Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Many thanks George, it was a very enjoyable trip despite the cruise ships. The first one you highlight is the Maltese Parliament building. john -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of George Lottermoser Sent: Friday, 20 October 2017 8:25 p.m. To: Group Users Leica Subject: Re: [Leica] Highlands PAW 41 > On Oct 19, 2017, at 2:57 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> wrote: > > Not really in the Highlands, no clouds! Spent a week in Malta (Karen is > half Maltese and spent the first part of her life there), so as in a city > my PAW is back its old style ;-) > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/41 > > Here is a panorama of the Three Cities from the Upper Barrakka Gardens > > http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/Panoramas/pano_20171010_Valletta.jpg > > We stayed in Birgu and knew that the Festival of Light was to be held when > we were there, the street lights are turned off and just candle light > illuminates (or not) the streets. For the first time in years I did not > take any M kit with me, 'just' S(007) and four lenses (24, 45,70 and 120, > equivalent to 19, 35, 56 and 96) - still weighs ~9kg so that is the > downside. Lenses are about two stops slower than my M lenses (although > still faster than zoom lenses), however it is far better at high ISO than > my M(240) and some of these shots are at 12,800. > > Some more general vies from Malta > http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/2017Malta What a lot of visual treats this illusion really stopped me http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/41/content/L7007701_large.html and this mesmerized http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/41/content/L7007785_large.html fond regards, George http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.imagist.com http://www.linkedin.com/imagist