Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome back. I am anxious to see Cuba through your eyes. I so much enjoy traveling the world with you. Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 7:49 AM To: <MUGers at yahoogroups.com>; "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "paw" <paw at micapeak.com>; "seephoto" <seephoto at micapeak.com>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Subject: [Leica] Cuba > PESO: > > We have made it back as far as Cancun, where we will spend a few days > adjusting to capitalism before we head back to the farm. I deleted > several > thousand e-mails that had accumulated while I was without internet service > so I hope everybody is well and still posting photos! > > I have taken 15,934 photos so far but haven't looked at any of them, > except > to download them into LR. It would have been a much higher number but > when > we went to pick up the rental car, they pointed out that Tom's driver's > license had expired the day before, on his birthday! They had to redo the > contract with me as the only driver. I drove 2,201 kilometers all over > Cuba, which meant I could not take any photos out of the window! > > Cuba was/is fantastic and I would go again anytime. It reminded me so > much > of Honduras. Farmers invited us to their homes to have coffee. Everybody > was super nice and friendly. We had no problems at all except for the > food, but you don't go to Cuba for the food! > > Only two people in Cuba recognized that I was using Leicas and both were > Leica users themselves. Managed to drop and jam the M9 and 24/2.8 but > could still hyper-focus with them. No other camera problems. > > I'll be back in York at my computer editing photos in a few days. > > Until then - > > > Tina > > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >