[Leica] More Irish photos

[raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi (Raimo K)]

There are some real gems here.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:09 AM
Subject: [Leica] More Irish photos


> God forbid I should share with you most of my Irish shots. Over forty 
> rolls and they are mostly of the "this is aunt so and so and that's you 
> second cousin twice removed" sort of thing. My mother loves them but 
> even I get a bit sleepy before the end comes.
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> However, here are a few shots; at best a mild entertainment, at worse a 
> nice soporific  :-)
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> My uncle and aunt still run a traditional dairy farm and are doing 
> twice daily milkings even though they are well into their seventies:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_1
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_2
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_3
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> The house that Gran built where they live. Also where my bother was 
> conceived. In the upper right if I am not mistaken:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_4
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> Inside for some good craic. Not illegal, in fact encouraged! (gaelic 
> for conversation):
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_5
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_6
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_7
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> Looking at an old photo of he and his bride on the back of a scooter:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_8
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> A few of the many enjoyable evenings:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_9
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album97/Ireland_10
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> A token 50 Summilux Asph boke shot (a reward for those of you still 
> awake):
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_11
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> Of course my family was on its own on occasion:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_12
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> They had the best water I've ever had:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_13
> 
> The weather was not great for scenics but that has never stopped anyone 
> before! My Dad must have photographed this scene a hundred times:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_14
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> Really only about chest high:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_15
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> Roadside memorials were not uncommon. This one is thirty years old and 
> still recent flowers:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_16
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> Token 50 Summilux Asph close up (another reward for the persevering) :
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_17
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> Many of our marvelous meals we made ourselves:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_18
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> Others we had served:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_19
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> A shot I like:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album99/Ireland_20
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> A shot I dislike:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album101/Ireland_21
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> My son's opinion of the whole affair and perhaps yours as well:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album101/Ireland_22
> 
> John Collier
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