Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It?s actually 6 ft 5 inches which it 195,7 cm. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruben" <ruben@rhodos.dk> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo Books and a New PAW > how much is 6,5" in centimetres ??? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:22 PM > Subject: [Leica] Photo Books and a New PAW > > >> Had to be away awhile due to pressures elsewhere and am just now getting >> caught up. Sorry to have missed the discussion on Sontag. I don't >> intend to reopen it other than to say that her book, whatever its >> failings, was the first one to make me question what I was doing with my >> photography. >> >> Another book that was really helpful in those days was one by Ralph >> Hattersley who, as I remember, advised as a learning tool "one camera, >> one lens (50 mm), one film (Tri-X), and get as close as you dare." I >> wish I still had his book. It was called "Discover Your Self Through >> Photography." It got trashed in one of my regular library purges. >> >> In any case, I've decided to start a PAW. I will post weekly but since I >> tend to photograph in bursts, the photos will of necessity be recent but >> not necessarily from last week. >> >> These will be the first "people" pictures I've posted. Given my size >> (6'5") it's a bit hard to be stealthy, but I do try street candids from >> time-to-time. Both were taken in York UK last summer with an Olympus >> C-60 and converted to B&W in Photoshop. >> >> Photo 1 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/2005-PAW/P7040043_web >> >> Photo 2 >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/2005-PAW/P7040022_web >> >> Comments and criticisms welcome as always. >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> Boston MA