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Subject: [Leica] Highlands PAW 41
From: john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster)
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:15:17 +0000
References: <MMXP123MB1408E33487B2622A36590193F9420@MMXP123MB1408.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> <3EE49238-BD62-440F-990B-875B72CE1C43@icloud.com>

Many thanks George, it was a very enjoyable trip despite the cruise ships.  
The first one you highlight is the Maltese Parliament building.

john

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On 
Behalf Of George Lottermoser
Sent: Friday, 20 October 2017 8:25 p.m.
To: Group Users Leica
Subject: Re: [Leica] Highlands PAW 41


> On Oct 19, 2017, at 2:57 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Not really in the Highlands, no clouds!  Spent a week in Malta (Karen is 
> half Maltese and spent the first part of her life there), so as in a city 
> my PAW is back its old style ;-)
> 
> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/41
> 
> Here is a panorama of the Three Cities from the Upper Barrakka Gardens
> 
> http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/Panoramas/pano_20171010_Valletta.jpg
> 
> We stayed in Birgu and knew that the Festival of Light was to be held when 
> we were there, the street lights are turned off and just candle light 
> illuminates (or not) the streets.  For the first time in years I did not 
> take any M kit with me, 'just' S(007) and four lenses (24, 45,70 and 120, 
> equivalent to 19, 35, 56 and 96) - still weighs ~9kg so that is the 
> downside.  Lenses are about two stops slower than my M lenses (although 
> still faster than zoom lenses), however it is far better at high ISO than 
> my M(240) and some of these shots are at 12,800.
> 
> Some more general vies from Malta
> http://johnmcmaster.com/PESO/2017Malta

What a lot of visual treats

this illusion really stopped me
http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/41/content/L7007701_large.html

and this mesmerized 
http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2017/41/content/L7007785_large.html



fond regards,

George

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In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster) ([Leica] Highlands PAW 41)
Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] Highlands PAW 41)