Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Intro + pics
From: "Grant Heffernan" <streetphoto1975@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:10:33 -0500
References: <B8A62601.2D4A%telyt@earthlink.net>

Structures are a way to actually interact with the past. I'm not trying to
be Euro-centric. There just happen to be a lot of well preserved ruins and
still inhabited old structures in Europe. It's a different culture, one that
I happen to like. The fact that there's history there makes it all the more
interesting to me. And yes, Europe isn't the only place that this is the
case. I was just stating my personal preference, which, if euro-centric,
isn't terribly surprising to me since I'm (gasp) of European descent. Don't
worry. In a few hundred years CA will have some interesting culture. Sorry,
couldn't help myself.

- -Grant
http://www.photoslave.com


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Intro + pics


> on 3/2/02 4:47 AM, Grant Heffernan at streetphoto1975@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > I'm sorry, but that funny... you just confirmed what I wrote
origninally. It
> > might be a history, having 2 generations living in a house that was
built in
> > 1905, but where I grew up, houses built in 1905 are a dime a dozen. My
town
> > was founded in 1689, and there are still many houses dating from that
> > period, and tons more from the early 1800's.
> > But, I'm just a history buff. I'm sure CA is lovely, it's just not for
me,
> > for a variety of reasons. In fact, even MA doesn't have enough old stuff
for
> > me... I head off to Europe to find the really good stuff :)
> >
> > -Grant
> > http://www.photoslave.com
> >
>
> If you want to search back much earlier than my neighborhood you'll have
to
> research the maidu natives, whose history goes back thousands of years.
> History isn't all old buildings or euro-centric culture, ya know...
nothing
> against what turns you on... but it's because of the maidu's culture of
> living an integrated life with the land there was no need for permanent
> structures for their towns.
>
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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