Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted Grant wrote: > > rlb wrote: > > > > Johnny......these are brilliant. > > > > In my opinion these are the most powerful of your work. Exemplary. I > > would love to see them in large prints. Absolutely exceptional. This is > > photojournalism/street photography at it's finest.<<<<<<<<<<<< > > Hi Bob, > > What you should be aware of is, that on any given Sunday "Speakers > Corner" in London is awash with all the folks who wish to change the > world. They're there in the droves and if a photographer doesn't do to > well on one Sunday, you just pop back the next and there is a brand new > bunch of weirdoes and "Speakers" to choose from. > > They are all extroverts and love having their picture taken without the > hassle that one might expect on the street. Having shot there on a > number of occasions while working on other stories in London it's truly > a photographers paradise of characters at your fingertips. Quite > frankly it's the kind of location to buy an elcheapo airfare for a quick > weekend in London to just shoot the hell out of "Speakers Corner." > > And in the blink of an eye or shutter, you to can go home with 50 rolls > of >>>>>photojournalism/street photography at it's finest.<<<<<< > > Shooting at "Speakers Corner" is like shooting fish in a barrel, one > can almost use an auto everything camera, close your eyes and walk along > squeezing on the shutter release and you'll come out of it with quite > remarkable images. > > And I see from Johnny's images it hasn't changed from the first time I > shot there 40 years ago! ;-) > ted > Yes, well I'm sure we would all want to see your pictures from Speakers Corner 40 years ago. Damian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Johnny Deadman" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk> > > To: "Street Photography" <streetphoto@topica.com>; "Leica Users digest" > > <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 4:47 PM > > Subject: [Leica] A palate cleanser... > > > > > ...after the Project Jerusalem business! > > > > > > A few morsels from a lively Sunday lunchtime at Speaker's Corner in > > London. > > > Many, many thanks to brian@image100.com who invited me down onto his turf. > > > > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/blackcowboy2.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/brotherhood2.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/cowboyshout.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/irishwoman2.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/israel4.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/messiahhascome.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/nationofislam.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/obsession.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/obsession1.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/punx.jpg > > > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/revelation.jpg > > > > > > -- > > > Johnny Deadman > > > > > > photos: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com > > > music: http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk > > > > > > - -- http://www.teleport.com/~damian/strings.htm