Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, The first shot is especially nice. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:27 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>wrote: > One of the founding fathers, Samuel Adams, suggested that the > > U.S. Declaration of Independence be celebrated by bonfires, fireworks and > > illuminations. The wimps in our local homeowners association feel that > fireworks are too dangerous and have sidestepped the issue. Instead > of fireworks we have a 4th of July boat regatta and barbeque on our 5 acre > lake. Rowboats, canoes and dinghies are decorated with a patriotic motif > and > rowed in a procession. The winner, as judged by the onlookers, receives a > case of Samuel Adams beer as befitting the occasion. Then we eat and drink > the beer. > > Here is my entry, a patriotically painted dinghy with my 7 year old grand > daughter standing in the bow, waving a flag, and whistling the national > anthem through the gap in her front teeth. > > The pictures were taken from shore, with a P&S camera. Hardly Leica quality > but adequate for the occasion. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Boat+parade.jpg.html > > Repelling the pirates. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Boat+parade+1.jpg.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >