Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This one doesn't really belong in the Strangers' series, Graham, because it's a photo of a charming garden shed, which appears to include a man and dog as part of the scene. Unlike your other Stranger shots, where you have, in essence, walked right up and shoved your camera in to the face of a stranger, here you are way too far away from the Stranger. :-) But it is a great shed! B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of GeeBee Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:57 PM To: LUG Subject: [Leica] Stranger #29 The Brits have a thing about garden sheds. They house model railways, observatories, radio ham equipment, darkrooms and just about anything else you can think of. Sheds are also quiet backwaters that provide peace and quiet and a place to unwind. I have no first hand knowledge of this but it is well documented. The BBC has even made programmes on the Great British Shed. It may be a world wide phenomenon, if it isn't then only the Brits will understand its' importance to some of the population. Some sheds are very plain affairs but others are quite ornate, grandiose even. I saw this one over a garden fence whilst out walking along the canal towpath. I thought it would make a colour shot with the owner as a 'stranger' but as usual I wimped out and carried on walking without asking the owner, who was working nearby, if I could take a photograph. Two hundred yards later I decided to go back and ask if I could take a photograph but the owner had gone, so after hanging around for a few minutes waiting for him to return and getting twitchy I settled for a colour shot of the shed. I had to lean over the fence slightly to get the fence out of the shot and because the shed was quite close I took the 35mm Summicron from the M6(b&w) and put it on the M2(colour). Took a couple of shots and the owner returned so I asked if I could take his photograph. He agreed. I took the shot. I resumed my walk. I had, as ever, been jumpy as hell photographing a stranger so that was probably why I had taken his photograph, in colour, with a red filter on the lens from a previous shot. I went back and got this: http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/michael2.html I think it was worth it but then only I know the pain of getting it. Maybe I should write a book 'How to take photographs whilst having a panic attack' Strangers Index: http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/strangers.html - --Graham - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html