Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/04

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Subject: [Leica] 1964 World's fair pics
From: r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 21:38:40 -0400
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That light was very much of the 60's.  Remember the designs of Piet  
Mondrian?

http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=piet+mondrian&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=E5j_SZO-PIG0NJaTrOIH&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

or

http://tinyurl.com/dfndno

I'm gal to hear cool is cool again.  I never stopped saying it and  
it's nice to know I'm back in style.


Regards,

Dick
r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net



On May 4, 2009, at 7:01 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:

>
> "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor_post at comcast.net> wrote
>> Here's an album with a sampling of six - all handheld as I recall.   
>> I  can probably be induced to post a few more if there's interest.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/1964+WORLDS+FAIR/
>
> Great memories evoked here. I remember seeing pictures like these in  
> magazines which is the way I travelled away from Ireland at 13 years  
> of age. I also noticed that light - must've been where Erno Rubik  
> got his inspiration.
>
> On the pics, I called my 17 year old in to look at them, and he said  
> "Cool". They say "Cool" again these days apparently....
>
> Douglas
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> Bray, Co. Wicklow
> Republic of Ireland
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