Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, can't really argue on morality of the looting, but there turned out to be an upside to it. Those wonderful bulls still exist rather than being lost forever - like the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Coming from a country that was under English rule for 700 years, I know all about the receiving end. But, hey, there is an upside too: I speak almost perfect English! Rgds Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: His Ancestor? > Douglas, > Does not change or condone the fact that it was looted. As a citizen of a > country at the receiving end, I know how it feels. No difference to > museums > and collectors falsifying papers to buy smuggled artifacts nowadays. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Jayanand, >> Looting is a better fate than they would have got had they been left at >> Dur-Sharrukin, as Allah's Enlightened Pursuers of an Ancient Culture >> (camel >> rustling, beheading, etc.) started destroying the ruins in March this >> year.... >> >> Isn't religion just great. >> >> Douglas >> >> PS good juxtapositioning of ancient and modern beards, Jay >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" < >> jayanand at gmail.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 4:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: His Ancester? >> >> >> I see you have been busy photographing one of the world's biggest >> temples >>> to larceny, plunder and loot! The other one, of course, is The British >>> Museum. >>> >>> Nice catch, nevertheless! >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 7:02 AM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Winged Bulls from Palace of Sargon II, 8th Century BC, >>>> Musee du Louvre, Paris, Ile-de-France, France >>>> Leica Monochrom, Summicron-M 1:2/35 mm ASPH., iso 320 >>>> >>>> His Ancester? >>>> https://tinyurl.com/ke7lbra >>>> >>>> Please click on the photo to view it in a larger size. >>>> >>>> Thanks for looking and all comments welcome! >>>> >>>> Jay >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >