Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After the excitement of Seville, we return to my new home in the Netherlands. In week 37 I hosted a family reunion of sorts, as my uncles from France and the US, my aunt from Israel, and my father from Denmark all came to visit. The only day I was able to take off work completely was Wednesday, and so I took them on a nice walk around Utrecht and Amsterdam; unfortunately that was the one day last week that it rained. We still carried out our plans, just with adjusted clothing: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_37.jpg A street scene from Utrecht: Dutch bicycles are often fully loaded! http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_37alt1.jpg Here is my French uncle in his element--looking at fresh food at our outdoor market: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_37alt2.jpg The final alternate is a close-up of some fish heads in our market: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_37alt3.jpg My week 38 (this week) pictures are just some snapshots from around my home. We always have a lot of morning fog and spider webs all over the place. I took this picture while walking my dog: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_38.jpg When my cat does not come inside when I call in the evening before going to bed, I leave my car window open so that he can sleep in the car. A proper cat door will be installed at some point, but in the meantime this arrangement works fine: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_38alt1.jpg The second alternate is my daughter Monica giving a little friend a ride on her bicycle. I know that the composition leaves something to be desired, but I am happy to have caught the little girl's expression nonetheless: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_38alt2.jpg The final alternate is from Schiphol, Amsterdam's airport, where I spend a lot of time these days. I find the juxtaposition amusing. The "glow" you see is the effect of Agfa Scala and cranked-up scanning brightness, the same problem Simon talked about recently. I still like the shot. http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_38alt3.jpg All pictures taken with Leica M6 on Agfa Scala, with the 50mm Summilux or 35mm Voigtlander Color Skopar, as indicated in the tech details underneath the thumbnails. The complete PAW index is at: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/indexpaw2003.htm and comments/critique are always welcome. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html