[Leica] LUG (re)introduction

Tue Jan 20 04:48:44 PST 2015

Thanks, Gene, for taking a look. It is great to be back on LUG.

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 9:22 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:

> Matt,
>
> Really nice set of photos on your site.  Keep them coming.
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Kollasch" <matt at kollarfoto.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 4:25:11 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG (re)introduction
>
> I am sorry about that link. It is now fixed.
> Here are the photos: bit.ly/lugshots
> Comments and criticism welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> /matt
>
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:04 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> wrote:
>
> > Same here - welcome all the same :-)
> > Happy to meet a new friend who is a friend of friend's, read Uncle Ted
> ;-)
> >
> > Welcome !
> >
> > Amities
> > Philippe from over the pond
> >
> >
> > Le 19 janv. 15 à 07:42, Matt Kollasch a écrit :
> >
> >  Thanks Richard. I had no idea regarding the log in... Let me look into
> >> it.
> >> Sorry for that.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Richard Man <
> >> richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>  Needs some kind of login to see your photos?
> >>>
> >>> Welcome (back) regardless.
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Matt Kollasch <matt at kollarfoto.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Dear LUG,
> >>>>
> >>>> My name is Matt Kollasch and I participated on this list early in this
> >>>> century. I don't know exactly when I drifted from LUG, but last week
> or
> >>>>
> >>> so
> >>>
> >>>> I signed up again and have been enjoying the photos and discussion so
> I
> >>>> decided to return and participate.
> >>>>
> >>>> I know Sandy and Ted and I recognize many of your names. Ted was  kind
> >>>> to
> >>>> me in the early 2000s when he critiqued my photos. I would post photos
> >>>> to
> >>>> Ted and then call him and he'd tell me what he thought. I learned so
> >>>> much
> >>>> from those sessions. It was a great experience and has stayed with me
> >>>>
> >>> ever
> >>>
> >>>> since. Thanks again, Ted! Sandy and I worked on a project together
> >>>> photographing the Roma in the east of Slovakia. We called it the Roma
> >>>>
> >>> Foto
> >>>
> >>>> Project; it enjoyed a few exhibits.
> >>>>
> >>>> Since last on the list I  moved from Cedar Falls, Iowa to live in
> Warsaw
> >>>> (love that city) for seven years. We are now in Baku for 1 1/2 years
> >>>> (not
> >>>> as much love). My wife, Beatrice, is Swiss and works at the Swiss
> >>>> Embassy
> >>>> here. We met and were married in Warsaw.
> >>>>
> >>>> I shoot a M240 with a Summicron 50/2 almost exclusively. I have a
> sweet
> >>>> little circa 1993 35/2 Summicron but for the life of me I can not get
> it
> >>>>
> >>> to
> >>>
> >>>> focus sharply on the M. Even after having it repaired at Leica in
> >>>>
> >>> Germany.
> >>>
> >>>> I miss the 35 focal length, but am learning to enjoy life with the 50.
> >>>>
> >>> When
> >>>
> >>>> I next get to a Leica store I will try one of their 35s to see if it
> is
> >>>> indeed my lens.
> >>>>
> >>>> Here are three of my recent photos: http://bit.ly/LUGkollasch
> >>>> The construction site is across from our apartment. We are on the 10th
> >>>> floor; this shot is from our balcony at 4 this morning. Comments and
> >>>> criticism welcome.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you for an interesting and lively LUG.
> >>>>
> >>>> All best,
> >>>> /matt kollasch
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Leica Users Group.
> >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto
> >>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>           *Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.*  Henri
> >> Cartier-Bresson
> >>
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> >>
> >
> > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to
> > the eye. Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
> > NO ARCHIVE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
>            *Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.*  Henri
> Cartier-Bresson
>
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