[Leica] IMG: The Street Sweeper

[Gerry Walden]

Thank you Philippe. The image loads fine on my machine so I can’t really comment. 

Gerry

> On 27 May 2016, at 07:38, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> wrote:
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> We still have them over here, well in the cities else they'd look like junkyards. 
> In the countryside, we do it ourselves (compulsory in Alsace …) and don't drop so much litter as a result ;-)
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> Nice viewing
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> Amities
> Philippe, whose connexion is slowwww this morning, or it is your site?  the picture took ages to come up...
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> Le 27 mai 2016 à 08:12, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> a écrit :
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>> I photographed this in Budapest whilst sitting having a coffee. It was taken on the Leica M7 using the Zeiss 50mm Sonnar f1.5 and Fuji Neopan 400CN film. As it has proved popular elsewhere I thought maybe I would share it here:
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>> http://archive.gwpics.com/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I00004VY9fK5LUQk
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>> It is a pity that these guys have disappeared from so many streets as they can help giving tourists directions, help street security etc. etc. People like him can be the eyes and ears of the community. I know all the long arguments about cost effectiveness etc. but I just wonder sometimes whether progress is always in a forward direction.
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>> Hope you like his ‘portrait’.
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>> Gerry
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