Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have sometimes used the above phrase in jest, but there really is something to it. I took this picture in Barcelona last week. The story behind the picture is that our office was hosting the trademark offices from the US, Japan, China and Korea for an annual meeting of the so-called TM5 group. The first day of meetings, Tuesday, was followed by a walking tour of Barcelona?s old city and then dinner. As we were walking out of our hotel, it was slightly drizzly, so most people took umbrellas with them. Within 10 minutes the drizzle turned into a very serious downpour and any thoughts of looking at the old city were replaced by thought of shelter, any kind of shelter. In the end we made our way to La Boquer?a, a covered food market, from where we took taxis to the restaurant. Along the way, I photographed a small group of our visitors being led across Pla?a de Catalunya by Lynn, one of our employees: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20121030-L1008298.jpg.html Lynn absolutely loves this picture, and so do others to whom she has shown it. I am going to have it printed for her. Do I wish it were sharper? Of course! But I do not believe it is particularly "damaged" by not being sharp. It sort of adds to the ambience, I think--and so do lots of others, apparently. The lesson? Maybe none, but I think it is something along the lines of "just take the damn picture"! Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA