Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, yes, it's a lot of fun for us to travel in and out of US to find California fruits :-) Phong, indeed it looks a bit plasticky. And yes, the Ag GAG laws are EVIL.I think Neveda/Utah already passed their versions. There really should be a lot more outrage on these... On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Phong <leicaphong at gmail.com> wrote: > I don't mean this as a criticism: the lighting makes the strawberry, > especially the leaves, look like plastic. > > Speaking of inedible food, I wonder if there's much debate in California > and elsewhere on this outrage: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/us/taping-of-farm-cruelty-is-becoming-the-crime.html > > You will be breaking the law if you photograph questionable substances > being sprayed at your local strawberry field according to some proposed > laws in California, Pennsylvania, etc. Google "Ag Gag" if you want to know > more. > > Best, > > - Phong > > > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com > >wrote: > > > One really nice thing about living in California is that we get the > > freshest fruits. This strawberry is marked as "local," which usually > means > > from someone's backyard :-) (well, the case of strawberries, it may be > from > > a local farm). Anyway, this is one of the biggest I have seen and tasted > > great. > > > > I have added a water buffalo and a "lucky cat" for size comparison, and > > just in case you don't know how big they are, the cat is sitting on a US > > quarter. > > > > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20130408-_4080169.jpg > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto