[Leica] Vietnam photos

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

Does that mean, from a shooter's perspective, we've yet to enter a  
post-modern period in photography?
S. Dimitrov




On Mar 1, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> Phil,
>
> The shots are really magnificent--eerily modern.  It's hard to believe  
> that
> the kids in these pictures are rapidly advancing on age 50--if indeed  
> they
> made it through Vietnam's many travails.
>
> I had a similar experience looking at a beautiful black and white  
> photo in
> this week's New Yorker.  The shot showed Cy Twombly in 1951--though it  
> could
> have been a picture of an artist snapped this past week.
>
> If you have more from this era, please post them!
>
> Best,
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Phil
> Swango
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 5:09 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Vietnam photos
>
> I already posted this to Rolleiusers@Yahoo, but wanted the LUG to see  
> it
> too, since most of the images were made with Leicas:
>
> I just got a new film scanner (Epson 3170) and have been busy scanning
> a bunch of old negatives taken in Vietnam in 1966-67.  I like the way
> the scanner works with old-stock Tri-X and Plus-X.  These negs were
> variously developed, some by me, some by labs, and the quality is all
> over the place, but scanning has been surprisingly uneventful.  It's
> been kind of trippy to watch the past unfold through these old images,
> some of which have never been printed before.
>
> If anyone wants to take a look, I've posted some of the images on the
> gallery at:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/Vietnam>http://gallery.leica- 
> users.org/Vietn
> am
>
> Some of these have been previously published.
>
> Phong, I hope you will get a chance to take a look and comment.
>
> Apologies for cross-posting.
>
>
>
> Phil Swango
> 307 Aliso Dr. SE
> Albuquerque, NM  87108
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Slobodan Dimitrov
Photography