Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 21: mundane objects
From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 08:36:53 -0400 (EDT)

here in NYC, they put pentagonal valves on top of hydrants so kids won't
open them up in the summer.  i guess in switzerland you need a tulip wrench 
to get these guys flowing! :-)

beautiful photo, nice tonal values.  i missed the original post; what was
the film and filtration?

- -rei


> From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
> 
> > >http://www.wajsman.com/2002_21.jpg
>
> Thanks, Guy! Actually, the hydrant dates from 1953 according to the
> inscription on the other side. It is unusual for this kind of elaborate
> handicraft in the modern age, but then again, by 1953 Switzerland was not
> yet in the modern age...
> 
> Nathan


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Ridgewood, New Jersey

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