RE: [Leica] Cruising for snaps in Sussex

[Jeffrey Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ian Stanley [SMTP:ianstanley@mistral.co.uk]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 06, 1998 6:29 AM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	[Leica] Cruising for snaps in Sussex
	[Buzz]  
	Ian--

	The word "Downs" derives from the same root as "dune," as in sand
dunes. Thus, it refers to an upland area.  It is not related to the word
down as in "down hill."

			Buzz

> Greetings all,
> 
> 	While the majority of you were designing shutter locks, deciding
> whether
> to leave your cameras set on B or to shoot an extra frame, deciding
> whether
> to use filter or not, debating various lenses, deciding if tape should be
> placed over various cameras parts as well as what type of tape, etc I have
> been out exploring my new neighbourhood and cruising for snaps.
> 
> 	A great deal of the time has been spent at a place called the downs.
> Why
> theses areas are called the downs is beyond me as I have had to climb
> hills
> to get to them each and every time!!  The only down about it is when you
> head for home.  The rolling hills, fences, animal life, small villages is
> all fairly new material for me after all this time in Asia and my long
> holiday in Canada.  I am enjoying it thoroughly and looking forward to
> being able to print some of this material when I make it back to the
> darkroom in Kathmandu.
> 
> 	I did however find the conversations about distance, travel, what is
> close
> and what is far to be very interesting though.  In Nepal the distances are
> usually very short but the time required to travel that distance is
> considerable.  In Canada this summer I travelled over 20,000 kilometers in
> my van and thought nothing of it but I can see that in England the
> distances I will travel will be much less.  We all have our own idea of
> what is close and what is far depending on our travel experiences and
> where
> we live.  When I was working in Ghana I was photographing in a small
> village outside of Bolgatanga near the Burkino Faso border.  After the sun
> got too high in the sky and the heat too oppressive I spent a considerable
> amount of time chatting with an elderly gentleman in the shade in front of
> his house.  Well into the chat I asked him if he had always lived here and
> he said that he had moved here from far away. When I asked where he moved
> from his reply was "Do you see that tree way over there??"
> 
> 	Anyway, I hope that you all continue with your rambling and
> discussions of
> all and everything as it is what keeps this group as interesting as it is.
> I love the variety!
> 
> Ian Stanley
> 
> temporarily in 
> Kingston, Lewes
> Sussex, England