Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan: A nice bunch of photos. I like the main the most as it's my kinda picture... but Alt 4 is also a great shot. Jim Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I have a long commute to work, about 120 km, so most days I stop on the > way, either to buy gas, take a leak, buy a drink, or just to explore the > scenery along the way, particularly if the light looks interesting. Last > week's PAWs are a product of such stops, near the river Waal between > Utrecht and Den Bosch. Especially at this time of year, in the morning > you often have a combination of fog and the rising sun that can make for > interesting images, and both in the morning you have clouds and rain--no > shortage of that here in the Netherlands! > > The first two were taken right by the river in the morning. For those > familiar with Dutch geography, the location is off exit 17 on the A2 > motorway: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38.jpg > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt1.jpg > > The next two were taken not far from there, but in late afternoon, on my > way home. A shepherd tends to his flock: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt2.jpg > and a bit later, a rainbow touches down on a farm: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt3.jpg > > Enough for this pastoral stuff. The final two images are a portrait and > a funny image (I hope). First, the portrait, of the sons of one of my > friends in Belgium (incidentally, taken at close distance with the 50mm > Summilux R): > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt4.jpg > > And then the funny one. Many Oriental restaurants have a fishbowl; and > most Japanese restaurants have a sushi chart on the wall. But I have > never seen such a juxtaposition of these two items, as spotted here in a > Japanese restaurant in Hilversum. I wonder what the fish think... > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_38alt5.jpg > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html > and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan