Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Great! Montie -----Original Message----- >From: Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> >Sent: Jul 19, 2013 11:29 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: "I get the locomotive blues, but I feel All >Right" by Wilko Johnson > >Outstanding Charlie, great emotional content even if you didn't know his >story. > >Jay > >On 7/19/2013 2:50 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: >> In the early 1970s, the British music scene changed with the advent of >> punk. The bridge to punk came from the British Pub Rock scene, led by Dr >> Feelgood from Canvey Island. Their iconic guitarist, Wilko Johnson, was >> watched by the Sex Pistols and the Clash, who admired his unique chopping >> style. >> >> After a long career in 2009, he finally started to receive proper >> recognition for his playing. Sadly he was diagnosed with pancreatic >> cancer in January. He spurned chemotherapy and decide to carry on playing >> to his fans for as long as possible. His outlook on life changed >> dramatically and he has been applauded for his honesty in his interviews >> on the BBC and various national newspapers. >> >> I went to his home on wednesday to photograph him for my "In the Frame" >> series. I spent an hour talking with him and five minutes on the shoot. >> Rankin had been earlier this year; it took all morning to set up the >> strobes and backdrops alone. >> >> http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p983862763/h63c2bbe2#h63c2bbe2 >> >> I will be sending some prints to him for his two sons and his best >> friend, Norman Watt-Roy, the bass player. >> >> Thanks for looking. This was shot on my DMR and 50 cron >> >> Charlie >-- >Jay, > >Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> >"A photographer is simply someone who is >looking for something that can't be found. >The photograph is the record of that attempt." > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information