Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shades of *Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil*! I had no idea you were from Savannah. How could you ever leave? Tina PS: Love the photos! On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > I do indeed recognize many of the images, Jean-Michel! Tybee Island was > much less crowded!! And I used to water ski around the Isle of Hope. > It looks like your family is out near White Bluff? > It is a beautiful city, but as a native, there is a negative side, not > usually experienced by tourists, that continues to this day. I went back > last year for the first time since 1983 (29 years!). Here are my family and > other shots: > www.rgaphoto.com/Savannah > > Thanks for showing these to me. You went some places I didn't make it back > to and it was nice to see them. > Best, > Bob > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:17 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> > wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks, Bob, for your comment! No, they don't dye the Savannah River > > green anymore but you can still get some green beer ... I discovered the > > Savannah version of St Patrick's Day for the first time this year and I > > must admit it is overwhelming! Close to a million visitors, a great show > > and the opportunity to take a few interesting pictures. Everytime we go > > there - our younger daughter lives in Savannah with her family - my wife > > and I wonder at the well-preserved homes and monuments, the climate > (except > > in July and August ...) and the easy-going lifestyle of its people. A > great > > place, Savannah, can't think of any other city in the US that would have > > this type of beauty. I've done a few pictures of the parade (and of > family > > and friends and our life there this Spring), see < > > http://jean-michel-mertz.smugmug.com/> This was intented for the rest of > > the family back home in France but since you're a native Savannahian you > > will probably recognize a few spots!Cheers,Jean-Michel> From: > > rgacpa at gmail.com > > > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:49:18 -0700 > > > To: lug at leica-users.org > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] la passionaria > > > > > > Very nice use of light and lines to focus the viewer's attention > > Jean-Michel. > > > I grew up in Savannah; do they still dye the Savannah River green? > > > Best, > > > Bob > > > > > > Bob Adler > > > www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > On Jul 25, 2012, at 8:33 AM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > St Patrick's this year, proof again that a uniform often acts like a > > magnet ...Comments welcome!Jean-Michel< > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jean-Michel/SAVANNAH+2012/La+passionaria.html > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com