Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, Joanne, and welcome to the crew. Very nice shots of the tube and the underpass (zoos are not really my thing), b+w is just right for them, although the brickwork, graffiti and cables on the one shot could have been quite interesting in colour. Hope to see more soon. Best from Hannover, Germany Douglas (Yorkshire lad in his 34th year of exile :-) ) Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Welcome to the club, Joanne, it is great to see new faces and new > images on the list. There are quite a few members in and around > London, and many of us overseas members come to London from time to > time (like me on the 27th). > > Nathan > > On 14-apr-2008, at 20:15, JOANNE SIMPSON wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am brand new to the Leica system, but finally bought the M8 I have >> coveted since it came out. I never touched a Leica before, have had >> it a week and it is truly the most amazing camera I have ever >> handled. It's so incredibly intuitive - it feels just as solid and >> real as a Hasselblad - only half the weight and twice the speed with >> :-( batteries... >> I am, I confess, a long-time HUGger (and tree-hugger, but enough >> about that), and it's great to see so many familiar names >> cross-posting. I still love the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, but >> sometimes you need to drive a DB9... >> Here are some test shots from my first weekend back in 35mm. >> Strolling around London Zoo and London Underground on a typical April >> (rainy) day watching the watchers. I'm afraid some of them are still >> square, and I'm not quite ready for colour yet... >> Nice to meet you all. >> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/corvus76/20080412_M8 >> Joanne Simpson >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > Nathan Wajsman > nathan@nathanfoto.com > General photography: > http://www.nathanfoto.com > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >