Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry to sound cynical, but they remind me of the professional gypsy beggars we have here in Spain. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 20 Jun 2016, at 23:54, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > PESO: > > Here is a little story. You'll have to tell me if it works. After we left > the tomb of Cyrus the Great, we stopped for gas in the middle of the > desert. Sitting on the side of the highway by the gas station was a woman > with two children. They were begging for help. Hossein took them a bag a > fruit and talked with them awhile. He found out that they are refugees who > had walked all the way from Pakistan (a long way!) The older boy has a > deformed foot. The mother said they have a tent set up off the highway. > Hossein asked the older boy if he would rather have the fruit or money. > The boy said money but Hossein ended up giving them all of the fruit and > some money, too. I think they were a little happier when we left. > > It was about noon and the sun was extremely harsh and bright with very > black shadows. I wasn't sure any of the photos would come out. > > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000HPnZTKWveME > > Hit next 12 times. Click on Less Info for a slightly larger photo. > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >