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 Al. two which I particularly like as well (closest I could get to seeing some "eyes") 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 2:21 PM, Al Crouch wrote: > Very nice, George. I have only reviewed the B/W and particularly like > No's 8 and 13. > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> >> To: Group Users Leica <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: 8/18/2010 11:48:07 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