Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., Thanks. I remember running into the site about a year ago. I had been away from the "know" when it comes to photography for quite some time. Most of my reading time was taken up by other things (most of my time period, for that matter). Someone else wrote that Gedney was little known outside of certain groups. It relieves me to hear that. I thought I had totally lost touch ... here was this fascinating worker that I had never heard of. I've enjoyed that site and have gone back regularly every since. I don't have the book. I've never seen it over here. Hopefully it'll turn up. If someone with a copy would post the ISBN number (tautology there) I'd be happy. All the best, Daniel >I can't tell you all how glad I am that people have reacted to this work >the >way I did...When I was up at the Maine Photo Workshops last month I found a >copy of Gedney's one book - This I Know Is True - on sale remaindered for >$10! at the photo bookstore in Rockport. I snapped it up and immediately >sold it to one of the other students in the Gene Richards class for $10 >just >to make sure someone else got turned on to Gedney. > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Heyman >Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:53 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Amazing photo treasure trove... > > >B.D. >Thank you so much for this link. I have just spent the last hour immersed >in >this man's work. You're absolutely correct when you say that it is >inspirational. >Rob > >"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > The UNC Chapel Hill library has William Gedney's journals, writings, >books - > > and all his prints, contact sheets, and negs - and there are countless > > photos on-line that can be browsed through...The work is incredibly > > good....I would recommend that anyone interested try starting here.. > > http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/dynaweb/gedney/books/bd03/ > > > > This is a dummy - with photos - for a book Gedney put together, but >never > > published, called 31 Photographs, 1968...If you want inspiration, this >is > > the place to go... > > > > B. D. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby > > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 3:42 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Weekly Submission > > > > BD - my thoughts exactly - although the wife of two weeks was his new > > girlfriend in my version. > > R. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 9:21 PM > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Weekly Submission > > > > > On the other hand, the man on the right could be an AA member who has >left > > > his besotted gang of friends on the left, and is standing thinking, >'Damn! > > > Can't those jerks ever have fun without getting smashed?' as he waits >for > > > his gorgeous wife of two weeks, whom he adores madly, to come pick him >up. > > > > > > No Noir.:-) > > > > > > B. D. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John >Bohner > > > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 3:02 PM > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Weekly Submission > > > > > > > > > Re Bill Clough's PAW > > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/wccjr/image-30920.html > > > I like the image just as it is as it turns the imagination free. > > > > > > Obviously the man on the right is depressed and a bit drunk. > > > He is staring at a reflection in the water at his feet. > > > It is of a half dressed woman combing her hair in the window > > > of the 2nd floor apartment across the street. > > > Her inverted image has started him thinking of his youth in > > > Amsterdam as a photographer's assistant lugging a > > > view camera to the more notorious districts of the city. > > > Little did he know then, he would become a serious Leica addict, > > > spending his meager pension on folding lens hoods for ancient > > > elmarits and eating his cat's food. > > > The people to the left are laughing, sharing an digital camera's > > > image of their party in the restaurant they have just left. > > > Yes, film noir, it is. > > > > > > John B > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html