[Leica] Moon landing - where were you?

[Nathan Wajsman]

Never mind the moon, the pic of you version 1969 is great!

As for “where were you” - in my case, at home with my parents. I was 8, and we were still on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, in Poland. Like most people in the workers’ paradise, we were happy to see the Americans beat the Soviets to the moon. That is what it was all about—there was no particular scientific reason to send people up there, but we saw it as a sign of America’s superiority over the hated Soviet Union. Forget all that “giant step for mankind” bla bla. For us, it was all about the West vs. Communism.

Cheers,
Nathan Wajsman

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> On 20 Jul 2019, at 17:52, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 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)
> 
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