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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW: Early Snow in Montreal
From: Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 13:26:16 -0500
References: <DAEOKOEHIBMMGOJNOFECKEAKEBAA.phong@motorola.com>

Phong than men:

The 1st is the best to my eyes... I really like the muted colors.

Which R lens did you use... a zoom I presume?

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Phong wrote:
> 
> Hello Leica friends,
> 
> I have put up some new photos for your review.
> These were taken in Montreal last week where Mother Nature was
> vascillating between Fall and Winter.   It was actually snowing at varying
> intensity when most of these photos were taken.
> 
> My main entry is:
>     http://www.pbase.com/image/7255136
> The St Jospeh Oratory looms on the West side of Mount Royal
> over the city.  It is a very sacred site for many Roman Catholics,
> and stories of miracles abound.    The woman on the staircase
> actually stopped and kneeled on each and every step to say a prayer.
> Such sights are not uncommon here.   I was in awe and humility.
> 
> My alternative entry is:
>     http://www.pbase.com/image/7255070
> Le Commensal is a quality vegetarian Cafe/Cafeteria with
> soft lighting and artwork on the wall.  I was waiting for a friend, and
> saw this couple at the next table.  I like the lighting, simple graphic
> elements, the expressions of the protagonists, and the separation
> between them.  I look at this photo and want to write a screen play
> LOL.  I want comments on this photo more than on any other.  What
> does it invoke in you ?
> 
> This photo is iconic Quebec: http://www.pbase.com/image/7255140
> The Fleur de Lys in the snow.  France in the North.  Iconic sounds better
> than cliche doesn't it ?   :-)
> 
> Our Lady of the Snows is such a lovely name.  It is the main cemetary in
> Montreal, on the Mount Royal, near the Oratory, with a very beautiful park:
>      http://www.pbase.com/image/7255054
> I can never bring myself to show a lot of the sky the way GeeBee
> or Rob Heyman so successfully do.    If you ever see a new landscape
> from me that has lots of sky, you will know that I've been thinking of
> Graham.   How does he do it with so much sky and so little land ?
> 
> My complete series can be viewed at:
>      http://www.pbase.com/phong/montreal_early_snow
> Sorry for the redundancy with the Park photos.  I have the hardest time
> editing them out.  I would prefer to keep 2 of the 4, but cannot make up
> my mind.  Help !
> 
> Leica Loyalists will be pleased that the majority of the photos were
> taken with Leica equipment.   On the other hand, my apologies to Leica
> Purists, as the photos were taken with a Canon digital camera.
> [I found a R-to-EOS lens adapter.  Yeah !  Thank you Bob.]
> 
> Comments, criticisms, good, bad, ugly, all very welcome
> and appreciated.  This is _Serious Photography_, lightly taken.
> Thanks all.
> 
> - Phong
> 
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