Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas: Keep It. If there's any way you can, Keep It. But take good care of it, too! Cheers, Bob Bob Shaw rsphotoimages at comcast.net On Jul 31, 2010, at 2:52 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Well, the answer is pretty simple, I think. > > If it gives you joy, keep it, and until such time you need the money or get > tired of it, sell it then. > > "Needing the money" may be as decadent as "needing" an M9, of course :-) > > Lovely photo. If it is me, I will keep it for at least 3 months, before > making the decision. Good luck. > > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Here's a picture - Windsor Castle from the Thames by Robert Vernon Heath. >> OK, it's not my own work but it is interesting - to me anyway! The picture >> is 26 inches by 20 inches and was taken in the 1860s by Vernon Heath who >> had >> been commissioned by Queen Victoria to photograph the interior of the >> castle. She also got him to take the last photograph of her husband >> (consort) Prince Albert just before his death in 1861. Vernon Heath was >> one >> of the most prominent early photographers in Britain and exhibited along >> with the likes of Roger Fenton and Julia Margaret Cameron. Picked this up >> last week at a sale where nobody seemed to realise what it was. Have a >> look >> at it in large detail and yes I realise it is tired looking but it still >> holds its magic for me. >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Oddments/WindsorCastlefrom+the+Thames_VernonHeath.jpg.html >> >> I'm now agonizing over whether I should sell it on in Sothebys, Christies, >> or Bonhams. She who must be obeyed says sell it, but I want to keep it. >> For >> some inexplicable When I look at it a great tranquility descends upon my >> soul >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information