Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can only say that I am sorry that I missed this. As it turned out I was travelling to Provence that day. Glad that you all had such a great time. Peter On 18/07/12 04:19, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > -- ======================================================================= Dr. Peter Dzwig