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Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW week 7 visiting with a serious lady
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Fri Feb 20 23:55:46 2009
References: <9b678e0902201955q702c2bc5pd9feec7796c346a0@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Don,

I really enjoyed your reportage in the old peoples home.
Beautiful shots , compositions and angles
I also appreciate the fact they can be viewed XXL, thanks for that too.
A very esthetic eye you have.
Congrats on the nostalgia,
and for sure, on the conclusion.
Bien cordialement
Phili^^e



Don Dory wrote:

>This week I spent a little time with "Liberty Bell" a B17 in great condition
>for a lady of 64.  The crew let me crawl around her pretty much at will.
> First up is looking directly up her chin.
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>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/Rated+G.jpg.html
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>Waists can be a concern for an elderly lady;
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>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/Waist+position.jpg.html
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>Seeing things from her point of view:
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>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/pilot+viewpoint.jpg.html
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>and
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>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/house+of+Nordon.jpg.html
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>It is a little embarrassing how much help you need in the morning:
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>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/nine+times+around.jpg.html
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>For me, it is almost a spiritual experience to hear a radial engine slowly,
>so very slowly cough to life, blow out it's life's blood before smoothing
>out and settling in with it's three sisters in harness for the work at hand.
> This last image was taken just after all nine cylinders were firing on
>number three.
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>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/number+3+waking+up.jpg.html
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>Let us all hope that planes built with the mission that this one was built
>for are never again used in such a fashion.
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In reply to: Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Don's PAW week 7 visiting with a serious lady)