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Subject: [Leica] Postcards
From: johnbeeching at gmail.com (John Beeching)
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:17:46 +0000
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Thanks for your words, Don.  Frome, where I live is usually portrayed in 
much more positive tones.  I think I tend to explore its darker side.  See: 
https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/frome/ 
<https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/frome/>

John
_
John Beeching
johnbeeching at gmail.com
Website: https://johnbeeching.com/
Books: https://www.blurb.co.uk/user/johnbeeching







> On 27 Oct 2020, at 14:20, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> First, thank you for posting images.  I hope emotionally you are doing
> better than the dystopian village presented.  Your images present a
> somewhat darker view of decline than say Chris Crawford's view of a
> depopulating rural Midwest.  Contrast your vision with Ric Carters images
> of coastal Carolina where there is mixed decline and renewal.
> 
> Which is why I appreciated your images for your viewpoint on the current
> state of being.  We all live on our own movie set, getting out to see yours
> was a treat.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 7:19 AM John Beeching via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>>
> wrote:
> 
>> Dear Friends,
>> 
>> Like many of you I have not used my film camera much over the last few
>> years as the convenience and instant gratification of digital has taken
>> over.  However, perhaps due to the times in which we are living, in the
>> last few weeks I have picked up my camera and shot a few rolls of film,
>> more as a pastime than with any serious intent.  Surprisingly, on 
>> reviewing
>> them, I felt that many of them hung together well as a loose body of work
>> that reflected our times and how I am feeling.  You can have a look at 
>> them
>> on my website.
>> 
>> https://johnbeeching.com/postcards <https://johnbeeching.com/postcards> 
>> <https://johnbeeching.com/postcards <https://johnbeeching.com/postcards>>
>> 
>> I welcome your comments.
>> 
>> Keep healthy and happy,
>> 
>> John
>> _
>> John Beeching
>> johnbeeching at gmail.com
>> Website: https://johnbeeching.com/
>> Books: https://www.blurb.co.uk/user/johnbeeching
>> 
>> 
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