Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 24, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > Actually I though that he could set up a little portrait stand and > take pictures of the tourists with the house in the background. > Might as well make a few bucks in the process. sounds like he could sell the house to one of them for a nice sum... :-) Steve > > > Len > > > On May 24, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On May 24, 2008, at 8:40 AM, simon jessurun wrote: >> >>> A windmill I wish. >>> No it's a new design and for reasons which are totally beyond me , >>> since it >>> was designed using 10 sugarcubes as a model, it is listed in some >>> european >>> architects book as one of the 20 house one has to see in Amsterdam. >>> It's uter nonsense a 10 year old designs houses the same way. >>> But it provides us with a constant stream of in lookers some even >>> stroll >>> inside 'when we are not looking Oddly enough the majority are from >>> scandinavian countries and they especially the Finns can be >>> extremely >>> rude.Last week there were these two brasilian girls.I have to >>> admit I gave >>> them the grand tour. >> >> >> perhaps you need to get out there with the tourists, and photograph >> your house for us... >> >> (then sell postcards) >> >> >> :-) >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> btw the Telyts handle without any problem on the canon I just have >>> to >>> remeber to up the ISO otherwise my ineptitude with the thing shows. >>> best,simon >>> >>> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Leonard Taupier >>> <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Simon, >>>> >>>> Now my curiosity is up. Your tourist story is quite interesting >>>> and funny >>>> at the same time. You must have a very interesting house for it >>>> to be a >>>> tourist attraction. Do you live in a castle? Or maybe a >>>> windmill. ;-) >>>> >>>> And yes the 560 Telyt is a curiosity all by itself. It can even >>>> bring fear >>>> to the hearts of the uninformed. I get questioned about mine all >>>> the time. >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Len >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 24, 2008, at 8:29 AM, simon jessurun wrote: >>>> >>>> Since we moved house last November we suffer from busloads of >>>>> architecturial >>>>> tourists who gape through our windows and snap away while we enjoy >>>>> breakfast >>>>> or whatever. >>>>> Finaly have found a way to repel them.The 560 Telyt. >>>>> It's quite funny to see them shy away from taking pictures when >>>>> they spot >>>>> the canon in their viewfinders. >>>>> Some go to extreme distances to take snaps anyway.So far away >>>>> that the >>>>> telyt >>>>> cannot resolve them anymore. >>>>> The enlargements show the Lumix with a Leica lens to be quite >>>>> popular. >>>>> Anyway here is the folder. >>>>> Best simon jessurun,amsterdam. >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/animal/telyt_001/ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information