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Subject: [Leica] Lluis and Beyond
From: dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 18:55:14 -0500
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I was in Barcelona for the 92 Olympics.  Wonderful place!

Dante

On Apr 2, 2012, at 14:12, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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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