Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Ed, I do understand. I have been a long time Cubs fan (need I say more). Though I have to admit they lost a lot when they installed lights... He did check out BC as well... - --- Edward Caliguri <caliguri@rcn.com> wrote: > Darrel- > He'd fit right in! BUT -- he has to understand > that, we haven't won a > World Series since 1918!! I've lived here all my > 42yrs - I was at the > Boston-Oakland game 8/7 and got some great Leica > shots (I hope). I was with > my 7yr. old son, my oldest, and when the Sox were > loosing 3-2-- and had 2 > men on base, bottom of the ninth, 2 outs -- Ramirez > at the plate, full count > - LONG fly ball -- WAY BACK -- Going into the > bullpen -- and it's -------- > CAUGHT by the A's center fielder who jumped about 3 > feet in the air and > reached over the wall and brought it back in ----- > Such is the life of a Red > Sox fan. My kid cried all the way home. He'd better > get used to it! But I > got some great shots of him sulking in his seat, Sox > hat down nearly over > his eyes, and popcorn he spilled all over his lap > when he whacked the box > over!! I'll try and post it when I get the roll back > (Fuji 400 NPS) But if > it comes out the way it looked in the M7 finder (35 > 1.4 Aspherical), It > should be a great blackmail shot when he gets older > - and they STILL haven't > won a series:-) BUT - It's still the best ballpark > to see a game that I've > ever been to! > EC > BTW - Have your son check out BC as well (OK B.D. - > MIT too!) It's > comparable to BU, bit smaller and just up > Commonwealth Ave a few miles! > > > It is the Kodak C41 rated at 400. I have to admit > it > > was pretty odd for me to shoot 400 when I am used > to > > shooting Velvia at 50. > > > > The lone fan was my son, we were up looking at > > colleges. I think one of the biggest selling > points > > of B.U. was that he could walk to Fenway...he > loves > > baseball and hates the Yankees..he fit right in > with > > the Boston fans. DJ > \ > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html