From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Sat Jul  1 16:05:36 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:05:36 -0700
Subject: [Leica] Friday Flowers SonC
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What are they?

On 2023-06-29 16:46, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote:
> Here's your Friday Flowers, 3-D again.  They got their red dresses on!
> 
> https://sonc.com/look/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC4889web.jpg

From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Thu Jul  6 02:59:53 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:59:53 -0400
Subject: [Leica] Monday Misc.
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My experience and memory is that the US flag became a right-wing 
political symbol in the end and aftermath of the Vietnam war. There were 
fierce anti-war protests in the USA in the late 1960s, and many pro-war 
protesters insisted that anti-war protestors were un-American and hated 
their country. Those who disagreed with the anti-war protests began 
wearing flag pins in their clothing, putting flags and flag decals on 
their cars, and being publicly scornful of anyone who did not. These 
flag pins and decals supposedly said "I love my country and you don't".

The most popular magazine in the USA, Reader's Digest, included a flag 
decal in their February 1969 issue, with instructions to show it proudly 
as evidence that you supported the Vietnam war. Singer-songwriter John 
Prine soon released a hit song entitled "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You 
Into Heaven Anymore", which ridiculed the Readers Digest effort. Its 
lyrics began "While digesting Reader's Digest in the back of the dirty 
book store/A plastic flag with gum on the back fell out on the 
floor/Well, I picked it up and I went outside And stuck it on my window 
shield..."

 From my point of view it was that conflict over the value and meaning of 
a flag decal to indicate support for the Vietnam war that was the 
beginning of hyperemphasis on the US flag. Instead of just being a flag, 
it was a political symbol.




From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Sat Jul  8 14:57:08 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:57:08 -0400
Subject: [Leica] PAW 25
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References: <489F256A-D7A0-44E6-B2A8-516BEAA104D3@cartersxrd.net>
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I didn't see one with that title. Was there a second page somehow?

> Nice set.  My fav is "Jazzy"
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 1714
> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
> 
> USA
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jul 8, 2023 at 7:36?AM RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> https://2023.cartersxrd.net/2023.06.26.html
>> 
>> Ric Carter
>> www.home.CartersXRd.net
>> http://www.facebook.com/ric.carter
>> 
>> -the world?s mosst careless typist-
>> 
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From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Sun Jul  9 21:51:33 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2023 17:51:33 -0400
Subject: [Leica] Howard Ritter
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May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Here is his LUG gallery, which has 244 photographs in it. You can honor 
him by looking at them.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/



On 2023-07-08 21:57, Susan Ryan via LUG wrote:
> Our fellow member, Howard Ritter, has died. He died July 2, in hospice
> and surrounded by family.
> 
> Sue

From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Wed Jul 12 21:08:43 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:08:43 -0400
Subject: [Leica] Testing a Elmar F 3.5 / 5cm
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The number 420 signifies cannabis. It originated in apartment ads a few 
decades ago; landlords would put the number 420 into their for-rent 
advertisements to indicate that they would not object to cannabis being 
consumed by the tenant.

>  Last, after our experience in the early 40's I
> don't know why someone would want to number themselves.

From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Mon Jul 24 17:13:00 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:13:00 -0700
Subject: [Leica] My Q3 arrived! The first batch of photos looks pretty
 good to me.
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I am envious; it is a magnificent device and it behaves well for exactly 
the kinds of pictures that I favor. But I haven't finished getting all 
of the images out of my Q2....

From reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us  Sun Jul 30 14:44:47 2023
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 07:44:47 -0700
Subject: [Leica] No Leica content, I am a Hugo Finalist!
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I looked at all of the pictures on 
https://richardman.photo/worldbuilders-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy/. 
They are incredible. Congratulations on having the Hugo people recognize 
your work.

On 2023-07-28 12:25, Richard Man wrote:
> Some of you might remember that I have been doing multiple portrait
> projects with large format 4x5 film in the last 8+ years, and some of 
> you
> have given me emoional and even financial support (THANK YOU!). I am 
> very
> excited to announce that I am a Hugo Finalist in the "Best Fan Artist"
> category this year. The Hugo Awards are the most prestigious awards in 
> the
> science fiction and fantasy genre. You can read more about this here:
> 
> https://richardman.photo/2023/07/2023-hugo-finalist/
> 
> Keep clicking that shutter!