Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wait, I got confused again. Sorry. I will be in AZ during that week, not NM. Sorry... On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > Richard, > If you're going through Albuquerque and you like Mecixan food, you owe > it to yourself to stop at Padilla's Mexican Kitchen. It's my favorite > New Mexican (or Mexican) restaurant and, living on the east coast, I > don't get there enough. It's just off Indian School Rd, and a few > blocks west of University Ave, close to the intersection of University > and I-40. > I'm trying to live vicariously through the culinary enjoyment of others > who pass through my old home town. Mmmmmmm. > > Ok, back to photography, my apologies. > > Phil Forrest > > > On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:59:53 -0700 > Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > > > What do they have on the week of May 7th? I will be in the area... > > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > > > > > Our local university art museum (U of New Mexico) has a wonderful > > > photo collection due to the fact that three former faculty members > > > were affiliated with the George Eastman House (one was photo > > > historian Beaumont Newhall). Recently they've been having noontime > > > talks about some of the photos in the collection, styled as > > > "conversations" with a leader who has some credentials in the > > > field, each week with a different leader. Yesterday's talk was led > > > by an architectural historian who featured photos with an > > > architectural theme (broadly interpreted). The idea is to have the > > > audience interact as much as possible so as to introduce various > > > points of view into the discussion. Someone might mention a > > > connection to poetry, another to theater, etc. It was amazing how > > > much the photos were enriched by hearing how others saw them and > > > what they brought to the table. The photos included works by Ansel > > > Adams, Henry Fox Talbot, Walker Evans, Helen Levitt, Josef > > > Koudelka, Harry Callahan, and others of that stature. Next week > > > focuses on Diane Arbus and the next on Wm. Eggleston. > > > Unfortunately, I missed some of the earlier sessions because I > > > didn't know about them. I feel very lucky to have this kind of > > > resource available and convenient to where I live. Can't wait till > > > next week. > > > > > > -- > > > Phil Swango > > > 307 Aliso Dr SE > > > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > > > 505-262-4085 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > philforrest.wordpress.com > gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>