Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi TINA, I think I may have the jump on you by a few years in suggesting NATHAN SHOULD GIVE HIS PICTURES AND TALENTS A WHIRL AT THE TOURISM OFFICES IN MANY OF THESE CITIES & TOWNS. QUITE SIMPLY BECAUSE HIS IMAGE CAPTURES ARE ALL TOURIST AND TOURISM GRABBERS INDEED! HE GRABS ALL THE KEY LOCATIONS IN SMASHING GREAT LIGHTING AND LIGHT WITH THE GENERALLY WELL DRESSED TOURIST LOOK IN SO MANY. WITHOUT SETTING THEM UP!!!!! CHEERS Dr. ted grant O.C. -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley via LUG Sent: September-20-19 2:31 PM To: Leica Users Group Cc: Tina Manley Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Bratislava You keep extending my bucket list! I now have to go to Bratislava. The chamber of commerce should hire you to promote tourism. They are all the kinds of photos I like to see of a place I haven't been before. Thanks, Tina On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 1:58 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Last week I was invited to speak at a conference organised by the Slovak > Intellectual Property Office in the country?s capital, Bratislava. I always > enjoy such assingments, both because I like speaking at events, but mostly > because it gives me the chance to visit places, often, as in this case, for > the first time. I arrived in Bratislava around 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening, > then spent Thursday morning at the conference, but since my flight home was > on Friday morning, I was free to explore the city from about 2 p.m. on > Thursday and the rest of the day. I tried to make the most of the free > time, and the resulting gallery can be seen here: > > http://www.frozenlight.eu/bratislava_sept2019/index.html > > As usual when I go to the capitals of the countries behind the former Iron > Curtain (as in Sofia and Warsaw last year), I am attracted to the blend of > the old parts of the city, some of the striking buildings put up during > Communist times (architecture was one of the few creative endeavours which > could be exercised relatively freely), and the post-1989 modernity. > Bratislava did not disappoint. I found it a very interesting place to which > I plan to return soon, perhaps as part of a combined trip to Vienna, > Bratislava and Budapest, all of which are within 200 km of each other (in > fact, I travelled to Bratislava by flying to Vienna and taking a train from > there). > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>* _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information