Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Crew, Well what can be added to the wonderful times of Barcelona that hasn't been said and shown? It was a meeting of pure unadulterated magic and fun for all. :-) Combined with so many great and fun "Happy Snap" images! :-) Well I don't know if I looked all that happy in some? However the truth is now out! :-) I'm not as pretty as I was 50 years ago! ;-) ;-) Dang old guy! ;-) Love you guys and gals of the Barcelona gathering! And the ensuing week in London and Wales with family on the Welsh side. A very important time for me to begin turning my life around after the loss of my dear Irene. A great heartfelt wish of gratitude to everyone on the LUG who gave me encouragement to go to Barcelona. Thank you all so very much as it gave me moments of a past Olympics' covered. And the first time I've returned to an Olympic site where we worked our buns off fighting the other 1000 photographers! Quite an emotional moment of life long past. Certainly with a huge thank you to Lluis for taking me to the stadium 20 years later. :-) And in particular to the diving tower pool where one of my best sports photos of 62 years was captured! The diver in peak action leaving the tower and the city of Barcelona background. Phillip mon ami, what can I say for your most precious gift of a "Flower Portrait" that will become the centre piece of respect for Irene! To you and Alice my most heartfelt love of thanks! A pleasure indeed to meet you and spend time having fun! :-) To Geoff and family! First class folks all the way! Their children became my body guards against tripping off a curb or cobble stone. They don't come any better than these two children. Daniel Ridings! A first class "car finder!" ;-) "Old man Ted" finder after they lost me! :-) I knew where I was, I just didn't know what day it was after 24 hours of travelling around the world to get to Barcelona! :-) Damn I was stunned! Yea I know more than usual! :-) Daniel, a champion LUG chap and wonderful to talk with. What I found once again when meeting like this we solidify friendships as though we've known each other for years when in reality it's been on the screen! Mariela Maglia. It was indeed a pleasure to meet Mariela as she was interpreter, organizer and all round wonderful person roaming the streets with us. I'm sure there must be some nice photos of her in the multitude of photo e-mails. And a wonderful meeting for me was to finally come face to face with Nathan after all these years. We have missed a couple of times in bygone years and it finally happened! :-) Indeed a pleasure that many of you would enjoy speaking with this fine gentleman and photographer. Once again Nathan thank you for looking after my grandson when he visited Alicante several years ago. Last but not least was the great honour to be face to face with my friend Lluis after the many many e-mails about photography, Leica's and things. This was successful simply because Lluis did a champion job of working it out and guiding us through the streets as we snapped away at all kinds of things. And people! :-) Mostly from the tribe... LUGGITE!" :-) Now I'm slipping away as I'm back on the west coast of Canada and my sleep time is still in Barcelona time. So I must say good night all and hopefully tomorrow I may find a few snaps I can post. cheers and good night crew, ted