Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Alex....ah, I envy you cycling in the UK....at least from what I've heard :) Here, society and civil planning go against the "simple life":...cars are mandatory for daily life, many trips under 2 miles are done by car!... My goal is to go from two cars (with wife and child) to one....and only use it on trips over 3 miles or so.....we'll see how successful... and of course, Leicas are perfect for this lifestyle... Best to you and yours, Walt On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:32:34 +0100 Alex Brattell <alex@zetetic.co.uk> wrote: > > >From: Walter S Delesandri wrote; > > > >Now I have a Giant touring bike (don't ask, it just came my way) and an old > >Cinelli road racer (fun)...and have carried cameras on both. > > > >Any other fools out there? > >Walt > > Bikes and Leicas go together like egg and chips! > I've got a fairly theft proof cheap old Raleigh for city use - i.e I hope > no-one would want to steal it (looks like shit, good tyres, brakes and > gears, a big D lock). My Leicas will probably one day have the same quality > about them. > > As everyday transport, carrying a minimum of M6, one lens, puncture kit, > small pump, lights and notebook I am highly mobile, part of what's going on > around me and free to stop and take pictures at any time or follow my nose > in the back streets and parks looking always for the weird, the > idiosyncratic, the beautiful, the unexpected. I nose around, talk to people, > feel at home. I love the potential of any journey to turn into an adventure > of image hunting (it often does - I'm often late!). A major element of my > non-commissioned photography is to work hard at maintaining a view of the > world as a miraculous and stimulating place, keep that jaded feeling of the > Normal at bay. It makes me feel more involved with my surroundings, rather > than on the outside looking in as can happen with cars and long lenses in a > world seen distantly, through glass. How this would change if I lived in a > car-dependant city such as L.A would be interesting. Maybe I'd have to walk, > like our ancestors did! > > Camera, notebook and bicycle are essential equipment in the search for the > Miraculous! > > > > ____________________________________________ > > alex@zetetic.co.uk > http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~abrattell/ > > ___________________________________________ >