[Leica] Nathan Rain Picture

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Thanks, Leon!

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
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Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/


YNWA




On Nov 28, 2012, at 5:58 AM, Leon Pomeroy wrote:

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> Nathan:
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> I agree. I like your "rain photo" dated Wed., Nov 7th 2012.  
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20121030-L1008298.jpg.htm
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> Dr. Leon Pomeroy, Northern Virginia, USA
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> "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.htm
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> 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"! the fact that the background seems
> sharper than the people adds to the feeling that they are being washed
> away... Cheers, Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain"
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