Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hear first day in heaven they hand you an 8x10 balsa wood hand held camera going in with your wings. I think "Hobo" makes them special for them as "hand Held" takes on a new meaning with you're up there with your new wings. http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/cart/product.php?productid=680&cat=237&page= 1 Or http://tinyurl.com/9atsso Otherwise known as the IC 1101 Leica IC 1101 is the largest galaxy in the universe I had to just look it up. measures a whopping 6 million light years across (our Milky Way is 100,000 Light Years, and melts in your pocket) mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Lluis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:50:46 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Fwd: Rick Borkin Photos > > Hi George, > > I'm agree with you, I've read and practiced the Ansel Adams books on > my darkroom days, I've never forget what I've learned, is as a > necessary base to manage well your instrument knowing what it is > capable to do. I've compared sometimes the Ansel Adams techniques as > the pianists necessary practices to play perfectly the piano. > > Unfortunately I've nevder played with 8 x10 cameras... > > Saludos cordiales > Lluis > > El 21/12/2008, a las 23:31, Lottermoser George escribi?: > >> you're probably correct >> I really don't disagree. >> >> My fixation probably >> comes from growing up with: >> Ansel Adams books, >> 8x10 view cameras; >> and in a commercial studio >> where each set up >> was exposed with brackets >> of one on, 1/3 stop over, and 1/3 stop under; >> and the highlights and shadows >> were metered >> until the precise relative values >> were achieved. >> >> Yes. It can get in the way of "soul." >> Many find Ansel's work "cold" >> I find his technical mastery >> the "soul" of his work; >> when seen in original print form. >> >> Fond regards, >> George >> >> george@imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> On Dec 21, 2008, at 4:13 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> Personally I use and truly appreciate excellent equipment, but >>> (with humility) I so often think that our technical fixation >>> subsitutes for, gets in the way of, even replaces our seeing the >>> world... >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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