Re: [Leica] A palate cleanser...

["rlb" <rlb@triad.rr.com>]

Thanks for the note Ted.

I certainly don't want to discount any of Johnny's abilities to capture
these images.  It has been quite a few years since I have been in London and
these shots are enough to motivate me to pack my bags tonight.  Here in
central North Carolina we have to wait for special events to draw the
characters out.  Seems like a weekly event in London.  When I get into
shooting situations like this I seem to have "out of body" experiences with
only contacts being my eyes and camera lens.   One weekend of this and I
would be in the darkroom for a year!

I think it would be marvelous to compare your images of 40 years ago with
those of today.  Dig'em out for us to enjoy Ted.

Thanks again for the note.

Bob




> rlb wrote:
> >
> > Johnny......these are brilliant.
> >
> > In my opinion these are the most powerful of your work.  Exemplary.   I
> > would love to see them in large prints. Absolutely exceptional.  This is
> > photojournalism/street photography at it's finest.<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> What you should be aware of is, that on any given Sunday "Speakers
> Corner" in London is awash with all the folks who wish to change the
> world.  They're there in the droves and if a photographer doesn't do to
> well on one Sunday, you just pop back the next and there is a brand new
> bunch of weirdoes and "Speakers" to choose from.
>
> They are all extroverts and love having their picture taken without the
> hassle that one might expect on the street.  Having shot there on a
> number of occasions  while working on other stories in London it's truly
> a photographers paradise of characters at your fingertips.  Quite
> frankly it's the kind of location to buy an elcheapo airfare for a quick
> weekend in London to just shoot the hell out of "Speakers Corner."
>
> And in the blink of an eye or shutter,  you to can go home with 50 rolls
> of >>>>>photojournalism/street photography at it's finest.<<<<<<
>
> Shooting at "Speakers Corner"  is like shooting fish in a barrel, one
> can almost use an auto everything camera, close your eyes and walk along
> squeezing on the shutter release and you'll come out of it with quite
> remarkable images.
>
> And I see from Johnny's images it hasn't changed from the first time I
> shot there 40 years ago! ;-)
> ted
>
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Johnny Deadman" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
> > To: "Street Photography" <streetphoto@topica.com>; "Leica Users digest"
> > <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 4:47 PM
> > Subject: [Leica] A palate cleanser...
> >
> > > ...after the Project Jerusalem business!
> > >
> > > A few morsels from a lively Sunday lunchtime at Speaker's Corner in
> > London.
> > > Many, many thanks to brian@image100.com who invited me down onto his
turf.
> > >
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/blackcowboy2.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/brotherhood2.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/cowboyshout.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/irishwoman2.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/israel4.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/messiahhascome.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/nationofislam.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/obsession.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/obsession1.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/punx.jpg
> > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/revelation.jpg
> > >
> > > --
> > > Johnny Deadman
> > >
> > > photos:      http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
> > > music:       http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk
> > >
> > >