Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica]Lens speed complainers...
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:14:33 EST

Dans un courrier daté du 29/10/01 16:13:15 Paris, Madrid, martin@lrpv.lv a 
écrit :

> Hellow Mark
>  
>  Last week I sold, in contradition with my amateur character, a portfolio of
>  urban cows, yes 173 plastic life size painted cows, that the Major of the
>  town had ordered to 173 different painters here in Bilbao celebrating the
>  700th year of the city which was founded sven centuries ago. After some
>  weeks a large number of cows/plastic painted sculptures was object of
>  vandalizing night activities , you know freedom! I had, the first week, 
made
>  the effort of taking pics (A4) of the whole lot and therefore offered the
>  portafolio to the town who have paid aprox. $1.500 for it with the idea of
>  editing a book. The Major (Alcalde in spanish, first civil authority in the
>  town) found the portfolio of first quality,. Digital pictures A4 with Epson
>  Phot 1290 with a Canon D30 and a Canon 17-35mm f1:2,8. Is relevant
>  distortion for photographying cows!
>  
>  I think, Mark,  this is a aim. Therefore I'm preparing two more portfolios
>  abou urban general sculpture and churches. I beg the pardon of pros in
>  Bilbao.
>  
>  Kind regards
>  
>  Félix
>  
>  --

Before going to Spain , those cows chew some grass in the city of Luxemburg .
No vandalism was noticed there , as far as I know .
A different culture ? 
There is still one of those cows kept in the natural history museum of that 
city .
Chears

Jo Goodtimes , France 
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