[Leica] Cornwall

[masonster at gmail.com (David Mason)]

Thanks Aaron! I appreciate the thoughts. I will readily agree with you
observation about people in the shots and will offer a couple of
excuses, both of which you may disregard :)

First, this is the right time to visit the extreme coastal reagions of
Cornwall because there simply isn't anyone there! There are all the
signs that once the summer comes it is packed with people getting very
angry with each other on those tiny roads, but if you want beautiful
weather (if a bit chilly), beautiful scenery, and no-one around, this
is the time to go.

Second, I was very busy enjoying the relaxation aspect of the trip and
not very busy shooting. I did the same thing when I went to the Virgin
Islands the last time. The end result is a bunch of post-card shots
which are nice to look at if you have been and have memories, but I am
sure don't quite grab others.

All in all, I think they turned out fine as post-card shots but I
won't be putting them in a show anytime soon :)

Its good to be back!

Dave



On 5/5/05, Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> I admit that since your name reappeared in my inbox in the last week, I've 
> been
> waiting for your Cornwall pix and hoping you'd be more efficient than I 
> usually
> am!  I just finished sitting quietly through your slide show (something I
> rarely do) and I loved the set.  It's such a beautiful part of the world, 
> and
> it can have such wonderful light; I thought you did it great justice with 
> this
> set of photos.
> 
> For much of the show there wasn't much evidence of living people, which
> bothered me a little as I thought it would have added a little life to the 
> pix.
> I think I wanted more like "Land Rover", which still showed the beauty of 
> the
> countryside, but with the presence of the moving vehicle to show the area 
> isn't
> totally deserted.  But in the end I think I changed my mind as the peaceful
> nature of the place really came across, perhaps helped by the sparsity of
> people.  And once that feeling was established it made "Peek-a-boo" all the
> more unexpected and amusing.
> 
> Very nicely done, and thanks for sharing these.  And welcome back.