Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, but we're trying to get him to visit. There's plenty of fruitful areas around here for Jim's style of observation. Marty On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > My God that's an ugly dog :). Has Jim Shulman been to Adelaide? > > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson > > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:56 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Even more Adelaide photos from Brian's visit > > > > Folks I have completed uploads for this gallery. > > I added 23 more photos, starting from this one: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/41Ad.jpg.html > > > > You can see a giant Scotsman and his very large hound who had rather bad > > manners, > > a variety of street performers, including the amazing Tallula from > British > > Columbia, > > martial artists > > at least fifty senoritas > > some very serious folks and some pretty silly ones > > Comments very welcome. There are 65 photos total in the gallery for your > > entertainment > > > > > > > > 2009/3/21 Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers > > Geoff > > 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >