Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The boots, dogs etc. for me. 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 "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 2 Nov 2020, at 11:57, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Greetings to all. Earlier this week one of our fellow LUGgers posted a > collection that implied a rather run down village. I thought about his > perspective and am responding with a pair of images that imply bad times in > Austin. This first image is what would have been called a vagabond when I > was young was walking past a strip center that had vacated to build a > modern grocery store. The kindly folks in Austins planning department just > couldn't see their way to allowing a new larger grocery store across the > street from the existing one: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/modern+beduin+in+urban+desert.jpg.html > > Just a few steps north of the previous image we can see distancing and the > strong use of mass transit in Austin. In fairness, this stop was once > widely used when offices were open downtown: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/normal+at+Oltorf.jpg.html > > Now for a bit of a smile. This is the second windshield reflector I have > seen like this; interesting that the original cast is preferred: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/a+long+time+ago.jpg.html > > The next two are pretty typical street scenes in Austin. This first image > conveys a lot about single women and their ability to multitask: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/phone+puppy+shopping+tagging.jpg.html > > Couples will be couples: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Congress.jpg.html > > Another statement about Austin life. Boots, dogs, significant others and > the ubiquitous phone: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Austin+simplified.jpg.html > > So, een after talking to this poll helper I am not sure what is going on. > She is 50 meters from the entrance to the polling place around a corner. > There are chairs out of frame that would bring her up to eye level. > Anyway: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/election+protection.jpg.html > > Last for today; at least in Texas don't let folks talk about poll > suppression or dangers of voting in person. This scene was typical, a > person at the door controlling the number of people to the available voting > stations. There are finger cots and sanitiser just inside, masks are > required, and you can vote at any voting place in your county with a decent > web page with reasonably accurate wait times for all the polling places in > the county: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/vote+Aqui.jpg.html > > All the best. > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information