Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bonjour Philippe, Thank you - yes, still here - and still so much to do and so little time to do it in. I've a backlog of shots from Berlin that still need doing and two Canon A1s are still stuffed with film (as is an EOS 300 I found at the flea market in Berlin - currently with a Leica 21 mm stuck on the front). Good eyesight - yes it is a Leica heavy-duty strap on the A1:-) Bestest from Hannover Douglas On 28.10.2011 08:47, philippe.amard wrote: > ditto > > very neatly shot and processed. > > plus I'm happy to see you back in the trade Douglas > > I also noticed the Canon on the table, is it a Leica > neckstrap that you grafted on it ;-) > > Amiti?s from the other side of the Rhine > > Philippe > > Le 27 oct. 11 ? 23:26, Quan Tran a ?crit : > >> Douglas, >> >> Thank you for giving a grand tour of such a >> beautiful city. You capture the >> essence and the atmosphere of the place very well. >> It is a lovely place to >> sit down for some coffee. >> >> These are my favorites: _MG_2859, 09B324FA, >> _MG_2650, 02F6ECEF, 11DF9157 >> >> Thanks for sharing, >> -Quan. >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Douglas Sharp >> <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> most people tend to drive straight past >>> *Tangerm?nde* over one of the few >>> bridges that cross the Elbe river (on the B188 >>> East-West highway from Berlin >>> to Hannover) without noticing that it's there. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/DMS/Germany/**Tangermuende/<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Tangermuende/> >>> >>> >>> >>> The city, as its name infers, is at the point where >>> the river Tanger joins >>> the Elbe, and has been a city since the 12th >>> century and also the seat of a >>> the German emperor Karl IV. The opriginal castle >>> was razed to the ground by >>> the Swedes, but much of the medieval fortifications >>> still survive - almost >>> all of it is brickwork, and hardly any stone. >>> >>> Most of the city now dates from 1671, after a young >>> woman by the name of >>> Grete Minde burned the city down as revenge for her >>> mistreatment - her name >>> has gone down in German literature in a classic >>> novel by Theodor Fontane >>> published in 1879 >>> >>> We always stop there for lunch or a coffee and a >>> break from driving with a >>> walk around the city. >>> >>> This ancient city is in the process of being >>> brought back to its former >>> glory after years of very limited investment under >>> the communist regime of >>> the GDR. As can be seen, some parts are still very >>> much in need of >>> redevelopment, but the work is in full swing >>> throughout most of the city. >>> >>> The Schloss built on the foundations of the old >>> castle is now a 4-star >>> hotel (with very reasonable prices), and some of >>> the towers of the medieval >>> castle now contain hotel rooms - including the >>> prison tower!! >>> >>> Although the pictures were shot on 3 separate >>> visits (one of them very >>> cloudy and dull), their order shows our usual route >>> and our usual stops >>> around the place. >>> >>> Well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. >>> >>> I'll be putting up some of the shots in colour when >>> I get around to it. >>> >>> Hope you enjoy the visit >>> Douglas >>> >>> BTW: the lady in the leather jacket is Frauke, my >>> missus. >>> >>> Some of the shots with rather low contrast were >>> shot with a Tamron zoom I >>> picked up for 15 euros at the flea market in Berlin >>> - it's not one of their >>> best:-) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>> more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Quan Tran. >> blog: http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >