay back home >>>> I sometimes wonder >>>> why the right people stay back home >>>> >>>> Why do the wrong people travel, travel travel >>>> When the right people stay back home? >>>> What peculiar obsessions inspire those processions >>>> Of families from Houston Tex >>>> with all those cameras around their necks? >>>> They will take a train >>>> Or an aeroplane >>>> For an hour on the Costa Brava, >>>> And they'll see Pompeii >>>> On the only day >>>> That it's up to its ass in molten lava! >>>> Millions of tourists are churning up the gravel >>>> While they gaze at St. Peter's Dome, >>>> But why oh WHY do the wrong people travel >>>> When the right people stay at home." >>>> and play canasta >>>> when the right people stay back home >>>> won't someone tell me >>>> why the right people stay back home >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net en leica-users.org >>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul <lug-bounces%2Bjshul> <lug-bounces%2Bjshul>= >>>> comcast.net@ >>>> leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim >>>> Nichols >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:43 PM >>>> To: Leica Users Group >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Tour Guide >>>> >>>> Good photo, Jim, but I don't see a happy visitor anywhere. Why do >>>> people >>>> punish themselves like this? >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul en comcast.net> >>>> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug en leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:18 PM >>>> Subject: [Leica] PESO: Tour Guide >>>> >>>> >>>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/tour+guide+sm.jpg.html >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Leica M3, Summilux 50, Efke 50 >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Jim Shulman >>>> > >>>> > Wynnewood, PA >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > 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 >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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