Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, I meant to compliment you on your sartorial taste as I had the exact same sandals when I visited Crete some years after you: they were VERY uncomfortable. Douglas On 21/07/2019 01:20, Douglas Barry wrote: > I was in Dublin watching it at my parents' house and, as a result due > to time zones, Neil Armstrong didn't put his foot on the moon until > the early hours of the morning of the 21st July. I had to be in work > in my summer job at George Webb's Antiquarian Bookshop beside the > Liffey a few hours later, but everyone else at the shop was looking > equally haggard having been up all night too. > > Douglas > > > On 20/07/2019 16:52, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote: >> Morning Luggers, >> >> First here is the moon from last night, taken with the Fuji XH1 and >> the 100 - 400 zoom, cropped to about 1/3 in LR: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCF4428.jpg.html> >> >> >> >> I was in Heraklion Crete on June 20, 1969 in Lion Square at 11pm >> local time along with thousands of others. We stared >> up at the moon while listening on loud speakers to the chatter >> between Control at Houston and the >> Moon lander. The photos and negatives of that evening can?t be >> located sadly. >> >> But here I am, days before, at the Palace of Knossos, just outside >> Heraklion. I remember the sandals were very uncomfortable. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/2019/Canada/DSCA3966.jpg.html >> >> >> >> The second picture makes me wax philosophical. Wish I could have that >> body again - with my current assets and wisdom learned over 76 years >> of living. >> >> Please view large if you like. C&C always welcome. >> >> Howard on Pender (marvelling at the passage of time) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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