Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Long, stupid story, involving my wife going to Vt. for the weekend, me having to dog sit, and having to do a grip&grin shoot in D.C. on Sunday... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 4:04 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] PAW - Leica Night at Jim Shulman's Thanks. Actually, I was hoping to see you there. - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. > Colen > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:09 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] PAW - Leica Night at Jim Shulman's > > > Nice, Phong > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 2:01 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] PAW - Leica Night at Jim Shulman's > > > Last Saturday, Jim hosted a Leica party at his > place in Bryn Mawr, in the Philadelphia suburbs. > I took the opportunity to drive down from Boston > to attend Jim's party and then visit my mother > and sister in nearby Reading. > > Jim was the perfect host; we had good food, good wine, > good company, and great fun comparing photographic notes > and Leica lore. Here are some photos from the party: > > Colin of www.availabledark.com came down from New York City. Seen here > admiring Jim's Kodak Retina 35mm folder camera: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8279-colin-p.htm > [By coincidence, I have taken recent interest in older folders. I have > had a more recent Fuji 645 folder for quite a while, but am looking > for folders in 6x9.] > > Owen, a sweet, quiet, non-LUG local Leica buff who is very > knowledgeable in Leica photography and quality printing: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8285-owen.htm > > Tony Green who brought some very nice prints in B&W, here trying out > Jim's 90mm Elmar-C, I believe: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8291-tonygreen.ht > m > > > Sal Dimarco, who does not need any introduction. I have heard much of > Sal, but this was the first time I met Sal in person. I very much > enjoyed Sal's stories throughtout the evening. Some of the stories > are literally "war" stories. > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8297-saldimarco.h > tm > > > When I inroduced myself to Charles Stirk, he said "I bought a lens > from you". Good thing it was a performer of a lens (a very clean 90mm > Tele-Elmarit f/2.8, which I still ocasionally miss), otherwise the > party might not have been as much fun for me :-). Here's Charles, who > drove up from Wilmington, Delaware: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8298-chuckstirk-p > .h > tm > > The inimitable Kyle Cassidy, none too pleased at being snapped :-) : > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8300-kyle.htm > > > Despite the appearance, Sal is not grabbing my scotch: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8302-saldimarco.h > tm > He was actually in the midst of one of those war stories. > > At one point, Kyle suddenly stood up and acted as though he was at a > press conference: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8303-kylecassidy. > ht > m > > Kyle has used digital for so long, he doesn't know what to do with a > Leica. Colin ignored him and looked on: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8305-kyleandcolin > -p > .htm > > Robert Clark, who drove over from Lancaster, with Colin in the mirror: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8309-robertclark- > p. > htm > > Another shot of Robert Clark: > http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BrynMawrLug/crw_8313-robertclark- > p. > htm > > There are others that I didn't have a chance to take a photo, > particularly Jim :-(. Anyway, many thanks to you Jim for a most > enjoyable evening. > > Cheers, > > - Phong > > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html