Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jim. I'm partial to the black and white myself; and my favorite keeps changing; haven't settled on one yet. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Aug 18, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Good job under difficult circumstances. I like the first one, in color. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at > mac.com> > To: "Group Users Leica" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:47 AM > Subject: [Leica] IMGs: 99 years > > >> Matt Millen, a third generation slate and tile roof specialist, along >> with other members of the National Slate Association, is rewriting, for >> the first time since 1926, "Slate Roofs, Design and Installation Manual >> 2010." After Matt and I had arranged to photograph a roof for the cover >> of the Manual this past Monday afternoon; he asked if I was available in >> the morning to photograph his 99 year old father, William, during a rare >> visit to Millen Roofing Company headquarters. >> >> When I arrived William asked Matt who I was (he didn't remember that we'd >> met on a few previous occasions - and I'd even photographed their rather >> large family 35 years earlier). Matt introduced me and added that I was a >> photographer who'd be taking some photos of a roof later today. William >> then asked me, "Are you any good?" And before I could even answer turned >> to Matt and asked, "Is he any good?" He went on to emphatically state >> that he did NOT want any photographs made of himself. Matt turned to me >> and said, "Just take out your camera and do the best you can." So I was >> in the rather uncomfortable position of trying not to offend the subject >> while also trying to accomplish something of value for Matt. I'd brought >> my favorite portrait light - but it would never come out of the car. I >> had the M8 with 50 lux asph on the camera (about as discreet a kit as >> possible). Matt, his brother John and William were in constant motion >> walking around the warehouse for all of about 8 minutes (near the end the >> sister who drove dad in joined us). >> >> As William left the shop we shook hands and he said to me, "May all your >> photographs be beautiful." >> It felt like a spiritual blessing of some sort ? the hair stood up on my >> arms. >> >> Here is the first rough cut from the brief session: >> in b&w < http://imagist.com/william_millen_bw/> >> in color < http://imagist.com/william_millen> >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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