Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric New by is better known as one of the finest travel writers around. I have a copy of that book as well, and it's a gem. I think his photography is just as informed as his writing. What's that quote by Yogi Berra? "You can observe a lot by just looking!" Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mike Johnston Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 9:18 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Holy memory And I just dippped into my library and came across a wonderful book by a photographer I don't know very much about, name of Eric Newby (maybe an English Lugger can tell me more about him). The book is called _What the Traveller Saw_. And it's an absolutely wonderful book, full of great pictures. Most taken with an old Pentax and a budget 50mm lens. But taken by a good PHOTOGRAPHER. If you can't take a good picture with a bad lens, you can't take a good picture with a good lens. The art is in using the tools artfully, not in the tools themselves. - --Mike