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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 7: winter trek begins
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Tue Feb 28 12:27:03 2006
References: <200602271123.k1RBNu214932@nathanfoto.com> <p06230915c02a23fde77f@[10.0.1.2]> <4404B024.9040101@nathanfoto.com>

Thanks.  It sounds like we're even on the same schedule.  Last week 
was school vacation week here, too.  Lots of people off from work to 
play with their kids.

Dick

>Hi Dick,
>
>Thanks for looking and for the suggestions. The reason why the Dutch 
>head south in the winter is that many of them like to ski, and the 
>Netherlands is flat as a pancake. The other reason is that while 
>Dutch winters look like the first image of my PAW, winters in the 
>Alps mean snow, sun, blue sky and apres-ski. In the summer the Dutch 
>weather is pretty much the same as in the winter, except that it is 
>a bit warmer--hence the migration to Spain etc.
>
>As for the dates, last week was the school holiday in the northern 
>half of the Netherlands--that is why we went when we went. This week 
>we are back at school/work, while the folks in the southern half of 
>the country get to escape to Austria or Switzerland.
>
>Nathan
>
>Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>>Nathan - Looks just like winter in Boston.  I felt right at home.
>>
>>I think a tighter crop on the first would have helped focus my eye 
>>on the cyclist with the broken umbrella and the walkers in the left 
>>of the image.  And, similarly in the second, a crop to the right of 
>>the lamp post and left of the store window, with appropriate crops 
>>top and bottom to retain the same shape, would have brought me more 
>>into the image.
>>
>>Always nice to see your stuff.
>>
>>So, why does every one head for the Swiss Alps on February 18th?
>>
>>>As always after a trip, I am in catch-up mode. But here are the week 7
>>>images. The first three from Amsterdam and Almere, and the last three
>>>from Riquewihr in Alsace, where we stopped on our way to Switzerland:
>>>http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=14
>>>
>>>As always, comments and critique are gratefully welcomed.
>>>
>>>Nathan
>>>
>>>Nathan Wajsman
>>>nathan@nathanfoto.com
>>>http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>http://www.fotocycle.dk
>>>http://www.photodeluge.com
>>>
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>>
>>
>
>--
>Nathan Wajsman
>Almere, The Netherlands
>
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