Re: [Leica] CCLUGPD

["Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>]

At 3:52 PM -0800 11/15/99, Jim Brick wrote:
>I would like to thank all of the attendees of the first California Coast
>LUG Photo Day (CCLUGPD for short), for participating and making it a great
>day. The weather cooperated only 50% but the comradery made up for the
>other 50%. Attendees were:
>
>Jim Brick and wife
>Jillian Brick and friend
>Tom Brichta of Leica
>Jeff Halford of KSP
>Bob Adler
>Doug Herr and family
>Godfrey DiGiorgi with M and m
>Bill Caldwell (from Falls Church VA just for this event)
>George Hartzell
>Ken Iisaka and family
>Ken Gerlach and wife
>Steve Caspersen
>Tom Schofield
>
>Tom Brichta brought a ton of Leica equipment for folks to borrow and use.
>Nearly everything got used. Doug Herr and an R8... WOW! We spent the day at
>Point Lobos, mostly on Weston Beach. Weston Beach is a very special place.
>Not exactly a beach per-say. It has very unique rock formations and surf
>patterns that are very photogenic. Edward Weston spent a great deal of time
>here. Interestingly, it is just two miles from Ansel Adams house and
>darkroom. John Sexton lives and works only a few miles away as well.
>
>The weather was very nice for the first half of the day, but then turned
>dreary so at 4PM we packed up and went to the Pebble Beach Lodge. We sat in
>front of a large fireplace getting warm, sipping whatever, talking, and the
>PB Lodge head chef (Todd Fisher) brought out several platters of goodies to
>munch on while waiting for dinner. The tables were ready at 6PM. We sat,
>talked, ordered, talked, drank, talked, ate, talked, ate desert, talked,
>and talked, and, talked.
>
>What a great time we had. The overall comradery, sincerity, give and take,
>was marvelous. This is the true spirit of Leica Users.
>
>A few of us were staying overnight and got together for breakfast in Carmel
>on Sunday morning. We then wandered around Carmel, looking in the
>photographic galleries, photographing stuff, and talking and talking and
>talking. Ken, Katy, Ansel,  and George... many thanks.
>
>It was really a great weekend. I hope everybody had as much fun as I did.
>
>And special thanks to Bill Caldwell for traveling 3000 miles just to "break
>bread" with us west coast Leica nuts. Bill, you made the day.
>
>Next year we will do something similar, but perhaps north of San Francisco
>at Point Reyes National Seashore, Bodega Bay, Mendecino... ???
>
>We now have to plan an evening get together so that we can see slides and
>prints from the weekend. I'm open to suggestions as to when. We can gather
>where I work, which is in Mt. View, right on hiway 101. Very easy access.
>It is actually pretty central to everyone. Let me know what you want to do...
>
>Jim

Back to the basics; the real point of it all. Thank you.

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