Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Of course they are! And all the Spanish speaking people here > are pure Castilian. :-) > > BTW, I too, think that your photos are a bit dark. > > Jerry Well, it is true; these people are of colonial French descent. (I am not) Futher South, maybe 100 miles, you get into Cajun country. Here in Natchitoches, there are very few cajuns. This is the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, and several people can trace their lineage to 1714. If the pics are dark to you, that is the way I intended them. See my scale I use to set my monitor. http://www.sonc.com/grayscale/ The weird percentages are from the zone system, but it will show you how my monitors are set. SonC > > "SonC (Sonny Carter)" wrote: > > > The French speakers of this area are not Cajun. They are of Colonial > > French descent. > > > > I think the words you were searching for are: > > Laissez les bon temps Rouler! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:56 AM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Louisiana snapshots > > > > > Sonny > > > > > > "Let the good times roll!" (but in Cajun French, of course) > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > "SonC (Sonny Carter)" wrote: > > > > > > > My friends David and Joy threw a Louisiana Party Saturday Night at > > > > their crawfish farm. Couchon de Lait, great brisket, barbecued > > > > chicken, fried catfish, potato salad, well, you get the picture . > > . . > > > > and lots of beer and softdrinks to go along with a beautiful > > setting, > > > > and fine music and games. > > > > > > > > Happy Birthday, David! > > > > > > > > These are some snaps from the evening. Hope you enjoy. > > > > > > > > http://www.sonc.com/frog/ > > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > SonC > > > > http://www.sonc.com > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > -- > 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