[Leica] Oscar et Al (Pacino)

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

I must say there is more than a passing resemblance....
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 8:20 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Different types of stone, Philippe. Here is its Wikipedia entry
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde_Memorial_Sculpture
>
> It certainly attracts the crowds. One day in 2006, I wandered into the
> park (Merrion Square) where the statue is, and sauntered down to it. I was
> surprised to find a couple of policemen standing a few yards away from its
> corner and said "Vandalism, a red alert?" and they sheepishly smiled.
> Continuing around the corner, I found Al Pacino in earnest conversation
> with the statue - as you do - and a cameraman recording his every syllable,
> and Oscar's silence.
> Here's a pic as I had my little Ricoh GR1 in my pocket
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475@N00/306837283/in/dateposted-public/
>
> The resulting documentary which emerged from Mr. Pacino over five years
> after my photograph, is called "Wilde Salomé".  I have been meaning to
> watch it. Must do.
>
> Douglas
>
>
> On 19/08/2017 05:29, Philippe wrote:
>
>> Yup!
>>
>> Is that paint or different types of stone that provide the colours?
>>
>>
>> Wilde is one of my favorites, for his acute witty perception of the
>> world, and his long lasting modernity
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Amities
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>> Le 18 août 2017 à 22:30, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
>>>
>>> OK Philippe.
>>> Sent this last night, but the cyber darkness enveloped it and it
>>> disappeared three times, but, here's hoping....
>>>
>>> Oscar Wilde statue by Danny Osborne in Merrion Square, Dublin.
>>> Sony A7II and kit zoom. See Large.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Oscar.jpg.html
>>>
>>> As Oscar said "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for
>>> it". With the current madness percolating various mindsets around the
>>> world, perhaps Plato's reminder "We can easily forgive a child who is
>>> afraid of the dark: the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of
>>> the light." might be more apposite.
>>>
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18/08/2017 20:01, Philippe wrote:
>>>
>>>> Repost your link here - it worked for me :-)
>>>>
>>>> Amities
>>>> Philippe
>>>>
>>>> Le 18 août 2017 à 19:59, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> Weird. Some, but very few, lug mails are coming through. I posted a
>>>>> couple of emails with links to an image, but no sign of either, so this is
>>>>> a test.
>>>>>
>>>>> Douglas
>>>>>
>>>>>
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