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Subject: [Leica] The Zurich Cafe
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 18:14:49 +0200
References: <7au4gf$2guh64@pd4mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <3BDD40ED-E390-4D2D-9DDB-DB002EDD107C@telefonica.net> <49D50AE6.7080206@summaventures.com>

Thank you very much Peter, I hope meet youthere on your next trip to  
Barcelona,

Cheers
Lluis

El 02/04/2009, a las 20:58, Peter Dzwig escribi?:

> Luisd,
>
> I am sorry that I missed out on the Zurich Cafe.
>
> For some reason my favories atre the ones with the mirrors in the,  
> possibly
> because the angle that they are tilted at makes them give an image  
> within an
> image of the same section of the bar.
>
> Peter
>
>
>>> Lluis Ripoll showed:
>>>
>>> Subject: [Leica] The Zurich Cafe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Zurich Cafe has become a meeting point and a symbol for the  
>>> Lugers
>>>
>>> we meet in Barcelona, I shot frequently there and for this reason  
>>> I've
>>>
>>> decided create an exclusive album, I've upload on this album only  
>>> new
>>>
>>> pictures never posted before (except 1), all are in B&W except one I
>>>
>>> prefer in color.  I hope you enjoy it:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Zurich/
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/d6rqyl
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Lluis
>>>
>>> A very interesting series. Do you have many, if any of the subjects
>>> question
>>> you about taking their pictures? Or do the owners ask you why you  
>>> are
>>> taking
>>> pictures of the guests?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any time I've been in Europe it always feels so comfortable to  
>>> "click
>>> away"
>>> in cafes and almost anywhere and never, if ever, been accosted or  
>>> dirty
>>> looks at my taking pictures of people simply enjoying a lunch or
>>> drink.  I
>>> meant to ask Sonny if he ever has any kind of questioning when he
>>> shoots in
>>> the "saloons" ? :-)  So Sonny if you happen to see this, do people
>>> give you
>>> a hard time? .
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I think picture taking in Europe is never seen as an intrusion on a
>>> person's
>>> privacy the way it's seen in North America.  I can't imagine sitting
>>> in the
>>> Empress Hotel Taj Mahal lounge snapping away without some security  
>>> guy
>>> coming along and ordering me to stop. Or a patron come to me and  
>>> ask,
>>> "Why
>>> the hell are taking pictures of me?"  Any time this has happened the
>>> person
>>> always look like they are. "known to the police!"  :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Europeans seem so relaxed and easy going about this picture taking  
>>> thing
>>> compared to many other countries.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ted
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> ===========================================================
> Dr Peter Dzwig                                
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] The Zurich Cafe)
Message from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] The Zurich Cafe)
Message from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] The Zurich Cafe)