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Subject: [Leica] BLUG in Antwerp report
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun Nov 20 11:03:46 2005
References: <32C4D596-9AEA-42A7-97DA-44F914609D06@pandora.be>

Thanks for posting these, Philippe. I did not realise my beer belly had 
gotten this big :-(

I am working on my own efforts at the moment, PAWs from the same event 
to come later tonight, and an Antwerp gallery hopefully tomorrow. It is 
truly a beautiful city, and the light was great all day.

Nathan

Philippe Orlent wrote:

> I only used my Digilux 2 in the afternoon, so the analog residu will  be 
> posted later on, but here are a few shots from our BLUG meeting of  
> yesterday.
> 
> Contrary to Michiel, I didn't have lens problems, but out of focus  
> photos I have nonetheless: the Digilux is just not up to fast  
> autofocusing, and I refuse to set it at higher ISOs than 100 because  of 
> the high noise levels. So in most situations everything was shot  at low 
> shutter speeds (see the EXIF data below the images).
> 
> Also, I'm not really a street shooter by nature, so I lack the  
> necessary instincts and very often am too late to fire at the right  
> moment.
> 
> But here they are:
> 
> After dinner we went to the Modemuseum (Fashion museum), where - because 
> Belgium is hosting Russia for Europalia- an exhibition about  Russian 
> fashion was held. I caught Nathan in what is becoming a  typical digital 
> shooter's pose, just after he shot 2 ladies appearing  from behind a wall:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020227.html
> 
> Here is Nathan again in an info tunnel:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020229.html
> 
> A view of the exposition space:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020231.html
> 
> Nathan looking at an icon he remembered from his youth: a Wolga. And  me 
> pointing the camera at him, and at what I myself would wish to  remember 
> from my youth just behind him:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020232.html
> 
> Just next to the Modemuseum is a fabulous (and expensive) bookshop  
> specialised in architecture and art. We went in, our cameras set off  
> the alarm, and then we headed into the (tiny) photography section.  
> Lucien and Nathan are checking the inventory:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020234.html
> 
> A bit further on we passed the Vrijdagsmarkt (Friday's market), a  
> little market that is reputed for selling households from bankrupt  
> families every, yes indeed, friday. Lucien is shooting exactly the  same 
> thing as me, but probably with better results because he had a  new and 
> pristine 35 'cron on his MP ? la carte, and I had to cope  with the 
> imperfections of the Digilux' Panasonic lens:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020235.html
> 
> After the Vrijdagsmarkt I took Michiel, Lucien and Nathan to the  
> Voetgangerstunnel (Pedestrian's tunnel), one of the more interesting  
> spots in that part of Antwerp: a since the 1930's unchanged tunnel  
> linking the right and left banks of the river Schelde. Michiel and  
> Nathan are checking the photographic opportunities while descending:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020238.html
> 
> On the left bank, some youngsters asked what we were doing there (5  
> grown ups with each a strange looking camera on their belly MUST be  
> tourists) and if we couldn't take a photograph of them. I took me a  few 
> shots to catch one of them in action. Yes, the Digilux has  shutter lag, 
> too:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020244.html
> 
> Finally we returned to the right bank via the same pittoresque  tunnel. 
> Michiel often and very logically was a bit behind: lugging  around a big 
> rangefinder like his Linhof Technica plus a tripod was  very courageous 
> of him:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020245.html
> 
> To conclude: my 3 very pleasant fellow BLUGgers in the middle of the  
> tunnel, in a bit strange but beautiful light:
> http://users.telenet.be/philippe.orlent/BLUG/slides/L1020246.html
> 
> No (digital) shots of Erwin Puts, since he had to leave just after  
> lunch. But what a source of interesting and valuable information he is.
> 
> I hope you all enjoyed it.
> Philippe
> 
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Nathan Wajsman
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