Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portofino
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:08:33 +0200
References: <CA+yJO1CXFgGvHu=kUMDtQS8qj7pTGgpiRkmAW3K3sSgJ_9sB2w@mail.gmail.com> <BBFB10B5-47F0-4110-BBF7-59E86229D21E@me.com>

+1

The picture is really wonderful!

cheers
Lluis



El 29/09/2012, a las 21:36, Gerry Walden escribi?:

> Tina
>
> They call it progress. I have long made it a policy not to go back  
> to places that have fond memories because you can almost guarantee  
> your memories will be dashed.
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
>
> On 29 Sep 2012, at 20:23, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
>
>> PESO:
>>
>> Before we escaped to the farm in Tuscany, we took a side trip to  
>> Portofino.
>> We had been in Portofino 37 years ago, camping through Europe with  
>> our two
>> young children.  At the time, we were the only ones there.  We  
>> listened to
>> an old man play a 12-string guitar on the waterfront and ate  
>> wonderful
>> seafood at a small restaurant there.
>>
>> This time it was a little different.  All of the stores have been  
>> taken
>> over by luxury chains.  The waterfront was packed with tour groups  
>> and
>> restaurants were all booked for dinner.  Yachts filled the harbor  
>> where
>> there were fishing boats before.  We sat at a cafe and had two  
>> Campari and
>> sodas with a little bowl of olives and 10 potato chips.  The bill  
>> was $90!!!
>>
>> Progress.
>>
>> Leica M9, 24/2.8, five exposures combined. C&C greatly appreciated.
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/146363347
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> -- 
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Portofino)
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