Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome back, Matt! I love your B&W photos. Tina On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 1:23 AM, Matt Kollasch <matt at kollarfoto.com> wrote: > Dear LUG, > > My name is Matt Kollasch and I participated on this list early in this > century. I don't know exactly when I drifted from LUG, but last week or so > I signed up again and have been enjoying the photos and discussion so I > decided to return and participate. > > I know Sandy and Ted and I recognize many of your names. Ted was kind to > me in the early 2000s when he critiqued my photos. I would post photos to > Ted and then call him and he'd tell me what he thought. I learned so much > from those sessions. It was a great experience and has stayed with me ever > since. Thanks again, Ted! Sandy and I worked on a project together > photographing the Roma in the east of Slovakia. We called it the Roma Foto > Project; it enjoyed a few exhibits. > > Since last on the list I moved from Cedar Falls, Iowa to live in Warsaw > (love that city) for seven years. We are now in Baku for 1 1/2 years (not > as much love). My wife, Beatrice, is Swiss and works at the Swiss Embassy > here. We met and were married in Warsaw. > > ?I shoot a M240 with a Summicron 50/2 almost exclusively. I have a sweet > little circa 1993 35/2 Summicron but for the life of me I can not get it to > focus sharply on the M. Even after having it repaired at Leica in Germany. > I miss the 35 focal length, but am learning to enjoy life with the 50. When > I next get to a Leica store I will try one of their 35s to see if it is > indeed my lens. > > Here are three of my recent photos: http://bit.ly/LUGkollasch > The construction site is across from our apartment. We are on the 10th > floor; this shot is from our balcony at 4 this morning. Comments and > criticism welcome. > > Thank you for an interesting and lively LUG. > > All best, > /matt kollasch > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html