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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Re: IMG: More Adelaide photos from Brian's visit
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:23:15 -0500
References: <36172e5a0903202319r2fd52fd4jc66f34623295f9@mail.gmail.com>

Geoff,

Lots of sights to admire.  Thanks for sharing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:19 AM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Re: IMG: More Adelaide photos from Brian's visit


> Continuing the theme, I added 11 more to my gallery, starting with this 
> one:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/48Ad.jpg.html
> Bar keep in the bo-ke,
> Beer
> Belgians
> Anita spying the iPhone and making my magenta correction work overtime.
> A very fine young gentleman wearing a Crumpler bag kangaroo style. I said 
> hi
> and shook his hand.
> Some kangaroos spotted in the city centre (for Brian)
> Some sculptures
>
> Comments welcome
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2009/3/21 Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
>
>> If you'd told me my balance was good enough to do what I'm doing in that
>> first shot I'd have laughed at you.  All my shots of the ducks (Pacific
>> black ducks - *Anas superciliosa*) are garbage.  Got my shirt dirty for
>> nothing.
>>
>> These ones are okay and you're not talking:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/geoff+and+bonython+hall.jpg.html
>> flare in this one courtesy of my very flarey 35/1.4 asph
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/geoff+in+the+park.jpg.html
>>
>> Also yum cha + beer at Saldechin:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/yum+cha+_+beer.jpg.html
>> Anita continuing to be fascinated by the iPhone thing:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/entranced+by+technology.jpg.html
>> Us reflected in BErt Flugelman's Spheres, better known as Rundle Mall's
>> Balls:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/us_+influenced+by+flugelman.jpg.html
>> Proof that the iPhone is better than local knowledge:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/iPhone+knew+exactly+where+we+were.jpg.html
>> And the bride plus professional photographer who didn't expect to happen
>> upon a Leica weilding posse during the photo session for her big day
>> (whoever she is, she did look really very fine):
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/someone+was+getting+married.jpg.html
>>
>> Earlier:
>> Brian at The Queen's Head, one of my favourite pubs:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/brian.jpg.html
>>
>> There are more on film but I need to find some time to turn them into
>> something visible.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Hey wait a minute! It may have been a consequence of a nine hour lunch
>> the
>> > day before!
>> > Aah well, I must respond with some candids form a botanical gardens 
>> > visit
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/28Ad.jpg.html
>> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/46Ad.jpg.html
>> >
>> > 2009/3/21 Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
>> >
>> > > Brian's iPhone is a fine gadget, but his enthusiasm and ability to
>> > explain
>> > > it interested me more.  Apple should hire him.  We all found Tap Tap
>> > Dance
>> > > culturally mystifying (we're too old apparently) but here it is on
>> > display:
>> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/brian+iphone.jpg.html
>> > > And I don't seem to have any photos of Geoff where he isn't talking . 
>> > > .
>> .
>> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/hoppy.jpg.html
>> > > Note the nice, neutral-type bokeh from the 75/2
>> > >
>> > > More to follow,
>> > >
>> > > Marty
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Brian Reid <
>> reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> > > >wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > >  plus a touch iPhone with which Brian is able to harness the power
>> > > >> of the universe for any imaginable purpose
>> > > >>
>> > > >
>> > > > I was greatly amusing AusLUG folks with Urban Spoon and the GPS
>> mapper
>> > in
>> > > > my iPhone. And the bill for all that international data roaming 
>> > > > was,
>> > > despite
>> > > > dire warnings from AT&T, not bad at all.
>>
>
>
>>  --
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> 'Life's too short for mediocre glass'
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
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