Re: [Leica] LA LUG Goes to ChinaTown

["\(SonC\) Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>]

Gee Terry, you couldn't find anything to shoot in Chinatown?  Hell, if you
came to Natchitoches, (in the other LA) you'd just throw yer damn Leica
away.  'Cause if there isn't anything worth shooting there . . .

Oh well, how was the dim sum?  Here in Natchitoches  pop. 19,000, we have
three Chinese Restaurants, and I can't get any of them to make pot-stickers.

Regards,
SonC  (Sonny Carter)
http://www.sonc.com




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From: "tm" <leicar8@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] LA LUG Goes to ChinaTown


> Thanks, Frank, for the gathering! I should admit the roll of Provia 100F
in
> my M6 TTL did not see any light because I found nothing of interest to
shoot
> that would generate a wonderful composition and any immediate interest via
a
> loupe viewing or a projector screening. I belong to a Southern California
> photography club which is under the Southern California California Council
> of Camera Clubs which is under the Photographic Society of America
umbrella.
> On the first Wednesday of each month my club gathers for a slide
> competition. We can enter a maximum of three slides per category. There
are
> two categories per month. General color is always one and the revolving
> alternatives are nature, photojournalism, and contemporary. (The latter
> category requires photographing something we individually have set up and
> photographed.)Since joining the club over one year ago, I have acquired
more
> knowledge about composition, subject interest, exposure, and other
technique
> essentials from the PSA judges. The judges can be very finicky in awarding
> 8s and 9s, 9 being the top score and 3 being the lowest, and I am always
> aware of their criteria at all times when I am shooting. When I am out
with
> my M6 or R8, my mind and emotions join and become either camera's second
> viewfinder, so to speak. And Chinatown failed to provide my internal
> viewfinder with anything interesting no matter where I aimed it. The area
is
> very small and has an aura of old money. Many buildings were in dire need
of
> fresh coats of paint. There were a number of empty retail spaces with 'for
> lease' signs on them. Perhaps this is so because a majority of the Chinese
> American baby boomers have assimilated into American culture so heavily
> through college education and fanning out throughout American geographical
> regions. I don't know--I'm not an expert in cultural matters. I grew up in
> the San Francisco area and spent many hours as a young teenager traveling
> through San Francisco with my Baby Rollei. I became fascinated with that
> city's Chinatown area and remember its large expanse and immense
> photographic interest bases. As a marijuana smoker then, I clearly
remember
> hoping to stumble upon the opium dens that had permeated the area many
> decades ago and assumed must still have been present but fortunately
failed
> in that endeavor. Anyway, I suspect S.F.'s Chinatown and Hong Kong, too,
> would be vastly more interesting for a photographer than L.A.'s.
>
> These written thoughts do not indicate any intention to ciriticize any
> aspect of our gathering. In fact, let's soon decide on another location
and
> assemble once more! Photography is perhaps the greatest hobbie one can get
> into and it is definitely enhanced by joining others who experience
nirvana
> while using their Leica equipment!
>
> Terry
>
>
>
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