Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Should have been Look magazine. On 5/1/18 1:45 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote: > For certain, Kook and Life magazines. And, the rotogravure section in > many Sunday newspapers. > > Jim H > > > > On 5/1/18 12:51 PM, Ted Grant via LUG wrote: >> Hi Nathan, >> Thankyou once again for a smashing spread of "photojournalism!" >> Your picture spreads on bike tours or otherwise are always heart >> warming and efficient in story telling! >> Back in the days when magazines/book publishers published fine works >> of photography showing excellent works of photojournalism, you would >> have been a world renowned recognized photog without question. >> Thanks again for an excellent spread!! >> cheers, >> Dr. ted grant O.C. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman >> Sent: April-30-18 10:43 PM >> To: Leica Users Group; Olympus Camera Discussion >> Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 28/4/2018: a brevet in central Jutland >> >> A brevet is a type of long-distance cycling event, where the goal is >> not to finish first but to complete the route within the allotted >> time (including the intermediate controls). On Saturday, Lars and I >> had signed up for a 200 km brevet in central Jutland, with start and >> finish in the town of Herning. Earlier in the week, the weather >> forecasters promised dry weather that day, but on Friday they changed >> their mind and the forecast was now for rain in the afternoon. And so >> it proved. Eight images follow. >> >> Herning is about 90 km from Aarhus (where Lars lives), so had to get >> an early start to be at the starting point for the 7 a.m. start: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-qZm7DMN/A >> >> The participants receive last-minute instructions and encouragement >> from the organiser: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-d5PSTwg/A >> >> There were four control points along the route, places where we had >> to get our route card (brevet) stamped to prove that we were there. >> The first of these control points was a bakery in the town of Brande, >> after 31 km: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-XTNG8mP/A >> >> During the morning the cycling was easy and pleasant. The route was >> pretty flat, there was only a bit of wind, and the weather was dry: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-w8cCnXF/A >> >> The third control was at 99 km in the town of Videb?k, which had some >> kind of street fair going on, so we had a bit of entertainment while >> eating the usual pastries from the bakery where we had our cards >> stamped (in this case, the choice of where to stamp the cards was >> ours to make, but a bakery was always our preferred option): >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-ZVQvfQC/A >> >> As promised by the weather people, at about 1 p.m. the weather turned >> nasty. The wind picked up, the temperature fell, and it started >> raining. So when we stopped at the fourth control point in Ulfborg, >> after 135 km, the priority was to get something warm on board: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-pdBvXGt/A >> >> There was another control at 159 km, but at that point I was so cold >> and wet that I was in no mood to take any more pictures. We had a >> coffee and a hot dog and continued the ride. After 205 km, we were >> exhausted but satisfied. We had completed the course with more than 2 >> hours so spare, and the medal was the first tangible reward: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3k5zdkz/A >> >> Further rewards came once we had driven home to Aarhus, put the bikes >> away and taken our showers: >> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-QZHbqDt/A >> >> This day was the centerpiece of my trip to Denmark?it combines >> cycling, friendship with Lars, being in my home town, and drinking >> good beer. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu<http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http://<http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/<http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> >> >> Cycling: >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator<http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >