Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Impressive image, Philippe. Especially when viewed large. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The darndest thing!! > Impressive! > Both the photo and the "suspension". > > But not that uncommon ;-) > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Barcelona+2009_001/Howard-Barcelona-1120198_001.jpg.html > I bet Lluis will know the place, and perhaps also Geoff, Nathan and other > visitors to Barcelona. > > Amiti?s > Philippe > > > Le 1 sept. 10 ? 20:08, H&E Cummer a ?crit : > >> >> Hi Luggers, >> While in Genoa Bay for lunch on Monday we walked up the hill to look at >> the oldest residence in the Bay - a boarding house built for the lumber >> mill workers in the late 1800's. Sawn lumber from Genoa Bay was loaded >> on tri masted sailing ships and sent as far away as New Zealand and >> Italy. The house has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms and a huge living >> room - dining room area with spectacular views over the bay. But the >> show stopper is the hull of a 40 plus foot sailing boat, minus the keel, >> suspended from the ceiling of the great room. >> There are pictures of the crane used to load the boat into the house - >> through an opened side. Shirley, the present owner, just smiles when you >> ask her "why would anyone do such a thing?" When you sit under the boat >> you don't feel comfortable - wondering if the suspension points will >> hold. >> >> Check it out: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2010/GenoaBoat5panW.jpg.html >> >> http://tinyurl.com/2u4z87h >> >> C&C always welcome. >> >> Cheers >> >> Howard >> >> PS: Thanks to everyone who commented on my earlier photos both on and >> off line. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >