Hear, Hear! J Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 26, 2016, at 12:40 PM, Marco Alpert <[email protected]> wrote: > > What he said (on all counts). > > m > >> On Aug 26, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Fantastic shot! One of your best. >> >> Happy birthday! Sounds like had a great day, and I'm glad to hear you're >> making progress. >> >> B >> >>> On 26 Aug 2016, at 16:18, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Wednesday, I went to San Francisco for a visit to the re-imagined SF >>> Museum Of Modern Art. >>> >>> https://flic.kr/p/KBdL7d >>> >>> It's very hard to believe that I had not been to SF for a walk or to any >>> museums there for almost two years. It's only 45 minutes away. Just a short >>> few years back, I was in that neighborhood once or twice a week, visiting >>> galleries and museums, shooting photos on the street ... Sigh. Work and my >>> physical state these past five years made it too much of a challenge to >>> try. >>> >>> Work is no longer an issue, and my legs are finally getting back to the >>> point where I can push them harder than the Saturday Morning Walk requires. >>> Today is my birthday. So my birthday present to myself was to meet up with >>> a photographer friend at SF MOMA on Wednesday, see the new building and >>> some of the exhibits, have a nice lunch, do some photography, and visit the >>> Leica Store nearby. >>> >>> SF MOMA's new building is ... I can't find the right adjective. Hugely >>> expanded, vast amounts of new works, glorious architecture; it's an amazing >>> pleasure to be there. Linda only made it through the top floor, I made it >>> through part of the sixth floor as well in the time we had. It will take >>> several visits to take it all in. Outstanding: it alone was was worth the >>> trek. >>> >>> Buena Vista Park and the museum itself afforded the usual rich set of >>> street subject matter. I carried the Leica M-D fitted with 'Lux 35mm v2 >>> lens, and had the WATE in the bag. Didn't switch from the 35mm. I didn't >>> shoot too many frames but am happy with the results I obtained. >>> >>> We left the museum, stopped at a favorite spot a block or two away for >>> lunch, and then walked up to the Leica Store. I've been meaning to visit >>> Leica Store SF for ages, it was great to finally get there. An exhibition >>> of Danny Lyons photos is on display. It struck me: what other camera shop >>> can I walk into and spend an hour or more enjoying a beautifully curated, >>> superbly presented photographic exhibit for an hour or more without >>> intruding sales personnel getting in the way? Outstanding work ... and the >>> sales person did stop over to say hello, welcome us to the store, and see >>> if we needed any help. It was great. >>> >>> The Leica Store visit consumed the remainder of the time in the day, and it >>> was time to head home. All in all, an excellent day out. The museum visit >>> was fantastic as was the visit to the Store. Being in the city with a >>> friend to do, to see, to chat about photography, equipment, and art ... >>> This is what gives life fullness and meaning. More, please. >>> >>> Thank you all for being there with me, in spirit. :-) >>> >>> G >>> — >>> The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
