Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't imagine anyone wants to hear about Sacramento-area temperatures. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com -----Original Message----- >From: Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> >Sent: Jul 4, 2015 3:23 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: "It's too darn hot" > >We just h ad our first summer day of 100+ here on Wednesday. I lived >through >it, but I cant say I liked it. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ted Grant >Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2015 2:17 PM >To: 'Leica Users Group' >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: "It's too darn hot" > >Henning my friend! :-) > >Here's the answer? ;-) Sit out on the back deck in the cool of the shade >with a glass of a fine wine or ale at hand and to heck with the heat and >picture taking! :-) :-) Well OK for a day or so. :-) > >That's the prescription for the heat! > >Or given where we live by the sea! ;-) One might consider a walk along >doing >a series of photos on waves breaking as the gentle sea breezes keeps one >cool and relaxed. > >Take one LEICA M and one lens, stay cool & relaxed look for a few neat sand >images and water creating new images with each wave swoosh! :-) > >There you go now and have a nice afternoon! :-) > >cheers, >ted > >-----Original Message----- >From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >Behalf Of >Henning Wulff >Sent: July-04-15 11:44 AM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: "It's too darn hot" > >A bigger problem than the heat, directly, is that this year there has been >no rain here southwestern BC. Month after month this year we?ve had record >high temperatures with record amounts of sunshine, record low precipitation >and record number of wildfires. Well, not everything has been a record, but >close, and this every month since Christmas. > >We locals and and visitors might complain about the (usual) rain, but we >depend upon rain. Drought like California?s is obviously something >completely different, but still. > >Also, there?s all this continual high contrast. The lighting is awful. >C?mon! > >Henning > > >> On Jul 3, 2015, at 20:37, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: >> >> So wrote Cole Porter back in 1948. Here in Seattle it was 92 F (33 C) >> today. Normal high for July and August here is about 75(!) >> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at >> N04/19395600815/in/dateposted-public/> >> >> --Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >Henning Wulff >henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > >_______________________________________________ >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