Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really love the shot of the two women. You caught them at just the right moment. And I need to find a dog like that! Cheers Dante On May 16, 2004, at 3:57 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Finally finished scanning a bunch of film, so I can catch up on my > postings. > > The week 19 offerings were taken on my way from my office in Seville to > my apartment one evening. One of the things I really enjoy about the > city is that the people are really open and friendly, and are more than > happy to be photographed. In fact, when I approached these two elderly > ladies, I tried to explain to them that I just wanted them to carry on > with their conversation, but they insisted on posing, more or less: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_19.jpg > > Due to the climate, much life in Seville takes place outdoors: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_19alt1.jpg > > The two pictures above were taken with the CL, 40mm Rokkor on Tri-X. > > The second alternate for week 19 was taken in the main shopping area of > downtown Seville. This mime was atypical--she talked! > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_19alt2.jpg > (M7, 35mm Summilux, Fuji Velvia 100F) > > For week 20, we change gears completely...As I mentioned last week, I > went to the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Arnhem last Sunday to honour > those who had died to liberate the Netherlands and Europe. Around 1750 > soldiers who died during the battle of Arnhem in September 1944 are > buried here. The cemetery is in immaculate condition, being tended by > the local population and of course various veteran groups. I took a > number of colour and B&W pictures, but somehow the colour ones just do > not fit. So the three shots I present were all taken on Agfa Scala, > with > the M6 and 35mm Summilux. > > Many of the graves have inscriptions such as the one on the left: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_20.jpg > > A number of Polish troops were part of the Royal Air Force and the > British Army in general: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_20alt1.jpg > > And people came from the farthest reaches of the British Empire to > fight > and die here: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_20alt2.jpg > > It was a very moving Sunday morning. As I was leaving the cemetery, an > elderly couple drove up in a car with British license plates. The > photographer in me said, "Great, let me stick around and get some > better > photos with these people in the frame!" But the human being in me > prevailed--they were probably there to look for the grave of a family > member or a fallen comrade...I left them alone, got back on my > motorcycle and drove home. > > The complete PAW index is at: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html > and comments/critique are welcome and appreciated as always. > > Nathan > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ____________ Dante Stella http://www.dantestella.com