Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here it is: W. W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 0393048241 I've ordered three copies from Amazon.com 1 for me, 2 for gifts. Regards, Greg Daniel Ridings wrote: > B.D., > Thanks. I remember running into the site about a year ago. I had been > away from the "know" when it comes to photography for quite some time. > Most of my reading time was taken up by other things (most of my time > period, for that matter). > > Someone else wrote that Gedney was little known outside of certain > groups. It relieves me to hear that. I thought I had totally lost > touch ... here was this fascinating worker that I had never heard of. > I've enjoyed that site and have gone back regularly every since. I > don't have the book. I've never seen it over here. Hopefully it'll > turn up. If someone with a copy would post the ISBN number (tautology > there) I'd be happy. > > All the best, > Daniel > > >> I can't tell you all how glad I am that people have reacted to this >> work the >> way I did...When I was up at the Maine Photo Workshops last month I >> found a >> copy of Gedney's one book - This I Know Is True - on sale remaindered >> for >> $10! at the photo bookstore in Rockport. I snapped it up and immediately >> sold it to one of the other students in the Gene Richards class for >> $10 just >> to make sure someone else got turned on to Gedney. >> >> 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 Rob Heyman >> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:53 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Amazing photo treasure trove... >> >> >> B.D. >> Thank you so much for this link. I have just spent the last hour >> immersed in >> this man's work. You're absolutely correct when you say that it is >> inspirational. >> Rob >> >> "B. D. Colen" wrote: >> >> > The UNC Chapel Hill library has William Gedney's journals, writings, >> books - >> > and all his prints, contact sheets, and negs - and there are countless >> > photos on-line that can be browsed through...The work is incredibly >> > good....I would recommend that anyone interested try starting here.. >> > http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/dynaweb/gedney/books/bd03/ >> > >> > This is a dummy - with photos - for a book Gedney put together, but >> never >> > published, called 31 Photographs, 1968...If you want inspiration, >> this is >> > the place to go... >> > >> > 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 Rob >> Appleby >> > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 3:42 PM >> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Weekly Submission >> > >> > BD - my thoughts exactly - although the wife of two weeks was his new >> > girlfriend in my version. >> > R. >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 9:21 PM >> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Weekly Submission >> > >> > > On the other hand, the man on the right could be an AA member who >> has >> left >> > > his besotted gang of friends on the left, and is standing thinking, >> 'Damn! >> > > Can't those jerks ever have fun without getting smashed?' as he >> waits >> for >> > > his gorgeous wife of two weeks, whom he adores madly, to come >> pick him >> up. >> > > >> > > No Noir.:-) >> > > >> > > 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 John >> Bohner >> > > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 3:02 PM >> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Weekly Submission >> > > >> > > >> > > Re Bill Clough's PAW >> > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/wccjr/image-30920.html >> > > I like the image just as it is as it turns the imagination free. >> > > >> > > Obviously the man on the right is depressed and a bit drunk. >> > > He is staring at a reflection in the water at his feet. >> > > It is of a half dressed woman combing her hair in the window >> > > of the 2nd floor apartment across the street. >> > > Her inverted image has started him thinking of his youth in >> > > Amsterdam as a photographer's assistant lugging a >> > > view camera to the more notorious districts of the city. >> > > Little did he know then, he would become a serious Leica addict, >> > > spending his meager pension on folding lens hoods for ancient >> > > elmarits and eating his cat's food. >> > > The people to the left are laughing, sharing an digital camera's >> > > image of their party in the restaurant they have just left. >> > > Yes, film noir, it is. >> > > >> > > John B >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > 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 >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > -- > 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