Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Big fish in a little pond. :-) Bob Adler On Jul 28, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > > Thanks for the pictures, Bob. We had planned to visit the Bonaventure > cemetery but couldn't make it ... Next time! I can see your family is > famous, this is very impressive! Yes, Doroth?e and her family live in the > White Bluff area. Quite nice. When we're there, we love to walk along the > "shore" of Isle of Hope, very peaceful, lovely houses. As outsiders, we > can't get a thorough knowledge of what Savannah is all about - except when > reading THE book! We've met with a few "genuine" Savannahians, local > artists mainly, as Preston Russel and his wife Barbara, and then we > socialize with the academics of AASU, most of whom are not from the area. > So our impressions of the town are to be linked to our first-degree > perceptions!Thanks again for taking the time to answer my mail!Jean-Michel >> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:46:17 -0700 >> From: rgacpa at gmail.com >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] la passionaria - Bob Adler >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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