Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks! good to be back in the LUG fold. /matt On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 5:18 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote: > ditto > > welcome back > > ric > > > > On Jan 19, 2015, at 7:22 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Good stuff! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Matt Kollasch <matt at kollarfoto.com> > wrote: > > > >> I am sorry about that link. It is now fixed. > >> Here are the photos: bit.ly/lugshots > >> Comments and criticism welcome. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> /matt > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:04 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at > >> sfr.fr > > > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Same here - welcome all the same :-) > >>> Happy to meet a new friend who is a friend of friend's, read Uncle Ted > >> ;-) > >>> > >>> Welcome ! > >>> > >>> Amities > >>> Philippe from over the pond > >>> > >>> > >>> Le 19 janv. 15 ? 07:42, Matt Kollasch a ?crit : > >>> > >>> ?Thanks Richard. I had no idea regarding the log in... Let me look into > >>>> it. > >>>> Sorry for that.? > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Richard Man < > >>>> richard at richardmanphoto.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Needs some kind of login to see your photos? > >>>>> > >>>>> Welcome (back) regardless. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Matt Kollasch <matt at > >>>>> kollarfoto.com > > > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Dear LUG, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> My name is Matt Kollasch and I participated on this list early in > this > >>>>>> century. I don't know exactly when I drifted from LUG, but last week > >> or > >>>>>> > >>>>> so > >>>>> > >>>>>> I signed up again and have been enjoying the photos and discussion > so > >> I > >>>>>> decided to return and participate. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I know Sandy and Ted and I recognize many of your names. Ted was > kind > >>>>>> to > >>>>>> me in the early 2000s when he critiqued my photos. I would post > photos > >>>>>> to > >>>>>> Ted and then call him and he'd tell me what he thought. I learned so > >>>>>> much > >>>>>> from those sessions. It was a great experience and has stayed with > me > >>>>>> > >>>>> ever > >>>>> > >>>>>> since. Thanks again, Ted! Sandy and I worked on a project together > >>>>>> photographing the Roma in the east of Slovakia. We called it the > Roma > >>>>>> > >>>>> Foto > >>>>> > >>>>>> Project; it enjoyed a few exhibits. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Since last on the list I moved from Cedar Falls, Iowa to live in > >> Warsaw > >>>>>> (love that city) for seven years. We are now in Baku for 1 1/2 years > >>>>>> (not > >>>>>> as much love). My wife, Beatrice, is Swiss and works at the Swiss > >>>>>> Embassy > >>>>>> here. We met and were married in Warsaw. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I shoot a M240 with a Summicron 50/2 almost exclusively. I have a > >> sweet > >>>>>> little circa 1993 35/2 Summicron but for the life of me I can not > get > >> it > >>>>>> > >>>>> to > >>>>> > >>>>>> focus sharply on the M. Even after having it repaired at Leica in > >>>>>> > >>>>> Germany. > >>>>> > >>>>>> I miss the 35 focal length, but am learning to enjoy life with the > 50. > >>>>>> > >>>>> When > >>>>> > >>>>>> I next get to a Leica store I will try one of their 35s to see if it > >> is > >>>>>> indeed my lens. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Here are three of my recent photos: http://bit.ly/LUGkollasch > >>>>>> The construction site is across from our apartment. We are on the > 10th > >>>>>> floor; this shot is from our balcony at 4 this morning. Comments and > >>>>>> criticism welcome. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thank you for an interesting and lively LUG. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> All best, > >>>>>> /matt kollasch > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >>>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > >>>>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> web site <http://www.kollarfoto.com>|facebook > >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/kollarfoto> |twitter: @narbutta > >>>> <https://twitter.com/narbutta>|blog <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/ > >>>>> |baku > >>>> chairs <http://www.kollarfoto.com/baku-chairs/>|azerbaijan paw > >>>> <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/paw-azerbaijan/> > >>>> > >>>> *Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.* Henri > >>>> Cartier-Bresson > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > >>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > >>> NO ARCHIVE > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> web site <http://www.kollarfoto.com>|facebook > >> <https://www.facebook.com/kollarfoto> |twitter: @narbutta > >> <https://twitter.com/narbutta>|blog <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/ > >>> |baku > >> chairs <http://www.kollarfoto.com/baku-chairs/>|azerbaijan paw > >> <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/paw-azerbaijan/> > >> > >> *Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.* Henri > >> Cartier-Bresson > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >