Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel And we call Harleys "Agricultural Machines" The absolute antithesis of the 6 cylinder smooth BMWs. Jerry Daniel Ridings wrote: > My wife calls the Japanese cycles: Sewing machines. They just don't have > the right rumble (and she's short ... can reach the ground from a Harley). > > Nice to look at, but I worry about people riding them. > > Thanks! > Daniel > > On Sun, 23 Mar 2003, Nathan Wajsman (private) wrote: > > > I like to go to motorcycle shows, both to look at the goodies myself but > > also to look at the *other* people drooling. So this week I offer 3 > > pictures from a recent show in Zurich. All were shot with the M6, 35mm > > Summilux, on Agfa Scala. The light, as is usually the case at such > > shows, was atrocious for photography, with a lot of hot spots and sharp, > > unflattering light. > > > > Even though the Japanese and Italian crotch rockets attract a fair > > amount of admirers, the stand with the highest drool factor and the > > biggest crowds is almost always the Harley exhibit: > > > > http://www.wajsman.com/2003_12.jpg > > http://www.wajsman.com/2003_12alt1.jpg > > > > This little boy takes more of a hands-on approach. But there really is > > little difference between him and the grown men in the previous images: > > > > http://www.wajsman.com/2003_12alt2.jpg > > > > The complete PAW index is at: > > http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm > > > > and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > > > Nathan > > -- > > Nathan Wajsman > > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > > > e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch > > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm > > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html