Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/311414532/ is a shot I took of myself on my first roll while on holidays in Co. Cork in '67 or '68 using my Dad's camera - a Voigtlander Bessa with Voigtar lens. It was taken with the self timer at Toormore, West Cork with his1963 Humber Hawk reg GZE 201 outside the window. I remember that registration very well but would strain to remember my own car's reg tonight. I knew little about photography - especially focussing! The film lay in a drawer for over 38 years and I only developed it when I tried developing myself for the first time three years ago. Have the camera still along with another few Bessas I bought on eBay. Douglas _________ Douglas Barry Bray, Co. Wicklow Republic of Ireland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Montie Talbert" <montoid at earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: One Neg Survives From My First Roll > Thanks for looking Jim, > > The shot is purely sentimental, Obviously there is no value other than > that, I wonder how many on the list have their very first shots/negs > still? > At 13, I was not really into it, too busy trying to steal my Dads > ciggys! ;-) > > Montie > > > >>>Hi Montie, > > With a little cropping and sharpening, it would make a nice keeper. At > your > age, all I had was a little plastic camera that took rolls of "00" film, > that no one wanted to develop and print. I think I have one shot of my > grandparents that I made with it. > > Eight percent keepers is about what many of us get with digicams these > days. > ;~) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Montie Talbert" <montoid at earthlink.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:27 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: One Neg Survives From My First Roll > > >> The Links Always Help! >> >> OK, >> >> It's 1963 (I'm 13 years old) in Scottsdale AZ (before there were people >> there), >> My Dad brings home a really cheap (probably the cheapest) small plastic >> yellow box >> camera which I think had a flash cube one it. "Go shoot some pictures >> and >> then >> bring me the camera" (or something along that line). >> >> I think you got 12 shots (127) I blew 11 somehow and only one was >> printed. >> For some reason my Mother had those lousy negs and one print in her >> personal >> stuff which I found after she died in 1997. Maybe because the shot was >> of >> my >> younger sister. I recall breaking the camera soon after getting it and >> didn't >> pick up another one until high school which I think was a six 16 Kodak >> folder, >> and took some pretty nice shots that are long gone (I'm nowhere near as >> organized as Jim Nichols) His lovely shot inspired this post, and I'm >> positive >> the excitement is killing you! :-)) >> >> Full Frame: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/montoid/Les-1963.jpg.html >> >> Crop: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/montoid/Les2-1963.jpg.html >> >> Montie >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >