[Leica] IMG: Hello from Pakistan

[thurmanphoto at gmail.com (Wendy Thurman)]

Hugh-

Good to see you are getting out and making pictures.  Are the Pakistanis as
maniacal behind the wheel as the Afghans are?  I suspect so, given that many
of the people here once lived there.  The last image, The Cook's Domain,
appeals- I do like the mood in that one.

Wendy



On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Hugh Thompson <hewthompson at mac.com> 
wrote:

> Friends, after a long time, I am de-lurking to tell you a little of what
> has been going on in my world.  I left Canada in May to come to Pakistan, I
> have many friends here, and we are working to set up our business here.
>  Before you say "security", yes, it is a problem, but we work with it.  I
> have to be careful, and my freedom is curtailed, but I really love the
> people, they are generous, mostly very courteous, and kind.
>
> I no longer have my M8, but have scrounged up a very sweet M3 and 50 2.8
> Elmar.  They have film here.  These are from the first roll, Fuji Color 
> 100.
>  I don't have a scanner, so the lab does a scan to a CD for me.  Problem 
> is,
> it is a low grade scan, so I can only do basic adjustments.  Second problem
> is that I am using Sunny 16 for exposure.  I must say, however, it is fun
> waiting for the pictures, and see if my various experiments are working.
>
> Here are a few shots from the first roll:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Hugh+Thompson/Pakistan/F1040023.jpg.html
> >
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Hugh+Thompson/Pakistan/F1040016.jpg.html
> >
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Hugh+Thompson/Pakistan/F1040034.jpg.html
> >
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Hugh+Thompson/Pakistan/F1040030.jpg.html
> >
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Hugh+Thompson/Pakistan/F1040013.jpg.html
> >
>
> There will be more images.
>
> Your C&Cs will be most welcome
>
> Hugh Thompson
>
>
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