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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Le Mans
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:16:19 -0400
References: <C9898741-DF20-4867-A81D-E6E3F5572AA3@frozenlight.eu>

thanks for this

when i thought of Le Mans, it was only of a long track and very fast cars

ric


> On Aug 4, 2016, at 1:19 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> The final installment of my pictures from France is a stroll around Le 
> Mans, spread over the two days 16-17 July. Le Mans is world famous for its 
> 24 hours race, but the city has much to offer the visitor. For us the 
> importance of the visit was tied to our family reunion, but Le Mans is a 
> nice place in its own right. Also, as I learned recently, it was in Le 
> Mans that the Wright brothers attained their first commercial success, 
> following a rather cool reception of their flying machine by the US 
> government. That story is told very well in David McCullough?s book ?The 
> Wright Brothers?. 
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> The image are here. As usual, I try to focus on interesting details and 
> places rather than grand vistas:
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> http://www.frozenlight.eu/lemans2016/
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> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
> 
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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