[Leica] David Turnley

["javalee" <javalee@email.msn.com>]

Hi guys & gals,

just got bak from the 1st day of a 2 weekend workshop with David Turnley.

It was held at his home (he calls it his studio).  Afterwards we went
shooting in Washington square park (theme).
In his apartment I saw 2 M6s, one with a 35 summicron (non asph)  -- the
other with a 28 elmarit

He took with him 2 canon EOS 1n (made his girl friend carry one) with I
think was a 28-70 zoom
Did not see him using autofocus

Watching him shoot at the park was awesome (at least to me).. David is a
mild manner, very soft spoken person... but he has no qualm abt  sticking
the EOS a foot away from a stranger's face and shoot.

He told us an interesting story abt Selgado (he worked with a few times)..
When Selgado meets a subject(s) whom he want to take a pic of.. the person
or persons usually smiles warmly..

1) he doesn't smile back
2) if the subject is smiling when he is abt to take a shot, he would hold up
his left hand and makes a  fist.. (he might even shake the fist)..
the subject seeing the clenched fist immediately puts on a dead pan
expression



btw,  with Ms.. he often does not frame (shoot at the hip... actually more
shoulder/chest level)

Anyone see his video/story/interview on Night line with Ted Koppel??


Ting