Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice set Don, and I thank you very much for your comment about the Canon 50mm f 0.95, great eye, sharp focusing! I really love the rendition!!! Thanyou!!! Lluis > El 24 febr 2020, a les 12:31, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va > escriure: > > Greetings to all. This week will be a little eclectic. The first image is > from a book signing. The subject is Earl Campbell, possibly the best > running back in American football ever. However, the book is mostly how > his talent broke the color line in Texas collegiate football. I attended > several games where Earl played; his ability to keep moving downfield > despite carrying multiple defending players is legendary: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Earl.jpg.html > > The next image is about land grants colleges. In the 19th century land > inside states was set aside to support colleges from the rents extracted > from the dedicated land. The University of Texas happens to have most of > the Permian basin as its' grant. Austin thrived in the Depression years > because oil from the Permian basin kept construction going at UT: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Because+Permian+basin.jpg.html > > Located about two blocks from the Texas capital and five blocks from UT is > the Texas Chili Parlor. What can I say about my neighbors taste in bars: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Teexas+Chili+parlor.jpg.html > > Last, I went to a reward ceremony for volunteers at a equine therapy > facility just outside of Austin; about four miles from the airport. The > man speaking is the husband of the owner speaking to the volunteers about > how many more hours they volunteered in 2019: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/You.jpg.html > > For Lluis the last one is the Canon 0.95 just off wide open. > > All the best. > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information