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Subject: [Leica] The problem with Iraq ....
From: jackherron at cox.net (Jack Herron)
Date: Mon Nov 29 14:04:07 2004
References: <7629EB4795F39146A4D2ECC655CD68EA03373986@asc02.asc.upenn.edu>

Kyle,
    Great series of shots!  I am curious as to the lenses you carried and 
used.  Some of those patently WA were quite soft, as if some oil or 
something was smeared on the front lens.  Was this Leica work?

Jack C. Herron
8118 E. 20th St.
Tucson, AZ 85710
520 885-6933
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: [Leica] The problem with Iraq ....


>I have a friend currently living in Iraq on the governments dime. I've been
> berating him lately for not taking many photos (he has two leicas for 
> crying
> out loud) and he replied that there's nothing in Iraq worth photographing
> (he's been there for 18 months now) and that if I wanted to know what it 
> was
> like trying to take photos, I should take photos of my walk to work. I 
> said
> I would if he did.
>
> I did this morning.
>
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/2004/2004-11-29-my-walk-to-work/2/
>
> He sent me some photos of a bunch of soldiers sweeping a road. He was 
> right,
> my walk to work was more interesting.
>
> Kc
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