Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stupendous imagery! mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:20:58 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] I got a new camera yesterday... > > I spent 3 days on a junket, by the LA Dept of Water, in Owens Valley, > in back of Yosemite. I was an elected official then. It was the > public affairs dept. job to schmooze us. Great trip. I got to see > what kept photographers so enthralled with the place. > I even found 120 film in a local camera store. The owner said that he > didn't see much of my kind anymore, what with digital and all that. > Some Holga samples from the trip; > http://laborphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/dwp-owens-valley.html > sd > > > On Dec 14, 2008, at 7:59 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> Its my favorite part of the whole USA. I think of it as "the east >> coast of >> california". >> I traveled through it two weeks after 911 in a non cruise control >> Volvo >> station wagon to San Antonio to a LHSA meeting. I just went low and >> slow and >> avoided radar kinda like a cruise missile. >> Baghdad Caf? is there. Amonst other stuff. Those rocks which Ansel >> shot. >> The Japanese concentration camp. And so on. >> Nice lakes. >> Mountains. >> Plains. >> Stupendous light. >> >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:34:12 -0800 >>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: RE: [Leica] I got a new camera yesterday... >>> >>> Go due West a few ( 5-10) miles from Las Vegas... There is a very >>> nice park >>> there ( Red Rock Park???) that just glows in the last rays of light. >>> >>> Sorry to hear of your misfortune in Yosemite...... I understand >>> the weather >>> is never crisp sunny and bright..... all it seems to do is >>> change. Just >>> plain terrible. >>> >>> If you decide to go to Zion NP, ( about 150 miles due north) spend >>> your time >>> in the Valley plus some time traversing the road North, out of the >>> park..... >>> it is just plain wonderful...... >>> Trees may still be turning up there...... A few weeks ago the >>> leaves in St. >>> George were not yet fully colorful...... >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> red735i@earthlink.net >>> >>> >>> Everytime we came to a scenic location the winter storm kept >>> swirling around the mountains when sunlight wasn't breaking >>> through. I don't >>> >>> see how anyone can make nice snapshots in conditions like that. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information