Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But they're all B&W. :-) :-) And I bet they were all shot with one of those small M things. :-) Jim Nelon Hong Kong TTAbrahams@aol.com wrote: > As I am just leaving for the hospital I decided to share some pictures by > "Topolino Images". They will give the various list-members something to do > between discussions about baseplate tape and filters. > The "Topolino Images" is a newssmall Co-Op Photo Agency, consisting of > Chris Cameron, Gary Blakeley, and myself. It started with lofty ideals such > as "What do we do with the pictures that we took in Cuba" and, the most > important question of them all "If this is an official Organization, can we > deduct dinners, lunches, and film for tax-purposes?". The fact that Cuba was > chosen for the first subject was somewhat accidental. Chris has been there > several times, covering the music scene and has a large body of work, I went > there with Chris last December and shot for a week, and Gary went a bit later > and spent two weeks. This is the view of three different photographers, doing > photography for the enjoyment of it. > For those ignorant about the origin of the Topolino monniker! It was a small > Fiat, produced between 1936 and 1955 in various disguises. It had a tiny 500 > cc (later 599 cc) water cooled engine up front, gas-tank placed behind the > engine, 4 speed transmission and two bucket seats and a canvas sunroof. It > was the Italian equivalent of the Volkswagen and the Citroen 2CV. I had a > couple of these cars in the early 60's. Sporty yes, fast no! Top-speed on a > good day was 60 mph, preferably downhill, but mileage was good. Topolino > means "Little Mouse" or "Mickey Mouse" as the standard color was a gray > "mousy" color. For decades, a large proportion of the Italian families > traveled in their Topolino's. In spite of being only a nominal 2-seater, it > could accommodate a whole family, pick-nick basket, wine-bottles, etc for a > seaside outing. In temperament the Topolino was very much like the small dog > with a big ego. In it's little 4 cylinder heart it thought of itself as a > Ferrari and would valiantly take on any other car on the road. We thought > that the name suited our venture. > > You can see our pictures at: www.blakeleydesign.com/topolino > > Tom A, Gary B, and Chris C > Vancouver, BC > Canada > -- > 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