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Subject: [Leica] The Zurich Cafe
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:58:46 +0100
References: <7au4gf$2guh64@pd4mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <3BDD40ED-E390-4D2D-9DDB-DB002EDD107C@telefonica.net>

Luisd,

I am sorry that I missed out on the Zurich Cafe.

For some reason my favories atre the ones with the mirrors in the, possibly
because the angle that they are tilted at makes them give an image within an
image of the same section of the bar.

Peter


>> Lluis Ripoll showed:
>>
>> Subject: [Leica] The Zurich Cafe
>>
>>
>>
>> The Zurich Cafe has become a meeting point and a symbol for the Lugers
>>
>> we meet in Barcelona, I shot frequently there and for this reason I've
>>
>> decided create an exclusive album, I've upload on this album only new
>>
>> pictures never posted before (except 1), all are in B&W except one I
>>
>> prefer in color.  I hope you enjoy it:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Zurich/
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/d6rqyl
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Lluis
>>
>> A very interesting series. Do you have many, if any of the subjects
>> question
>> you about taking their pictures? Or do the owners ask you why you are
>> taking
>> pictures of the guests?
>>
>>
>>
>> Any time I've been in Europe it always feels so comfortable to "click
>> away"
>> in cafes and almost anywhere and never, if ever, been accosted or dirty
>> looks at my taking pictures of people simply enjoying a lunch or
>> drink.  I
>> meant to ask Sonny if he ever has any kind of questioning when he
>> shoots in
>> the "saloons" ? :-)  So Sonny if you happen to see this, do people
>> give you
>> a hard time? .
>>
>>
>>
>> I think picture taking in Europe is never seen as an intrusion on a
>> person's
>> privacy the way it's seen in North America.  I can't imagine sitting
>> in the
>> Empress Hotel Taj Mahal lounge snapping away without some security guy
>> coming along and ordering me to stop. Or a patron come to me and ask,
>> "Why
>> the hell are taking pictures of me?"  Any time this has happened the
>> person
>> always look like they are. "known to the police!"  :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Europeans seem so relaxed and easy going about this picture taking thing
>> compared to many other countries.
>>
>>
>>
>> ted
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Dr Peter Dzwig                          




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