> On 17 April 2019 at 18:52 Bob Pdml <pdm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > French people are saying 'typical Macron, promising something when he has no > idea whether it is possible or not'. One article i read suggests that it will > take up to 40 years. The bishop has already said it will be closed for at > least 5 or 6. > > One of the problems is that there aren't enough oak trees or carpenters with > the right skills >
Not French-speaking ones, anyway.... I agree the hardest job will be to source the wood. We had to go far afield to repair Windsor Castle and that needed much less wood than Notre-Dame is going to require. > > > > On 17 Apr 2019, at 17:52, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Thanks to all who commented or had a look. In the hours since this tragedy > > it’s become obvious that the cathedral can be restored. I will take year -- > > Macron says 5 years — but it will be worth the wait. > > > >> On Apr 16, 2019, at 3:12 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >> I’m catholic only by birth not by practice, but watching Notre Dame burn > >> last night was crushing. I immediately recalled how I was overwhelmed by > >> the majesty and history of this ancient cathedral when I visited it on a > >> spring afternoon in 2003. Extending a business trip by a day, I wandered > >> the streets of Paris with my Leica iiif RD and Summicron 50/2 Collapsible, > >> alternately shooting tribute-x and Portra 400. I had the color neg film > >> loaded when I stopped in the cathedral and captured a few images as best I > >> could, given the faded mirror of my Leica and the dim lighting. Yesterday, > >> I wondered what had become of those images. I found an envelope that > >> contained the negatives and camera store prints and scanned a few of the > >> negatives. Today, I assembled a small gallery. > >> https://www.photo.net/gallery/1109648#//Sort-Newest/All-Categories/All-Time/Page-1 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
