Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Neighbors
From: heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger)
Date: Sun Mar 18 20:45:15 2007

He's goofin...


On 3/18/07 9:41 PM, "grduprey@mchsi.com" <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:

> The M8 can't do B&W?  There are a whole bunch here using it for just that 
> with
> excellent results.  Where you been? ;-)
> 
> gene
> 
> -------------- Original message from "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com>:
> -------------- 
> 
> 
>> I really really really like the first image of the gentleman. It's
>> just wonderful. It's personal and has such wonderful sense of
>> connection. It's the expression, the composition, the WONDERFUL use of
>> light and tonality.
>> 
>> Did I mention I like it? The entire set is good but that one just
>> knocks my socks off.
>> 
>> Okay, well anyway it's the kind of image I hold in my head as wanting to
>> create. 
>> 
>> Too bad the M8 can't do black and white. Sheesh!
>> 
>> Thank you for sharing.
>> 
>> Oh, down comment: I wish the slide show would have titles or file
>> names for the individual images.
>> 
>> Well done! I sure hope THEY like them!
>> 
>> Adam 
>> 
>> On 3/18/07, Wade Heninger wrote:
>>> When we moved into our current home about 4 years ago, we were delighted 
>>> to
>>> find a charming couple living in the house to our immediate north. Since
>>> our initial acquaintance, they have been valued neighbors and the source 
>>> of
>>> much knowledge regarding the area, our home (there were some interesting
>>> past owners) and all things shrub/tree/flower.
>>> 
>>> The patriarch of this family grew up in this little Swedish mill town, 
>>> and
>>> his wife was the daughter of a British official in Hong Kong. They met
>>> during WWII and after "that unfortunate mess" they married and moved 
>>> back to
>>> town to raise their daughter and work in the mill.
>>> 
>>> He's going on 87 now, and I suspect his wife is near there as well, 
>>> although
>>> I've never asked nor been told. He still is out working in the yard every
>>> day - pruning, digging and working his small patch of land. Just 
>>> yesterday
>>> he was complaining that his insurance was going up - Safeco informed him
>>> that he was now in the same class as a 15 year old male driver, which
>>> tickled him despite the astronomic costs associated with such a 
>>> milestone.
>>> 
>>> I've been meaning to get over and photograph them, so under the pretext 
>>> of
>>> learning this whole "lighting" thing, I finally got over to visit before
>>> they headed off to church.
>>> 
>>> http://heninger.org/gallery/neighbors
>>> 
>>> M8, Summicron 35 and 50
>>> 
>>> TIA 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> u s e r e x p e r i e n c e
>>> a d o b e s y s t e m s , i n c
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Replies: Reply from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Neighbors)
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