Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:19 PM 8/31/98 -0400, you wrote: >>You comments and criticisms on the pictures are appreciated. >> >>Regards, >> >>Robert >> >> "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> Wrote > >I'm in the minority here - While I am blown away by what you, T-Max and the >Noctilux were able to do with the light of a cigar lighter and a bit of back >light, I much prefer the boathouse portraits. There is a warmth and a >reality to them that is quite striking. > >And I should add that these photos are the first I've seen that have really >allowed me to understand what the Cult of Noctilux is really all about. >Amazing. Now, if I can just sell my 15-year-old son, I may be able to afford >one! :-) > Thank you for the comments on these other pictures from the boathouse. After seeing them myself, I thought I would like to document the atendees of these Director's meetings and give the owner of the boathouse Bruce a set to post on the walls there. As sad as it may be, some of these older gentlemen will probably die over the coming years and the photos would make a nice record. I am glad that you see the power of the Noctilux now. It just seem to give people pictures a glow to them. I will post some more as I print them. I will begin the web page next month and may have a section just for the Noctlux. As for selling your son, you may be better off waiting patiently until you find a good deal on a used Noctilux. I got mine off Ebay, and it was mistakingly listed as a screw mount. It still was not cheap, as others caught on to the error and drove the bid up. In a final note, I love buying Canadian, even some of my cars have been Canadian built. Regards, Robert Stevens