Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ruben Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:08 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo Books and a New PAW how much is 6,5" in centimetres ??? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:22 PM Subject: [Leica] Photo Books and a New PAW > Had to be away awhile due to pressures elsewhere and am just now > getting caught up. Sorry to have missed the discussion on Sontag. I > don't intend to reopen it other than to say that her book, whatever > its failings, was the first one to make me question what I was doing > with my photography. > > Another book that was really helpful in those days was one by Ralph > Hattersley who, as I remember, advised as a learning tool "one > camera, one lens (50 mm), one film (Tri-X), and get as close as you > dare." I wish I still had his book. It was called "Discover Your > Self Through Photography." It got trashed in one of my regular > library purges. > > In any case, I've decided to start a PAW. I will post weekly but > since I tend to photograph in bursts, the photos will of necessity be > recent but not necessarily from last week. > > These will be the first "people" pictures I've posted. Given my size > (6'5") it's a bit hard to be stealthy, but I do try street candids > from time-to-time. Both were taken in York UK last summer with an > Olympus C-60 and converted to B&W in Photoshop. > > Photo 1 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/2005-PAW/P7040043_web > > Photo 2 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/2005-PAW/P7040022_web > > Comments and criticisms welcome as always. > -- > Regards, > > Dick > Boston MA > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information