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Subject: [Leica] [img] Mark's PAW Week 33
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (charlie chan)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:40:49 +0100
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Hi Phil and Mark,

Don't know Bob, but I've been to one of his lectures. i know Leigh  
quite well as he only lives a few miles from me and is a long  
standing member of Cotswold Monochrome.

Charlie Chan
Cheltenham, UK

On 14 Aug 2009, at 20:22, Mark Pope wrote:

> Hi Phil,
>
> I'm afraid I don't know either Bob or Leigh.
> You missed a good day.  The highlight for me was when we were  
> buzzed a couple of times by a spitfire.  I just love the sound of a  
> Merlin Engine!
> A couple of events that might be worth a trip down from Brum are  
> the Fairford Traction Engine Rally which is next weekend and  
> there's also a military weekend at the Swindon and Cricklade  
> railway on September 12th and 13th.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark
>
> Philip Price wrote:
>> Hi Mark, I am a steam fan, and had read of this event, but in the  
>> end did not make it ! I like your photo, and did a double take  
>> because the guy to the left of the bowler hat gentleman looks like  
>> Bob Moore without the beard ! Do you know of Bob, or have you been  
>> to one of his lectures ? I can guarantee an entertaining evening,  
>> coupled with superb photography, he is a past president of the  
>> RPS. Also do you know of Leigh Preston FRPS, from the Gloucester  
>> area, a very good mono photographer, and well worth listening to.  
>> Regards Phil ________________________________
>> From: Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>; PAW forum  
>> <paw at micapeak.com>; CVUG <cvug at cameraquest.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 6:03:52 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] [img] Mark's PAW Week 33
>> Last weekend there was a vintage transport weekend at the Swindon  
>> and Cricklade Railway.  I grabbed this shot of two guys discussing  
>> the more arcane points of model steam traction engines, thoigh I  
>> think the gentleman on the left had designs on the other guy's  
>> lunch...:-)
>> M8, 50mm Summicron
>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009- 
>> week33-1.jpg
>> C&C Welcome as always.
>> All the best,
>> Mark
>
> -- 
>
>
>
> Mark Pope,
> Swindon, Wilts
> UK
>
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