You are right David. Only, with a Compact Fuji and even a f2.8... This puts me on route to the milky way, a Fuji xe2 and a bigger Sensor, APS. The bokeh, they say.... #----------------------------------- From : Xavier F. BILLE mail : hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx Maisons Alfort - France > From: dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:01:19 -0700 > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris > > Love the first, Xavier! Though it might be a bit improved, if the background > were just a bit more fuzzy, to make our friend stand out more. > > Overall, a really nice catch! > > David. > > > Hello Aram > > > > Obviously the server I host the images on is capital sensitive for the > > names. > > > > Here are the links > > > > http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/June14/DSCF4545_dev_3.jpg > > > > http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/June14/DSCF4550_dev.jpg > > > > #----------------------------------- > > From : Xavier F. BILLE > > mail : hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Maisons Alfort - France > > > > > > From: leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx > > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris > > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:06:11 -0700 > > > > Error when I click the links. Am I doing something wrong? > > > > Aram > > > > > > From: Bille Xavier F. > > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 1:47 PM > > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [LRflex] Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris > > > > > > Good Day Flexers. > > > > That place is still the > > temple of Photography in Paris but many shop closed down for the past 10 > > years. > > Whatever. I had the chance to meet a very good friend and neighbour of > > Maisons Alfort for the past 20 years in the shop Maison du Leica. His > > daughter, Camille was my pupil at the motorcycle club 20 years ago...... > > That guy claims 5000 Exp/year and he took 3 images of me ..... The > > boulevard shows it's life: > > http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/June14/DSCF4545_dev_3.JPG This > > chap came into the Cafe where I was sipping a beer in. He bought a > > coffee, take away and sat on the bench 10 yards away. Notice the grey > > dog. That dog, although equipped with a muzzle became hyper agressive > > when the guy was at the coffee shop. The dog, attached to the trolley > > became a fighting warrior againt public for 5 feet away. Once the master > > came back, a word and the dog slept to his feet and became indifferent. > > I've got two dogs, fiecely patrolling the > > garden. But this pair, homeless + dog stroke me for the bond they have. > > I recently 'lost' a neighbour of la Marne river. he lived > > with two black dogs in a tent. We spoke often and became acquaitted. one > > dog died last X mas, run over by the bus and I saw the guy 3 months ago. > > He gave the other dog to a farm, he was dying of throat cancer. I > > reassured him he did best for his dog. Have not seen him since...... > > At the same > > time, same cafe of the boulevard Beaumarchais, two pluches, tourists, > > ordering their fav: > > http://xavierf.b.free.fr/Temp/June14/DSCF4550_dev.JPG Happy hours! > > Fuji X20, my Leica III of the moment. > > > > #----------------------------------- > > From : Xavier F. > > BILLE > > mail : hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Maisons > > Alfort - France > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/