Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jean-Michel, thank you for taking time to take a look Cheers Douglas On 28.10.2011 13:48, Jean-Michel Mertz wrote: > Jewel is the right word. Very good series in B&W, peaceful place for > coffee and much more!Jean-Michel > Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:18:55 +0200 > From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de > To: lug at leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: New gallery - a walk through a little known > jewel of a city > > Bonjour Philippe, > > Thank you - yes, still here - and still so much to do > and so little time to do it in. > > I've a backlog of shots from Berlin that still need > doing and two Canon A1s are still stuffed with film (as > is an EOS 300 I found at the flea market in Berlin - > currently with a Leica 21 mm stuck on the front). > > Good eyesight - yes it is a Leica heavy-duty strap on > the A1:-) > > Bestest from Hannover > Douglas > > On 28.10.2011 08:47, philippe.amard wrote: >> ditto >> >> very neatly shot and processed. >> >> plus I'm happy to see you back in the trade Douglas >> >> I also noticed the Canon on the table, is it a Leica >> neckstrap that you grafted on it ;-) >> >> Amiti?s from the other side of the Rhine >> >> Philippe >> >> Le 27 oct. 11 ? 23:26, Quan Tran a ?crit : >> >>> Douglas, >>> >>> Thank you for giving a grand tour of such a >>> beautiful city. You capture the >>> essence and the atmosphere of the place very well. >>> It is a lovely place to >>> sit down for some coffee. >>> >>> These are my favorites: _MG_2859, 09B324FA, >>> _MG_2650, 02F6ECEF, 11DF9157 >>> >>> Thanks for sharing, >>> -Quan. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Douglas Sharp >>> <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> most people tend to drive straight past >>>> *Tangerm?nde* over one of the few >>>> bridges that cross the Elbe river (on the B188 >>>> East-West highway from Berlin >>>> to Hannover) without noticing that it's there. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/DMS/Germany/**Tangermuende/<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Tangermuende/> >>>> >>>> >>>> The city, as its name infers, is at the point where >>>> the river Tanger joins >>>> the Elbe, and has been a city since the 12th >>>> century and also the seat of a >>>> the German emperor Karl IV. The opriginal castle >>>> was razed to the ground by >>>> the Swedes, but much of the medieval fortifications >>>> still survive - almost >>>> all of it is brickwork, and hardly any stone. >>>> >>>> Most of the city now dates from 1671, after a young >>>> woman by the name of >>>> Grete Minde burned the city down as revenge for her >>>> mistreatment - her name >>>> has gone down in German literature in a classic >>>> novel by Theodor Fontane >>>> published in 1879 >>>> >>>> We always stop there for lunch or a coffee and a >>>> break from driving with a >>>> walk around the city. >>>> >>>> This ancient city is in the process of being >>>> brought back to its former >>>> glory after years of very limited investment under >>>> the communist regime of >>>> the GDR. As can be seen, some parts are still very >>>> much in need of >>>> redevelopment, but the work is in full swing >>>> throughout most of the city. >>>> >>>> The Schloss built on the foundations of the old >>>> castle is now a 4-star >>>> hotel (with very reasonable prices), and some of >>>> the towers of the medieval >>>> castle now contain hotel rooms - including the >>>> prison tower!! >>>> >>>> Although the pictures were shot on 3 separate >>>> visits (one of them very >>>> cloudy and dull), their order shows our usual route >>>> and our usual stops >>>> around the place. >>>> >>>> Well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. >>>> >>>> I'll be putting up some of the shots in colour when >>>> I get around to it. >>>> >>>> Hope you enjoy the visit >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> BTW: the lady in the leather jacket is Frauke, my >>>> missus. >>>> >>>> Some of the shots with rather low contrast were >>>> shot with a Tamron zoom I >>>> picked up for 15 euros at the flea market in Berlin >>>> - it's not one of their >>>> best:-) >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>>> more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Quan Tran. >>> blog: http://fluxlux.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 >