Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks very much, Michael. The idea is that these people aren't "diabetics," they are people who happen to have diabetes, and for whom the disease is a small part of their lives. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Michael Gerard Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 12:44 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Not having contributed in a while B.D., These shots have lovely tonality. I like the way that you captured these folks in the very ordinary moments of their lives, as well as the way that we see diabetes becoming an integral part of their lives. Seeing these shots makes me cross my fingers for a cure--I want Chloe to grow old. These push all of the right buttons. Regards, Michael Gerard geeman1066@earthlink.net "B. D. Colen" wrote: > http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/folder-2922.html > > I have posted 14 images from a larger body of work that will be displayed at > the upcoming American Diabetes Association annual scientific session in San > Francisco, June 14-18 at the Moscone Center. These images were all > commissioned by Novo Nordisk, the Danish insulin manufacturer, and required > that I spend a day each with seven diabetics in various places, from Denmark > to Portland, OR. What you see here are some of the shots of Chloe, a > three-year-old diabetic in Nottingham, England, and Olympic Gold medal > swimmer Gary Hall, Jr., who lives in Miami. The photos are supposed to > convey the fact that these are people like all people, who happen to have > diabetes...... > > The exhbit will be in a specially designed and constructed gallery on the > Exhibit floor during the meeting - surrounded by all the pharmaceutical > booths. If anyone out that way wants to meet for coffee, dinner, what ever, > let me know....Jim? :-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 11:15 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Shooting With a Super Wide Angle Lens? > > IMHO, the only appropriate answer to this question is a question: > > Why did you buy this lens? > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Greg J. > Lorenzo > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 10:55 AM > To: leica users > Subject: [Leica] Shooting With a Super Wide Angle Lens? > > I wonder if someone could provide me with some newbie pointers on > shooting with a super wide angle lens? > > I just acquired a Voigtlander 12 mm for my M6 from Dr. Yao and having > never used any lens wider than 28 mm I'm finding the perspective > provided through the supplied finder rather daunting. > > Regards, > > Greg > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html