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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More from Tzfat
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:49:45 -0500
References: <4CFC98ED.9020301@threshinc.com>

The gentle "study in yellow" was my favorite of a nice collection

Alastair
> Since you didn't see painter and photographer Alon's full face in the
> B&W in my previous post, here he is:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007527.jpg.html>
>
> Here's the picture of me Alon took with my M8. Usually when I ask
> someone else to take a photo of me, I have to focus on him or her, give
> them the camera, and then stand exactly in the same place. Alon hadn't
> used an RF before, but he was a natural. I showed him how to focus it by
> holding up a finger and telling him to move the focus lever until the
> two fingers he saw merged into one. He said, "I get it,"  and indeed, he
> had. I've almost never had that happen before,
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007547.jpg.html>
>
> Katya and I were walking down some streets not frequented by tourists,
> and this gentleman spotted my camera. He practically jumped in front of
> me and struck a pose, clearly wanting me to take his picture.  So I did.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007535.jpg.html>
>
> Building on the outskirts of the old city.  Bullet holes are from the
> 1948 Israeli War of Independence.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007503.jpg.html>
>
> Study in yellow:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007554.jpg.html>
>
> Painter working:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007553.jpg.html>
>
> Many doors and trim are painted blue to remind one of heaven:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007537.jpg.html>
>
> If you're interested in old synagogue interiors, take a look at these:
> Overview:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007534.jpg.html>
> Details:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007529.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007531.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007532.jpg.html>
>
> The black mark at lower left was made by a piece of shrapnel that hit
> the pulpit in 1948, while the rabbi was in it conducting services. No
> one was hurt, the locals call it a miracle.
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/israel/BusTzfat/L1007528.jpg.html>
>
> --Peter
>
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