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Small selection from Cuba

Postby Willy wombat on Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:25 am

Visited Cuba with the wife in January 2011. Enjoyed parts of it but was left a little underwhelmed (wasnt quite as blown away as I had anticipated).

Still, managed afew good pics

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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby PiroStitch on Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:49 am

What can I say but wow! Top pics! Love the street portrait of the guy with the chook on his head.

If you were underwhelmed by the experience, couldn't really tell by your pics.
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby aim54x on Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:49 pm

Great images....I definitely cannot tell that you were underwhelmed by Cuba from those images.
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Willy wombat on Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:23 am

More underwhelmed by the total. Definately good in parts. Thanks for the feedback guys!
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby gstark on Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:43 am

Steve,

While the image of the chook is fabulous, I also love the second, with the old cars, and the buildings behind it. There's the character of the place exposed in that image; a great capture.
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Chica on Sat Jul 02, 2011 11:34 am

Love them all, but especially the chook :-)
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Willy wombat on Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:28 am

gstark wrote:Steve,

While the image of the chook is fabulous, I also love the second, with the old cars, and the buildings behind it. There's the character of the place exposed in that image; a great capture.


Thanks Gary - Those cars are such an interesting part of Cuba. Apparantly most of them have had the original engines replaced and converted to Russian deisel engines (I guess they couldnt get spare parts from USA under the embargo). An intersting fact
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Willy wombat on Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:30 am

Chica wrote:Love them all, but especially the chook :-)



:chook: :chook: :chook:

Very happy to get POTW with the chook
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby biggerry on Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:34 am

Great series of shots, I actually like the first one the most, well spotted and nicely processed.

I want to go to cuba now.. :?
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Willy wombat on Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:43 am

biggerry wrote:Great series of shots, I actually like the first one the most, well spotted and nicely processed.

I want to go to cuba now.. :?


Do you know much about those cameras? EXA-1? Were they a East-German/Soviet brand?
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby aim54x on Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:52 pm

Willy wombat wrote:Do you know much about those cameras? EXA-1? Were they a East-German/Soviet brand?


This may help

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Exa_1a
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Willy wombat on Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:33 am

East german from the 60s then. I suspected there may have been a communist connection.

Anyone ever used one?
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby aim54x on Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:44 pm

Willy wombat wrote:East german from the 60s then. I suspected there may have been a communist connection.

Anyone ever used one?


It does look to be a very interesting camera, but sadly I have not used one
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Re: Small selection from Cuba

Postby Stolky on Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:36 am

I agree with others: All great stuff! ..have been v.curious about Cuba myself ..thanks for sharing.

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