[Leica] Monday Misc.
Jim Nichols
jhnichols at lighttube.net
Mon Feb 24 08:45:22 PST 2020
I am impressed with the last image. You nailed the focus.
On 2/24/20 5:31 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> 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.
>
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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