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Subject: [Leica] [OM] Nathan's PAD 19/6/2017: Rue de la Longue Vie (Long Life Street)
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:46:13 +0100
References: <8BCC5934-7976-46FE-85F2-B37970C3A634@frozenlight.eu> <71ADFDD9-E06B-4A65-A064-EC4B9114E77A@gmail.com>

I agree with Philippe. What makes it is the aggressive north african guy 
giving you the finger juxtaposed with the relaxed and happy atmosphere 
of the rest of the image. Did he get up to go for you?

Douglas

On 20/06/2017 09:24, Philippe wrote:
> This one
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-sr8656s/A 
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-sr8656s/A>
> turned into BW,
> would be a great tribute to uncle T, on the left,
> and Doisneau for the rest of it :-)
>
> Bien vu Nathan!
>
> Amities
> Philippe
>
>> Le 20 juin 2017 ? 09:18, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a ?crit 
>> :
>>
>> I am back in Brussels, and yesterday I went for dinner in the place where 
>> my Brussels life started back in May 1995, an African neighbourhood 
>> called Matong? or Little Zaire, in Ixelles, part of the central Brussels. 
>> I lived here for a few months when I first moved from New Jersey to 
>> Brussels. In the summer, it is a wonderful place, with many bars and 
>> ethnic restaurants and shops. There are some vague signs of hipsters 
>> moving in, but so far they have been kept in check.
>>
>> The neighbourhood has a short pedestrian street called Rue de la Longue 
>> Vie, which contains several African restaurants. I have eated at both 
>> Soleil d?Afrique on the left and Cap Africa on the right. I prefer the 
>> latter, and that is where I had a delicious dinner of grilled goat and 
>> fermented tapioca dough last night:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Sdv4tfR/A
>>
>> Just before I reached the restaurant, this lady approached me and asked 
>> to take her picture, just like that:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-CvQhmKX/A
>>
>> And after I finished my dinner, I lingered a bit to take in the street 
>> life:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-sr8656s/A
>>
>> This last image is technically deficient but I like the scene, never mind 
>> sharpness.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
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>> YNWA
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