Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Ireland is not desolate! You want desolate? Go to Northern Scotland. But still I love it. Jerry doug kim wrote: > hi sonny, > > gorgeous stuff! there are very few times when I wish I had color film and > ireland was definitely one of them. how long were you there? I was very > surprised at how little I saw over the week that I was there. I definitely > need to return. > > thanks for the kind words. I just wished there were more people to shoot in > the countryside which was amazing but desolate. > > doug > > On 7/24/08 9:35 AM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hello Doug, >> >> I loved your shots. I'm especially impressed with your people shots (as >> usual). I'm recently returned from a visit to Wicklow County, and only >> spent >> one day in Dublin. I hope to return soon. Which reminds me, I need to >> make >> a more comprehensive set of my shots. >> >> You can see my pix at >> http://www.sonc.com/ireland_pix.htm >> >> all M8 >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:54 AM, doug kim <doug@ricecracker.net> wrote: >> >> >>> hi everyone, >>> >>> been lurking for so long again, thought I'd contribute some pics: >>> >>> http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php >>> >>> did an interesting test for myself: I brought the nikon F5 instead of the >>> M6 >>> because I wanted to see if the leica gear really changed the way I shot >>> or >>> if I was just gear fetishizing and obsessing over a brand name. >>> >>> the judgement: the F5 was so obnoxiously huge, it announced my presence >>> wherever I was and it absolutely determined how and what I photographed. >>> a >>> good lesson learned. >>> >>> also at the dublin airport, they absolutely refused to hand check my film >>> and told me even high speed film was ok. I gave in after half an hour of >>> protests and was furious the entire ten hour flight home. >>> >>> and the film was fine!!! even TMZ pushed to 6400!!!! >>> >>> who knew? >>> >>> doug >>> >>> >>> >> > >