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Subject: [Leica] WAS: New family casual portrait! NOW IT CAN BE TOLD!! :-)
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 07:04:54 +1000
References: <CAE3QcF6MVypqc6OX1Dc_ndmOQedH_CEVbtGx9pjYCV4pw_5ZfA@mail.gmail.com> <5E10CC7C8C9949398AEEA9ACCA506BA3@syneticfeba505>

Now you've done it Ted! They have put on their dark glasses and gone
undercover again.

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 9 August 2012 04:59, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> OK NOW IT CAN BE TOLD! :-)
> Due to security releases finally being cleared and approved with safe time
> allowance for all ranks attending the Barcelona "GREET & SHOOT!"   :-)
>
> This very beautiful young lady in the portrait was an under-cover security
> person! Few knew (only her Mother, Father, brother & myself)  that this
> beautiful lady was my "BODY GUARD!" Yep hard to believe, but she could
> vanquish a villain with the blink of her eye lashes and her wonderful
> smile! Her brother, no less a stalwart body guard, was my under cover
> Executive Assistant!" Sound good so far? :-)
>
> Between them all safety measures were covered during crossings of the
> Rambla or locations of major cobble stoned avenues. Curbs and anything
> possible for the "old lad" to trip over! This of course was necessary that
> the "OLD FELLOW?" ;-) Didn't take a tumble and fall upon his Leica M8...
> (actually an M14!!!) I bet none of you knew that part?  ;-)  Actually it
> was undercover tests on behalf of an un-named  manufacturer! True!
>
> Would I lie to you?
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> "I was under threat of death if it were revealed before or during the
> Barcelona Happy Snap fun-time in disguise!" :-) All details about this new
> digital wonderkin machine will eventually be revealed at the next Photokina
> after the year 2020! :-) I knew you'd like that part! ;-)  But the very
> best part?
>
> It will be less than half the price of an M9 and 4 times the.... "What are
> those little things that catch the light and make a photo?"
> Diggi-bites???????? ;-) Whatever? They make pictures you can see on that
> little screen on the back!!
>
> However, she is a beautiful young lady and her father couldn't go wrong
> taking pictures of her! :-)
>
> cheers,
> ? ( no name was released)
> "The unknown undercover agent tester complete with wonderful body guards!
> :-)
> Relax it's only Wednesday! :-) Have some fun with it! ;-)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 1:52 AM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: New family casual portrait
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> > My daughter's new portrait.
> > Some nice window light and from the shadow side of course
> > M9 with the APO 75
> > LR & Ps developing
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/145263193
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> > Cheers,
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
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Replies: Reply from j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz) ([Leica] WAS: New family casual portrait! NOW IT CAN BE TOLD!! :-))
In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: New family casual portrait)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] WAS: New family casual portrait! NOW IT CAN BE TOLD!! :-))