Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 35 - Bumper Rodeo? - Matt Kollasch
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2001 06:05:59 +0200
References: <3B9640E5.C04DED7D@uni.edu>

Matt,

Thanks to Jay's detective work I now have seen the picture and it is very
nice indeed. A real good action shot!

Nathan

Matt Kollasch wrote:

> Week 35 PAW is now up URL cited below.  This is from San Miquel de
> Allende, Mexico.  I just worked on this neg since I got the darkroom
> going last weekend.  It has been suggested to me that this game being
> played by these boys is called "bumper rodeo."    A truck or van slows
> down at a corner and you try to ride 'em cowboy.  The third boy was left
> in the dust as his buddies gleefully fought time, velocity and gravity.
>
> Thanks for looking... comments always welcome.  My print does look
> better than the scan, but I still need to work on the print as well.  I
> am leanring (again) that the darkroom is a whole new ballgame.  /matt
>
> http://www.uni.edu/kollasch/photo/paw/pages/week-35jpg.htm

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Nathan Wajsman
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