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Subject: [Leica] Lluis and Beyond
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:12:03 -0700
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BARCELONA!!!!!!!!!!! A CITY AND PEOPLE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH AND A CAMERA IN 
YOUR HANDS.

Now that's every day of the week. :-)

Just try to imagine this amazing city during the 1992 Summer 
Olympics!!!!!!!!! During any Olympics/Pan American Games/Common Wealth Games 
etc most cities are great locations. But of all mine since Mexico Summer 
Games long ago, none have come near BARCELONA for fun, hospitality, and 
without question, food and beautiful SENORITAS !!!!!!!!!! :-) :-)

If the Great Spirit can see His way for this summer I too will be there when 
the crew gather! As SWMBO told me sometime ago I should go, even if I went 
alone to meet all my LUG friends and especially Lluis whom I admire with his 
incredible abilities of Observation and photography.

cheers,
ted



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Lluis and Beyond


> Hi Leon, Barcelona certainly is vibrant, colourful and passionate. Life,
> history, (and great food) is everywhere. Any photographer could do much
> worse than to visit.
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 3 April 2012 01:38, Leon Pomeroy <drleonpomeroy at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hi Geoff:
>>
>>
>>
>> I read your very thoughtful and informative comments (below) more than
>> once.
>> Thanks! I also admire the passion Nathan of Alicante has for photography.
>> Given Lluis of Barcelona plus Nathan of Alicante, what is it about 
>> Spain?
>> P.S. When my wife retires this June, making us two retired Federal 
>> doctors
>> (D.O.J., D.C., ; V.A. Medical Center, NYC), undergoing the culture shock 
>> of
>> retirements, I think we'll begin to contemplate visiting Spain for 
>> healing.
>> ! Doubt I'll travel with my 50 mm f1.2 Noctilux. given that it has become
>> an
>> expensive collector's dream? Thanks for sharing! Leon Pomeroy of Northern
>> Virginia, USA (Photographer Credentials: a graduate of over 30 years of
>> attending Cape Cod Leica Seminars given by the amazing Dr. Ted and, 
>> before
>> him, "Sir" Walter Heun..at a time when I lived and practiced in the
>> "nearby"
>> Yorkville Section of Manhattan.Ah,  Cape Cod Memories.not unlike going to
>> the Maxims of 1890s Paris (Just saw the movie, Woody Allen's "Midnight in
>> Paris.") to find oneself in dreams or losing oneself in dreams.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Leon. Lluis is a fixture on the LUG and a long term very frequent
>>
>> contributor of photos of course. He's also on the travel list of any of 
>> us
>>
>> fortunate to get to Barcelona at some stage and there is a tradition of 
>> LUG
>>
>> reports of get-togethers in that very photogenic and inspiring city.
>>
>> I was lucky to meet him there in 2007 and we've shared a friendship ever
>>
>> since.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'll be back  there in early July in fact. Nathan from Alicante is likely
>>
>> to be around for the same get together too and possibly Philippe from the
>>
>> north of France. Meeting like minded LUG photographers and sharing a
>>
>> coffee, meal or beer like that is one of the great positives from being a
>>
>> LUG member.
>>
>>
>>
>> You could never meet a nicer person (there are many in this group of
>>
>> course). He is a real gentleman too as well as dedicated and enthusiastic
>>
>> photographer. Walking with Lluis on the street or sitting at a cafe you 
>> see
>>
>> that he is insightful, quick and unobtrusive with his camera and should 
>> the
>>
>> subject notice him he invariably has a friendly smile and keeps going. In
>>
>> short a talented and successful street photographer that shoots a LOT and
>>
>> has practised his craft for a long time.  It doesn't hurt that he lives 
>> in
>>
>> a splendid city that cannot fail to inspire and motivate!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>>
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