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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 38: Commuting pictures
From: dlridings at gmail.com (dlridings@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Oct 2 02:20:40 2005
References: <433F9C22.7070805@planet.nl>

What a collection of winners!

Lovely morning stuff. The first two made me think: ok, he's had an
impossible time to chose between shots for a "main". And the further I
went down the list of links, the more my first impression was
confirmed.

Sorry. I don't have anything intelligent to say as far as criticism. You win.

Best,
Daniel


On 10/2/05, Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote:
> I have a long commute to work, about 120 km, so most days I stop on the
> way, either to buy gas, take a leak, buy a drink, or just to explore the
> scenery along the way, particularly if the light looks interesting. Last
>   week's PAWs are a product of such stops, near the river Waal between
> Utrecht and Den Bosch. Especially at this time of year, in the morning
> you often have a combination of fog and the rising sun that can make for
> interesting images, and both in the morning you have clouds and rain--no
> shortage of that here in the Netherlands!
>
> The first two were taken right by the river in the morning. For those
> familiar with Dutch geography, the location is off exit 17 on the A2
> motorway:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38.jpg
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt1.jpg
>
> The next two were taken not far from there, but in late afternoon, on my
> way home. A shepherd tends to his flock:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt2.jpg
> and a bit later, a rainbow touches down on a farm:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt3.jpg
>
> Enough for this pastoral stuff. The final two images are a portrait and
> a funny image (I hope). First, the portrait, of the sons of one of my
> friends in Belgium (incidentally, taken at close distance with the 50mm
> Summilux R):
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt4.jpg
>
> And then the funny one. Many Oriental restaurants have a fishbowl; and
> most Japanese restaurants have a sushi chart on the wall. But I have
> never seen such a juxtaposition of these two items, as spotted here in a
> Japanese restaurant in Hilversum. I wonder what the fish think...
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt5.jpg
>
> The complete PAW index is at:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html
> and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated.
>
> Nathan
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Almere, The Netherlands
>
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