Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter It was one of the Winter ones I liked. It is the one where there are a line of cows walking towards a single tree in the top left quadrant. Really nice! The thing I would add is that although they may not ?click? they are selling! Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 > On 29 Apr 2015, at 11:52, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > > > Gerry, > > interesting to have a new landscape gallery with high quality work on the > South > Coast. > > Not sure what I think of the exhibition. They are very nice to look at, but > somehow they don't quite click, even though they are gorgeous. The Winter > gallery is really good though. > > Peter > >> >>> On 27 Apr 2015, at 19:56, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: >>> >>> YES! >>> Gerry, you know how much I like b&w images ;-) but this one is smashing >>> in colour! >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> On 4/27/2015 1:08 AM, Gerry Walden wrote: >>>> Philippe >>>> >>>> Thank you for your kind comments about my image, and for comparing it >>>> with the work of the John Hinde postcard people. The image was, of >>>> course, shot in colour because it is a raw file from the X-Pro1 and in >>>> the light of your comments I have now uploaded it in colour (which in >>>> hindsight I think I prefer). You can see it here: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/_2AE3267-3.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Your opinion on the colour version would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> Kindest best wishes to you both, >>>> >>>> Gerry >>>> >>>> Gerry Walden >>>> 023 8046 3076 >>>> >>>>> On 26 Apr 2015, at 20:10, Philippe <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at >>>>>> icloud.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday I visited a new landscape photographic gallery in >>>>>>> Brighton, >>>>>>> and whilst there took this image overlooking the beach: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/_2AE3267.jpg.html < >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/_2AE3267.jpg.html> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So reminiscent of John Hinde's Butlins adverts and postcards. >>>>> Yours Gerry, albeit being in BW, show the same soul, that of the >>>>> everlasting Britain of the 60s :-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://we-english.co.uk/blog/2009/08/19/butlins-reborn-and-the-john-hinde-postcards/ >>>>> >>>>> " The postcards were brought together in a wonderful book edited by >>>>> Martin Parr and published by Chris Boot. Our True Intent is all for >>>>> Your Delight was published in 2005. >>>>> >>>>> ?Long viewed only as a master of kitsch Hinde is now recognised, >>>>> albeit posthumously, as a peerless social documentarian. Dazzling in >>>>> their their colour intensity and strange clarity?. Visionary, >>>>> Wonderful.? Sean O?Hagan, The Observer, London >>>>> >>>>> ?Extraordinary?the combination of aesthetics and promotion produced >>>>> something that bypasses documentary and approaches an arresting >>>>> British surrealism.? David Jays, Financial Times " >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Congrats and thanks for bringing up sweet memories of Clacton-on-Sea. >>>>> Well, that was long before UKIP ?. >>>>> >>>>> Amities >>>>> Philippe >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information