Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dark deeds done in a cold cold land.
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:48:07 -0800
References: <B6596A33.C300%jbcollier@home.com> <3A345092.4E79BC11@home.com> <007201c06385$e5500240$6ed35818@triad.rr.com> <3A352D18.76B8D443@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> I got my first camera with adjustments for the holidays when i was 13 in 1964 in Chicago.
> It was a Voigtländer Vito BL 35mm rangefinder camera.
> Guess what? there was lots of snow on the ground! We had had a snow storm.
> With my first roll of film that day I found myself lying on my stomach on a
> frozen over snowed over creek bed to get the right angle on a shot. Ektachrome X
> film I shot which was ASA 64. I recall an EV of 17 or 18!
> My mom entered a 5x7 print of the shot in a photo contest and it won a prize!. I
> was able to revive and reinstate the dirty and scratched slide by digitally
> cleaning it up this year!
> Sure i got cold shooting my first roll of film, but you get home you take a hot
> shower and you are OK.
> 
> mark rabiner
> :)


I found the scan and worked it up for e mailing so if anyone wants to see that
shot E-mail me off list and I'll E-mail one off to you complete with an off the
wall pretentious description of THE MAKING OF A PHOTOGRAPH!

mark rabiner
:)

Mark William Rabiner 

mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com

In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> ([Leica] Dark deeds done in a cold cold land.)
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Message from "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] Dark deeds done in a cold cold land.)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Dark deeds done in a cold cold land.)