Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bresson's Ireland images for Magnum were B&W. Now black n tan is my preferred method. Chirs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] ireland photos & airport xrays > Douglas, > > It should be illegal to photograph anything in Ireland in black and white! > > Do you remember the expression "Forty Shades of Green"? > > Jerry > > > doug kim wrote: >> hi everyone, >> >> been lurking for so long again, thought I'd contribute some pics: >> >> http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php >> >> did an interesting test for myself: I brought the nikon F5 instead of the >> M6 >> because I wanted to see if the leica gear really changed the way I shot >> or >> if I was just gear fetishizing and obsessing over a brand name. >> >> the judgement: the F5 was so obnoxiously huge, it announced my presence >> wherever I was and it absolutely determined how and what I photographed. >> a >> good lesson learned. >> >> also at the dublin airport, they absolutely refused to hand check my film >> and told me even high speed film was ok. I gave in after half an hour of >> protests and was furious the entire ten hour flight home. >> >> and the film was fine!!! even TMZ pushed to 6400!!!! >> >> who knew? >> >> doug >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information