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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Even more Adelaide photos from Brian's visit
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:07:54 +1030
References: <36172e5a0903210155s5cab6154t972f6aec7d84cc63@mail.gmail.com> <20090321224427.GUUO21373.eastrmmtao103.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>

No, but we're trying to get him to visit.  There's plenty of fruitful areas
around here for Jim's style of observation.

Marty

On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> My God that's an ugly dog :).  Has Jim Shulman been to Adelaide?
>
> Ken
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
> > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:56 AM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Even more Adelaide photos from Brian's visit
> >
> > Folks I have completed uploads for this gallery.
> > I added 23 more photos, starting from this one:
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/41Ad.jpg.html
> >
> > You can see a giant Scotsman and his very large hound who had rather bad
> > manners,
> > a variety of street performers, including the amazing Tallula from
> British
> > Columbia,
> > martial artists
> > at least fifty senoritas
> > some very serious folks and some pretty silly ones
> > Comments very welcome. There are 65 photos total in the gallery for your
> > entertainment
> >
> >
> >
> > 2009/3/21 Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> >
> > > Continuing the theme, I added 11 more to my gallery, starting with this
> > > one:
> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/48Ad.jpg.html
> > > Bar keep in the bo-ke,
> > > Beer
> > > Belgians
> > > Anita spying the iPhone and making my magenta correction work overtime.
> > > A very fine young gentleman wearing a Crumpler bag kangaroo style. I
> > said
> > > hi
> > > and shook his hand.
> > > Some kangaroos spotted in the city centre (for Brian)
> > > Some sculptures
> > >
> > > Comments welcome
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 2009/3/21 Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > If you'd told me my balance was good enough to do what I'm doing in
> > that
> > > > first shot I'd have laughed at you.  All my shots of the ducks
> > (Pacific
> > > > black ducks - *Anas superciliosa*) are garbage.  Got my shirt dirty
> > for
> > > > nothing.
> > > >
> > > > These ones are okay and you're not talking:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/geoff+and+bonython+hall.jpg.html
> > > > flare in this one courtesy of my very flarey 35/1.4 asph
> > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/geoff+in+the+park.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > > Also yum cha + beer at Saldechin:
> > > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/yum+cha+_+beer.jpg.html
> > > > Anita continuing to be fascinated by the iPhone thing:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/entranced+by+technology.jpg.html
> > > > Us reflected in BErt Flugelman's Spheres, better known as Rundle
> > Mall's
> > > > Balls:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/us_+influenced+by+flugelman.jpg.html
> > > > Proof that the iPhone is better than local knowledge:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/iPhone+knew+exactly+where+we+were.jpg.html
> > > > And the bride plus professional photographer who didn't expect to
> > happen
> > > > upon a Leica weilding posse during the photo session for her big day
> > > > (whoever she is, she did look really very fine):
> > > >
> > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-
> > users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/someone+was+getting+married.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > > Earlier:
> > > > Brian at The Queen's Head, one of my favourite pubs:
> > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/brian.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > > There are more on film but I need to find some time to turn them into
> > > > something visible.
> > > >
> > > > Marty
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Geoff Hopkinson
> > <hopsternew at gmail.com
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hey wait a minute! It may have been a consequence of a nine hour
> > lunch
> > > > the
> > > > > day before!
> > > > > Aah well, I must respond with some candids form a botanical gardens
> > > visit
> > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/28Ad.jpg.html
> > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/46Ad.jpg.html
> > > > >
> > > > > 2009/3/21 Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > > Brian's iPhone is a fine gadget, but his enthusiasm and ability
> to
> > > > > explain
> > > > > > it interested me more.  Apple should hire him.  We all found Tap
> > Tap
> > > > > Dance
> > > > > > culturally mystifying (we're too old apparently) but here it is
> on
> > > > > display:
> > > > > >
> > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/brian+iphone.jpg.html
> > > > > > And I don't seem to have any photos of Geoff where he isn't
> > talking .
> > > .
> > > > .
> > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/LuG/hoppy.jpg.html
> > > > > > Note the nice, neutral-type bokeh from the 75/2
> > > > > >
> > > > > > More to follow,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Marty
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Brian Reid <
> > > > reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  plus a touch iPhone with which Brian is able to harness the
> > power
> > > > > > >> of the universe for any imaginable purpose
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I was greatly amusing AusLUG folks with Urban Spoon and the GPS
> > > > mapper
> > > > > in
> > > > > > > my iPhone. And the bill for all that international data roaming
> > > was,
> > > > > > despite
> > > > > > > dire warnings from AT&T, not bad at all.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >  --
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Geoff
> > > > 'Life's too short for mediocre glass'
> > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
> > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> > > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > 'Life's too short for mediocre glass'
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
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Replies: Reply from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Even more Adelaide photos from Brian's visit)
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