Re: [Leica] PAW: BLUG: Bill, Buzz and B.D.

["lea" <lea@whinydogpress.com>]

Your shots in this email are beautiful...the light is gorgeous on every
one of them. Thanks for posting and allowing us to 'meet' fellow
LUGgers. The show sounded wonderful, too.

Lea
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From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:40 AM
Subject: [Leica] PAW: BLUG: Bill, Buzz and B.D.


> [There is a PAW in there]
>
> We had our little gathering to see the street photography
> show at Boston College yesterday.  It was a small show
> (about 20 images) with some true gems.  Among the names
> I recognized: Joel Meyerowitz ("Kiss me Stupid"),
> Lee Friedlander, Gary Winnogrand, Constantine Manos,
> Alex Webb, Sylvia Plachy.  The exhibition even managed
> to slip in a mention of Leica.  B.D. noted that a couple
> of the contemporary works are inkjet prints.  We viewed
> the images and discussed which works and which doesn't
> for us.  It was much fun hearing everyone's perpectives.
> I learned a few things.  B.D. showed us a gorgeous little
> book from the work he did on diabetics a while back that
> you may remember.  Very nice books of very nice photographs,
> which are much better in print than online, and much
> better than the reproduction in the average photo book.
>
> Afterward we convened to a local milk bar for ice cream,
> talked about our personal preferences among Leica cameras
> and lenses, and films, and generally catched up on news.
> I took a few shots there:
>
> Buzz:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BLUG03/crw_5825.htm
>
> Two shots of Bill Harting:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BLUG03/crw_5827.htm
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BLUG03/crw_5830.htm
> Bill generously gave me a crash course on bulk loading, and
> loaned me a loader.
>
> B.D.:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BLUG03/crw_5832.htm
>
> As I walked back to my car, I saw this scene, in front
> of the Tip O'Neil library, on campus:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BLUG03/crw_5845.htm
> This is my PAW entry.  All comments appreciated.
>
> Less you think the view typical of Boscon College, a Jesuit
> college in the Boston area with many stone buildings in gothic
> style, many looking like churches, this is more so:
> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/BLUG03/crw_5835.htm
>
> All shots with a Canon DLSR and 50mm f1.4 lens
>
> I would have gone and enjoyed the show by myself, but the
> good company makes the experience so much better.  What
> a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours on a nice
> summer afternoon.
>
> - Phong
>
>
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