Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George...thanks for looking and your comments are greatly appreciated. Nice to be back... /matt On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 3:38 AM, George Lottermoser < george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > Welcome (back) Matt! > and > SUPERB PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHS > Kudos! > > a note off the iPad, George > > On Jan 19, 2015, at 4:25 AM, Matt Kollasch <matt at kollarfoto.com> wrote: > > > I am sorry about that link. It is now fixed. > > Here are the photos: bit.ly/lugshots > > Comments and criticism welcome. > > > > Thanks, > > /matt > > > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:04 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at > > sfr.fr> > > wrote: > > > >> Same here - welcome all the same :-) > >> Happy to meet a new friend who is a friend of friend's, read Uncle Ted > ;-) > >> > >> Welcome ! > >> > >> Amities > >> Philippe from over the pond > >> > >> > >> Le 19 janv. 15 ? 07:42, Matt Kollasch a ?crit : > >> > >> ?Thanks Richard. I had no idea regarding the log in... Let me look into > >>> it. > >>> Sorry for that.? > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Richard Man < > >>> richard at richardmanphoto.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Needs some kind of login to see your photos? > >>>> > >>>> Welcome (back) regardless. > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Matt Kollasch <matt at > >>>> kollarfoto.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Dear LUG, > >>>>> > >>>>> My name is Matt Kollasch and I participated on this list early in > this > >>>>> century. I don't know exactly when I drifted from LUG, but last week > or > >>>>> > >>>> so > >>>> > >>>>> I signed up again and have been enjoying the photos and discussion > so I > >>>>> decided to return and participate. > >>>>> > >>>>> I know Sandy and Ted and I recognize many of your names. Ted was > kind > >>>>> to > >>>>> me in the early 2000s when he critiqued my photos. I would post > photos > >>>>> to > >>>>> Ted and then call him and he'd tell me what he thought. I learned so > >>>>> much > >>>>> from those sessions. It was a great experience and has stayed with me > >>>>> > >>>> ever > >>>> > >>>>> since. Thanks again, Ted! Sandy and I worked on a project together > >>>>> photographing the Roma in the east of Slovakia. We called it the Roma > >>>>> > >>>> Foto > >>>> > >>>>> Project; it enjoyed a few exhibits. > >>>>> > >>>>> Since last on the list I moved from Cedar Falls, Iowa to live in > Warsaw > >>>>> (love that city) for seven years. We are now in Baku for 1 1/2 years > >>>>> (not > >>>>> as much love). My wife, Beatrice, is Swiss and works at the Swiss > >>>>> Embassy > >>>>> here. We met and were married in Warsaw. > >>>>> > >>>>> I shoot a M240 with a Summicron 50/2 almost exclusively. I have a > sweet > >>>>> little circa 1993 35/2 Summicron but for the life of me I can not > get it > >>>>> > >>>> to > >>>> > >>>>> focus sharply on the M. Even after having it repaired at Leica in > >>>>> > >>>> Germany. > >>>> > >>>>> I miss the 35 focal length, but am learning to enjoy life with the > 50. > >>>>> > >>>> When > >>>> > >>>>> I next get to a Leica store I will try one of their 35s to see if it > is > >>>>> indeed my lens. > >>>>> > >>>>> Here are three of my recent photos: http://bit.ly/LUGkollasch > >>>>> The construction site is across from our apartment. We are on the > 10th > >>>>> floor; this shot is from our balcony at 4 this morning. Comments and > >>>>> criticism welcome. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thank you for an interesting and lively LUG. > >>>>> > >>>>> All best, > >>>>> /matt kollasch > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > >>>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> web site <http://www.kollarfoto.com>|facebook > >>> <https://www.facebook.com/kollarfoto> |twitter: @narbutta > >>> <https://twitter.com/narbutta>|blog <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/ > >>>> |baku > >>> chairs <http://www.kollarfoto.com/baku-chairs/>|azerbaijan paw > >>> <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/paw-azerbaijan/> > >>> > >>> *Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.* Henri > >>> Cartier-Bresson > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > >> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > >> NO ARCHIVE > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > web site <http://www.kollarfoto.com>|facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/kollarfoto> |twitter: @narbutta > > <https://twitter.com/narbutta>|blog <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/ > >|baku > > chairs <http://www.kollarfoto.com/baku-chairs/>|azerbaijan paw > > <http://kollarfoto.wordpress.com/paw-azerbaijan/> > > > > *Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.* Henri > > Cartier-Bresson > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >