Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been known to embarrass my family the same way. ;-) Looking at B.D.'s very subtle presentation reinforces everything many of us feel about city life. Perhaps these are misconceptions on our part, those who live away from the maddening crush. My concern of city life is strongly reinforced, even if it is not completely accurate. It could be I'm far enough off base to be thrown out of the game. It might also be you are immune to what many might see as a curse of overpopulation? Walt Don Dory wrote: > Walt, > I tend to ride mass transit especially when I travel. What B.D. has > shown > us is part of the ride for commuters, especially those that use a > route all > the time but also for those who occasionally ride to get to a concert or > cultural activity. For the habitual riders they have their thirty/ninety > minutes on the train with a variable group of strangers. Some listen to > music, some read, some do work if there are consistently enough seats > as you > would find on a PATH train into NY. For these people the scenery is the > same, the bumps are the same so they cope by doing something with their > time. For most people starting a political discussion with mostly > strangers > is out of the question so society has a created a coping mechanism of > withdrawal when peoples personal space is not possible. > > So, no, I don't find desolation on the trains. In fact, I usually do get > into conversations with my fellow travelers much to the embarrassment > of my > family. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 5/18/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > >> >> Don: >> >> Can't you just feel it? The isolation, the spiritual desolation? It was >> the strongest impression coming from B.D.'s presentation. No man is an >> island? When I was a young fellow my Dad told me that was nonsense. We >> are all islands unto ourselves. >> >> Walt >> >> Don Dory wrote: >> >> > Overall very well done. Also a pretty good self portrait there in the >> > middle or so. What about the T makes you think desolation? >> > >> > Don >> > don.dory@gmail.com >> > >> > >> > On 5/17/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> For anyone who's interested, and who has something like 11 min and 46 >> >> seconds to kill....there's a slide show of my T stuff up - with music >> >> - at >> >> >> >> http://www.bdcolenphoto.com/Tshow >> >> >> >> - I'm just intrigued by the fact that this is so damn easy to >> do... :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> On 5/17/06 3:17 PM, "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > The dog on the left of your PAW, is it a pitbull terrier? >> >> > Great dog portrait, though. >> >> > Be(ing t)here was a pleasure to wander through. >> >> > Thanks for showing, >> >> > Philippe >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Op 17-mei-06, om 18:01 heeft Lottermoser George het volgende >> >> geschreven: >> >> > >> >> >> PAWeek 20 has gone to the dogs at: >> >> >> http://www.imagist.com/paw_06 >> >> >> Comments and crits always welcome >> >> >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> >> >> You're cordially invited to view Be(ing t)here Volume 2, Number 1 >> at: >> >> >> http://www.imagist.com/behere/be_here_02_01.pdf (1010 kb) >> >> >> The theme is Loss & Change and in it you'll find the generously >> >> >> contributed work of fellow LUGgers >> >> >> >> >> >> Previous issues can be found at: >> >> >> http://www.imagist.com/behere >> >> >> as well as a link to hear the entire new Neil Young album, Living >> >> >> with War >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> George Lottermoser >> >> >> george@imagist.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >