Re: [Leica] Stranger #29

[Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net>]

A lovely true story. Please tell us a bit more why he built his shed 
like that. Why this color scheme, why that roof design, what has he 
got inside, planning permission difficulties????

I enjoyed your 'strangers' galley too.

Will you ever do a 'derelict building' or 'abandoned factory' series? 
I think you would handle that extremely well.

Chris


>The Brits have a thing about garden sheds. They house model railways,
>observatories, radio ham equipment, darkrooms and just about anything else
>you can think of.  Sheds are also quiet backwaters that provide peace and
>quiet and a place to unwind. I have no first hand knowledge of this but it
>is well documented. The BBC has even made programmes on the Great British
>Shed. It may be a world wide phenomenon, if it isn't then only the Brits
>will understand its' importance to some of the population.
>
>Some sheds are very plain affairs but others are quite ornate, grandiose
>even. I saw this one over a garden fence whilst out walking along the canal
>towpath. I thought it would make a colour shot with the owner as a
>'stranger' but as usual I wimped out and carried on walking without asking
>the owner, who was working nearby,  if I could take a photograph.
>
>Two hundred yards later I decided to go back and ask if I could take a
>photograph but the owner had gone, so after hanging around for a few minutes
>waiting for him to return and getting twitchy I settled for a colour shot of
>the shed. I had to lean over the fence slightly to get the fence out of the
>shot and because the shed was quite close I took the 35mm Summicron from the
>M6(b&w) and put it on the M2(colour). Took a couple of shots and the owner
>returned so I asked if I could take his photograph. He agreed. I took the
>shot. I resumed my walk.  I had, as ever, been jumpy as hell photographing a
>stranger so that was probably why I had taken his photograph, in colour,
>with a red filter on the lens from a previous shot. I went back and got
>this:
>
>http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/michael2.html
>
>I think it was worth it but then only I know the pain of getting it. Maybe I
>should write a book 'How to take photographs whilst having a panic attack'
>
>Strangers Index:
>http://www.geebeephoto.com/html/strangers.html
>
>--Graham
>
>
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