Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gentleman, and Ladies: I rise to acknowledge my responsibility as the originating poster of "retch at the thought." It most definitely arises from my, by now well known, equipment bias. Accomplished techn? is best reached with the proper tools, externally as well as internally. And yes, even here the role of Paideia can be seen. S. Dimtirov On Dec 27, 2004, at 7:28 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > Just for the record, Dan, I should have put quotation marks around that > "retch at the thought," as those were most definitely not my words, nor > was that my thought. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Dan C > Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 10:58 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: RE: [Leica] Stories > > > If using Minoltas causes someone to retch, then I love retching. Does > that make me a wretch? > > ;-) > > -dan c. > > At 10:38 PM 26-12-04 -0500, B. D. Colen wrote: >> Odd, isn't it, that he was reduced to using a Minolta, (retch at the >> thought) and yet produced images that any of us would kill to be able >> to produce with our best Leica gear? ;-) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf >> Of > >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 9:52 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Stories >> >> >> Feli; >> It's 35mm. But what's really depressing, is how destitute he was near >> the end. 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. >> 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 >> >> >> On Dec 26, 2004, at 6:38 PM, Feli di Giorgio wrote: >> >>> >>> On Dec 26, 2004, at 3:54 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>> >>>> It is all that and more, Neal - Knowing Smith, and the era, it may >>>> well have been posed, but so was the original Pieta, so what the >>>> heck.. >> ;-) >>> >>> According to the book, at some point during his stay he decided that >>> he wanted to take a shot of the mother bathing the child. Seems >>> perfectly reasonable since he was all over their house, and the >>> entire >> >>> village, day and night. So, he examined the location before the shoot >>> and took some meter readings. At this point he set up two small >>> flashes for fill light. Perhaps a day later, Smith joined them during > >>> bath time. Supposedly he only took a few shots, because he felt he > was >> >>> intruding on something very private, but knew it when he had taken >>> that one. I'm curious what format it was shot on. 35? 6x6? 6x7? >>> >>> Has anyone ever seen this picture as a real print? >>> >>> Feli >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________________ >>> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 >>> www.elanphotos.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> Photography >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Slobodan Dimitrov Photography