Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/14

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Subject: [Leica] The dreaded vacation slideshow
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Fri Sep 14 02:26:11 2007
References: <6.2.1.2.2.20070912102805.01533eb0@pop.med.cornell.edu>

That's a nice portrait... third from last.

Jim

Chris Saganich wrote:

> Back in the days of cheap fuel and slide film my uncle who worked for 
> American Airlines (and still does) went on vacation allot.  This was a 
> curious thing for a kid who's parents never went anywhere outside a 50 
> mile radius.  Upon his return a slide show was always to be expected, 
> about 2 hours worth.  The only real problem was that he never really 
> went anywhere interesting and always mostly took pictures of cars, 
> motorcycles, and sunsets.  As a result I can name the make and model of 
> most sport cars and bikes pre 75.
> 
> And so the tradition continues but with heavy editing (that sounds 
> dirty).  Sometimes the quality of your vacation is positively associated 
> with how little you do.  In my case I sat and watched the hills and sky 
> for 10 days with either a beer, Leica, or Zeiss in my hand.
> 
> My vacation:
> http://tinyurl.com/28pul8
> 
> Chris
> 


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