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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Street Sweeper
From: gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 17:29:50 +0100
References: <5BB9003B-5659-4B65-9443-DE97A5250138@icloud.com> <29898AF6-F52F-4B24-94B4-43E0CD1A6332@gmail.com>

Thank you Lluis. The boy was taken in the early 90's and to be honest I 
think I could 'see' better then than I do now, although I think I am getting 
back there with the Leicas. Pleased you liked it!

Gerry

Sent from my iPad

> On 27 May 2016, at 16:28, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography 
> at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Gerry,
> 
> Nice photo and nice B&W?. (film!), I?ve take a fast look to your thumbails 
> and discovered a photo I didn?t remember and liked very much
> 
> <http://archive.gwpics.com/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I0000Dz0sjm_BK.A>
> 
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> El 27 maig 2016, a les 8:12, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> va 
>> escriure:
>> 
>> I photographed this in Budapest whilst sitting having a coffee. It was 
>> taken on the Leica M7 using the Zeiss 50mm Sonnar f1.5 and Fuji Neopan 
>> 400CN film. As it has proved popular elsewhere I thought maybe I would 
>> share it here:
>> 
>> http://archive.gwpics.com/index/G0000lsOBsEH5Wg4/I00004VY9fK5LUQk
>> 
>> It is a pity that these guys have disappeared from so many streets as 
>> they can help giving tourists directions, help street security etc. etc. 
>> People like him can be the eyes and ears of the community. I know all the 
>> long arguments about cost effectiveness etc. but I just wonder sometimes 
>> whether progress is always in a forward direction.
>> 
>> Hope you like his ?portrait?.
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Gerry Walden LRPS
>> www.gwpics.com
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>> 
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