[Leica] I'm back!

[Gene Duprey]

Good to see you survived the cruise, and are back on the LUG.  Two really
nice photos.

Gene


On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 8:15 AM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:

> nice to hav you back
>
> love the blossom snow
>
> ric
>
>
> > On Dec 11, 2015, at 5:30 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Luggers,
> > I’m back!! After over a six month break - where did the summer go??? - I
> have signed back on to the LUG.
> > From time to time over the summer I have delved into the archives to
> catch up and enjoy the many excellent
> > posted photos as well as to chuckle over the occasional squabble.
> >
> > When I left off I was cruising on the Crystal Symphony from Tokyo to
> Vancouver with several stops along the way.
> > It was an 18 day cruise and the damage done to my waist line still has
> not been completely repaired although
> > there has been some progress.
> >
> > Our first stop out of Tokyo was Aomori Japan and we visited Hirosaki
> Castle to take in the Sakura. I have been chasing the
> > Cherry Blossoms in Japan for years and have either arrived too late or
> two early but this time - late April - we hit the height of the blossom
> > season right on:
> >
> > <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Cruising2015/2PanHiroMoat.jpg.html
> >
> >
> > Hirosaki Castle was constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Tsugaru
> clan, a 47,000 koku tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Hirosaki Domain,
> Mutsu Province, in what is now central Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
> >
> > From Aomori we continued out into the Sea of Japan and I caught this
> sunset with a seagull in the frame. You can see why the rising sun (0r in
> this case the setting sun) is such a symbol of Japan.
> >
> > <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Cruising2015/2panseagullsunset.jpg.html
> >
> >
> > Both pictures were taken with a Nikon D4 and the big but useful 80 - 400
> VR zoom which I hauled along in anticipation of the wild life photo
> > opportunities in Alaska. For on board photos I tended to use the Fuji XT
> 1 and (mostly) the wonderful 35mm f1.4.
> >
> > Please view the photos enlarged and enjoy.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Howard (now in Hong Kong for the holidays).
> >
> >
> >
> >
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