Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last weekend I had organized a trip to Alsace with the Belgian photo club to which I belong, Viewfinders. I had been worried about the notoriously sunny weather in Alsace which would have been somewhat problematic for photography, but no such problems--it rained much of the time :-( We nevertheless made the best of it, and here is a sample (I will put up a full portfolio later). My main image is chosen for its content, not the photographic excellence. I took it on Monday the 26th, i.e. Memorial Day in the USA. In every French town there is a memorial to the people from the town who died in the two world wars, and quite often there is also a plaque commemorating the Allied soldiers who died in liberating the town in 1945. Here is one such plaque, in memory of US infrantry who died in liberating Ostheim in Alsace in January 1945. In these times of political disagreements between the governments of France and the US, it is worth remembering the ties of history: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22.jpg (M6, 90mm APO, Tri-X) The next two images are typical French small-town scenes from Ribeauvillé in Alsace: a man leaving the local baker with baguettes, and two women having a chat in the street: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt1.jpg http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt2.jpg (both M6, 35mm Summilux ASPH, Tri-X) The last shot shows what we actually came to Alsace for, namely the landscapes. But since it was raining, I tended to focus more on the details, like here: http://www.wajsman.com/2003_22alt3.jpg (Pentacon Six, 180mm Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar, Ilford Delta 100) The complete PAW index is at: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm and comments 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