[Leica] Tram Tracks and Cycle Wheels

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

My grandfather used to tell that Austin Sevens got stuck in the tracks 
in Leeds.

Gerry,

It's been a long time since I looked through a gallery where almost 
every shot is so enjoyable.


Cheers
Douglas

Gerry Walden wrote:
> I remember as a very young boy travelling  through the streets of 
> Southampton with my father, and watching a cyclist get his front wheel 
> stuck in the tracks of the tram we were on. He had little choice but 
> to keep peddling down the track furiously, all the time hoping not to 
> fall off before the tram caught him up. So what has this got to do 
> with my photography? Well, before I changed to digital I used to shoot 
> a lot of black and white, an important component of which is what 
> photographers call 'previsualisation' - the art of seeing the final 
> image before pressing the button, or being able to see the black and 
> white image whilst looking at the colour one nature gives us. I found 
> this immensely difficult with digital capture because it is necessary 
> to previsualise twice, once prior to capture and then again when you 
> see the image on the computer screen. It even took me a long time to 
> realise what the problem was but carried on shooting stock in colour. 
> Well I am pleased to say that I think I have finally managed to get my 
> head around the problem and can now 'see' again in black and white! 
> What has all this got to do with the man on the bike? Well, he 
> eventually managed to get the wheel out of the track and go off on his 
> own way! I hope you agree: http://tinyurl.com/oyca3h
>
> Gerry
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