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Subject: [Leica] ireland photos & airport xrays
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Thu Jul 24 14:03:47 2008
References: <C4ADF3D5.FBE5%doug@ricecracker.net> <a3f189160807240935w3b107ed8td5733e2b13beca4f@mail.gmail.com>

Sonny,

Thank you!  That is Ireland as it should be photographed.  In COLOR.

Doug-- That is my opinion.  B&W does a great injustice to Ireland.

Thanks again,
Jerry


Sonny Carter wrote:
> Hello Doug,
>
> I loved your shots. I'm especially impressed with your people shots (as
> usual). I'm recently returned from a visit to Wicklow County, and only 
> spent
> one day in Dublin.  I hope to return soon.  Which reminds me, I need to 
> make
> a more comprehensive set of my shots.
>
> You can see my pix at
> http://www.sonc.com/ireland_pix.htm
>
> all M8
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:54 AM, doug kim <doug@ricecracker.net> 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
>>
>>
>>     
>
>
>
>   


In reply to: Message from doug at ricecracker.net (doug kim) ([Leica] ireland photos & airport xrays)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] ireland photos & airport xrays)