[LRflex] Re: Homage to Xavier, etc.
- From: Bille Xavier F. <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:16:29 +0200
Hi Bill
It seems we have a "bus thread" now, along with wildlife and flowers :)
Lovely place Yosemite, that's something we don't have in Europe, such large
places mostly inhabited.
I like the tone of your pictures, nice composition. Thanks for sharing.
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Xavier F. BILLE
Maisons-Alfort - France.
> From: captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LRflex] Homage to Xavier, etc.
> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:32:07 -0700
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi-
>
> We spent a couple of days in Yosemite at the beginning of September and I
> could not resist taking these two pictures in homage to Xavier and the now
> famous #24 bus of Maisons-Alfort:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150154.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150156.jpg.html
>
> The bus was made by Gillig, a San Francisco firm founded in 1890. Google
> "gillig" for more.
>
> These three pictures were made in the late afternoon from Glacier Point,
> which overs the valley below, the Sierras to the east and, seemingly, all
> Creation.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150172.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150182.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/Yosemite_Sep_2011/L1150166.jpg.html
>
> In general, the falls were very small and wispy, which is very natural for
> this time of year.
>
> For comparison, here are the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls last May
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/YNP2011/L1131332.jpg.html
>
> and the Valley View at that time, with Bridal Veil Falls,
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/YNP2011/L1131344.jpg.html
>
> The first five: R9/DMR, Vario-Elmar lens. The latter two: M9 and 1st, 28mm;
> 2nd 21mm lens.
>
> C&C welcome.
>
> Best,
>
> Bill
>
>
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