Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan: I am not being entirely flippant...Why don't you seriously consider a career in Photo-Journalism? You love it, and are obviously quite good at what you do. Elliot - ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 12:42 AM Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 50 - Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse again > I take a walk during the lunch break almost every day, and more often > than not I walk down Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse, this city's equivalent of > 5th Avenue--shops with prices that amaze me, with some banks (retail and > private) mixed in. The whole place is permeated by a smell of money. The > Swiss have a lot of wealth, and many people have quite large stock > portfolios (I have a credit card debt portfolio instead...). So, many > banks in the city have large displays in their window, providing > real-time updates on prices of Swiss blue chip stocks and all major > indeces around the world. These boards are checked with great interest: > > http://www.wajsman.com/50.jpg > > My alternate is a very common sight in European and North American > cities this time of year, the Salvation Army singing and collecting > money for their work. Even though I do not share their religion, I do > admire the commitment it takes to stand on the street in the cold > weather we have been having recently. Having said that, this particular > group at least had a good spot (Bahnhofstrasse at Paradeplatz for those > who know Zurich): quite a few passers-by put money in their box, and > many put bills (the smallest Swiss bill is 10 CHF, about $6). > > http://www.wajsman.com/50alt1.jpg > > Both shots with the M6 on Delta 400, the main pic with the 50mm Summilux > and the alternate with the 35mm Summilux. > > The overall PAW index is at: > > http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm > > and comments are welcome and appreciated as always. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html