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Subject: [Leica] James Ravilious
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:24:13 +1030
References: <73301d6b1002181315o3a6c9ec6q33d3885781607f6b@mail.gmail.com>

Ravilious' work has been an ongoing source of wonder and inspiration
to me.  That "En English Eye" has never been reprinted is truly
baffling.

The retrospective is stunning - anyone who can get there really
should.  The printing of the vintage works, done by Ravilious, is
stunning.

Marty

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> LUG:
>
> These look like they might be very nice, if you could see them. There are
> only a few tiny photos on this site:
>
> http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/Life-s-work-capturing-folks-oaks-North-Devon/article-1844643-detail/article.html
>
> "James was deeply inspired by the North Devon landscape, particularly the
> light. He experimented constantly to perfect his technique and his 
> equipment
> ? a Leica camera and old uncoated lenses ? in order to achieve the subtle
> tonal range he wanted."
>
> There is a collection of 80.000 photos. ?Some really nice ones here:
>
> http://www.jamesravilious.com/gallery.asp
>
> <http://www.jamesravilious.com/>Maybe those of you in England could go to
> the retrospective at the Royal Cornwall Museum.
>
> Tina
>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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