[Leica] IMGs: For love of the black and white photography of Edward Weston, Minor White and W. Eugene Smith

[tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)]

Ted,

I always carried three or four Leicas, too, with different films and
different lenses.  At least now you don't have to have different cameras
for different ISOs or emulsions!  And the resolution is so good you can
take one wide angle lens and crop the photo however you want!  You already
have a digital M for color so get one for B&W and you'll be all set.  You
won't regret it!!

Tina


On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:30 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi George mon ami,
> Thank you, as black & white is something once one is bitten by the wonders
> of B&W film? Didn't most of the "ELDER LADIES AND LADS START THAT WAY?" :-)
> SO now we have a photographic method in digital creating Black & White
> images and your wonderful presentation of photos. Quite incredible in
> quality! Tonal qualities absolutely amazing!
>
> I'm now more intrigued in saving/selling what I can to purchase one of
> these
> new magical machines! You suggested I need only one? :-) But George,
> through-out my career most of the major assignments and medical books. I
> worked with and quite comfortably so with 3 M cameras hanging about my
> neck,
> quite often 2 LEICA-SLR's with motors and different lenses hanging on my
> left shoulder and another motor driven SLR motor driven body quite often
> with a 280mm F.2.8 hanging off the right! ALL OF THAT AT THE SAME TIME! And
> never blinked at which one to use in the blink of an eye. :-)
>
> Obviously not 100% of the time. But 2 or 3 M cameras day after day? Yep 99%
> of the time all with different lenses. And use them quicker than a heart
> beat! Now some will question that? Tough beans! I don't care, but that's
> how
> I worked as a photojournalist without worrying nor applying almost no
> mental
> thought other than........... "JEEEEEESH LOOK AT THAT CLICK!!" WITH THE
> RIGHT CAMERA AND LENS AT ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT CLICK!" :-) Heck the truth
> is..... I JUST GOT LUCKY!" :-)
>
> So OK, I don't mind in the least using one camera at this time in my life,
> as I find although it's completely a big pain in the "BUTT!" Slower is more
> better! ;-) And I have still caught some very nice images with one M8 and
> "changing lenses!" By the way, I hate changing lenses worse than changing A
> ROLL OF FILM! As that's just a big pain in the "ASS!" :-) :-)
>
> But I've sort of learned to live with it!:-( Just slow down, enjoy the
> visual moment and capturing same. POP it on the computer screen? "DAMN' I'M
> GOOD" ;-) and smile at the screen! And feel nice inside enjoying the
> moment!
>
> Smile and feel nice inside. So what the hell who cares I'm not being paid a
> grand a day to shoot a paying assignment! SO WHAT! The truth is, it's the
> enjoyment of the photographic moment! It drives our imaginations, heart
> beats and the excitements of a million visual experiences. :-) YOU JUST GOT
> TO love it~!:-)
>
> That's how it all started, "May 27/1950!" When my dearest wife Irene handed
> me the wrapped birthday gift!  And the driving force all these many years
> all over the world and so many life moments beyond one's wildest
> imagination! If you love it with great passion, whatever! B&W or colour,
> the
> involvement of the photo moment is wonderful! DAMN I LOVE IT SO!!!!!!
>
> One camera it shall be George! You've thrown down the gauntlet and I accept
> it good Sir! :-)
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted:-)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of
> George Lottermoser
> Sent: September-11-14 11:52 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: For love of the black and white photography of
> Edward Weston, Minor White and W. Eugene Smith
>
>
> On Sep 10, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>
> > George Lottermoser OFFERED":
> > Subject: [Leica] IMGs: For love of the black and white photography of
> Edward
> > Weston, Minor White and W. Eugene Smith
> >
> > <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=9177>
> >
> > Hi George,
> > Your examples are quite surprising and had me saying to myself..."They
> look
> > like prints from B&W film!" Compared to a digital colour capture
> converted
> > to B&W!
> >
> > A digital Colour to digital B&W print I don't think I've ever seen the
> > qualities we see in your images. Quite obviously a true B&W image and not
> a
> > re-make of colour to B&W?
> >
> > You sure yer not fooling us and shot these on B&W film? ;-) ;-) There is
> a
> > smoothness throughout the B&W images that most obviously illustrates a
> B&W
> > image as though from B&W film? Now if I only had $14.== $15 thousand for
> a
> > couple of these magical machines I'd get right on shooting the final book
> > completing my trilogy on the Medical profession! Oh well lottery tickets
> in
> > my pocket! :-) Maybe this week will bring me a big time winning
> amount.:-)
>
> >
> > Thanks for shooting and posting the subjects you did, as they surely
> > illustrate the beauty of this new LEICA B&W camera.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to look and comment Ted.
>
> You don't need $14K
> You don't need two of them.
> One sold on the 'bay last week for $4,600.
>
> If extraordinary Black and White digital capability calls to you.
> you owe it to yourself to pick up a used M Monochrom.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
>
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>
>
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