Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do indeed recognize many of the images, Jean-Michel! Tybee Island was much less crowded!! And I used to water ski around the Isle of Hope. It looks like your family is out near White Bluff? It is a beautiful city, but as a native, there is a negative side, not usually experienced by tourists, that continues to this day. I went back last year for the first time since 1983 (29 years!). Here are my family and other shots: www.rgaphoto.com/Savannah Thanks for showing these to me. You went some places I didn't make it back to and it was nice to see them. Best, Bob On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:17 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > > > Thanks, Bob, for your comment! No, they don't dye the Savannah River > green anymore but you can still get some green beer ... I discovered the > Savannah version of St Patrick's Day for the first time this year and I > must admit it is overwhelming! Close to a million visitors, a great show > and the opportunity to take a few interesting pictures. Everytime we go > there - our younger daughter lives in Savannah with her family - my wife > and I wonder at the well-preserved homes and monuments, the climate (except > in July and August ...) and the easy-going lifestyle of its people. A great > place, Savannah, can't think of any other city in the US that would have > this type of beauty. I've done a few pictures of the parade (and of family > and friends and our life there this Spring), see < > http://jean-michel-mertz.smugmug.com/> This was intented for the rest of > the family back home in France but since you're a native Savannahian you > will probably recognize a few spots!Cheers,Jean-Michel> From: > rgacpa at gmail.com > > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:49:18 -0700 > > To: lug at leica-users.org > > Subject: Re: [Leica] la passionaria > > > > Very nice use of light and lines to focus the viewer's attention > Jean-Michel. > > I grew up in Savannah; do they still dye the Savannah River green? > > Best, > > Bob > > > > Bob Adler > > www.rgaphoto.com > > > > On Jul 25, 2012, at 8:33 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > St Patrick's this year, proof again that a uniform often acts like a > magnet ...Comments welcome!Jean-Michel< > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jean-Michel/SAVANNAH+2012/La+passionaria.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > -- Bob Adler http://www.rgaphoto.com