HI Nathan! Nice shots, all... In http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt7.jpg I can see why you lusted after that bike. Very elegant for a small bore machine. ;-) Thanks for sharing! David. -------------------- On 22/08/2005 at 10:46 PM Nathan Wajsman wrote: >I am behind in posting for a couple of good reasons: my sister from >Poland was visiting me for a couple of weeks, so I did not have that >much time to edit; and I have taken a lot of pictures during that >period, so the editing has taken longer than usual. In any event, here >is week 32. We were driving around the northern part of the country to >show my sister something else than Amsterdam. > >The main is a view from the Afsluitdijk, the outermost dike in the North >Sea. It is about 30 km long, and quite tall. It will come in handy when >the sea level rises in the next few decades. >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32.jpg > >As the clouds in the preceding shot indicate, it was a wet day, as has >been the case during most of the alleged summer this year. But that does >not stop me from taking pictures: >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt1.jpg > >Here is a nice coastal road near the town of Stavoren in southern >Friesland: >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt2.jpg > >A couple of days later the weather was nicer and we went to Volendam, a >touristy but nice small town north of Amsterdam. I photographed the >local wildlife, fantasizing that I was Doug Herr: >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt3.jpg >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt4.jpg >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt5.jpg > >People in Friesland seem friendlier than elsewhere in Holland. Perhaps >it is just the slower pace of life in small towns. I snapped a shot of >this man riding his bicycle with a small dog. He noticed, and what did >he do? He came over to me, posed for this picture and we had a brief chat. >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt6.jpg > >In the same town we happened upon an antique car/bike meet, and I was >thrilled to see this 50cc Zündapp, which was my absolute dream machine >when I was a teenager in Denmark. A brief conversation with the owner >confirmed that it was indeed the one I craved--it was from 1977: >http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt7.jpg > >The complete PAW index is at: >http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html >and comments and critique are always welcome and appreciated. > >Nathan >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Almere, The Netherlands > >General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > >========================================================= >To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' >in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied >to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe. David Young, Logan Lake, BC CANADA. Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm ========================================================To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.