Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 26, 2004, at 6:52 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > Feli; > It's 35mm. thanks. > But what's really depressing, is how destitute he was near the end. Yeah, I just finished reading the book. Like most artists, he appears to have been broke most of his life. He was lucky to get the teaching position just before he died. > All the good gear was sold off some time prior to the Minamata shoot. > I believe, he was reduced to using a Minolta (retch at the thought) > during this period. Just goes to show you that someone with talent can make a great shot with anything. ;-) > It reminds of a few beat era poets, that didn't 'make it' who lived in > Venice, CA. I knew some, with more than a dozen published books, who > were cleaning Porta Potties to make ends meet. > S. Dimitrov Hmm... seen that happen before... feli _______________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com