Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Lluis, thanks for taking a look. The canal is now iced up and covered with snow, there are hundreds of barges stuck in the ice between Berlin and Rotterdam. Some stretches have been opened up by icebreakers, but the locks are all frozen solid - I hope it will soon be spring. Cheers Douglas On 31.01.2010 18:56, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > Douglas, > > Very nice set with a very good B&W, I like very much #681 and 684 > > Saludos > Lluis > > > El 28/01/2010, a las 22:36, Douglas Sharp escribi?: > >> Well, the weather cooled down even further and yesterday I had to >> trudge through the ice and snow to get some cat food - Madame Posy is >> a talkative cat and lets you know when she's hungry - and we'd run >> out of milk too. >> >> The walk along the canal is usually pleasant enough, but with a >> windchill factor taking tempertures down to -30? or so, it's not >> much fun. >> >> At least the sun on the frozen canal looked quite pretty >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0672.jpg.html >> >> but it was much too cold to sit and enjoy the view >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0673.jpg.html >> >> the seagulls patrol the canal near the bridge waiting for people to >> throw them some bread >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0681.jpg.html >> >> the icebreaker had been through the branch canal while I was in the >> supermarket, but the floes were already freezing over within minutes >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0684.jpg.html >> >> On the way home, the sun peeped through the clouds for a moment and >> shone on the new housing development >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0685.jpg.html >> >> Back at home it was really good to be back where it's warm and cosy >> (this was actually shot on New year's Day, but the kitchen hasn't >> changed) >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/_MG_0604.jpg.html >> >> Today the temperature rose to +4?C and it rained, so I took shelterin >> our local photo dealer's shop and blew nearly 200 euros on an almost >> mint Pentax MX, a pristine Canon A1, a whole bunch of lenses and >> motor drives for both. >> >> Today was a good day after all :-) >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >