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Subject: [Leica] Piper at the Ferry
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:07:57 +0200
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Tells a lot about today's cultural mix.

I see the N thing perfroms very well in low light, even if some 'rubbing 
out' can be seen in the larger view.
The small one is sharp and surrealistic in the encounter.
Great take Howard.

Thanks for sharing.
Amiti?s
Philippe


H&ECummer wrote:

> Hi Luggers,
> The other night we took the Lantau ferry into Central for dinner with  
> a friend from London.
> The ferry was slow and late because of fog. When we stepped off the  
> ferry we thought we had been
> transported Brigadoon style to another time and place. The skirl of  
> the bag pipes drew us down
> the foggy pier to the Star ferry entrance and there in the night was 
> a  young Chinese piper playing the pipes for
> the Celtic Society. Wonderful! The magic moment was recorded by 100's  
> of tourists. Why the Hong Kong Tourist Association
> doesn't play on this amalgam of East and West is beyond me!
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+Pix/Piper1.JPG.html
>  
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cr97wk
>
> Taken with a Nikon D700 and Nikkor 50mm AF 1.4
> ISO 3600 1/125 @ f1.4
>
> Cheers
> Howard
>
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