Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating fellow! Thanks for the links Bob. Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > And with a little help from Google and the NYT Search function: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mendes > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/nyregion/metropolitan-diary-two-photographers-different-paths.html > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/nyregion/03polaroid.html?_r=0 > > I have visited with him a few times, he is really quite the gentleman. I > didn't realize he was this famous until I saw the piece in the NYT in > January. He's obviously not the guy you photographed but I can understand > why they hang out on that corner. > > --Bob > > > > ===On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 7:07 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at > gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Fascinating. I get the sound in Safari but not in Chrome. Go figure. > > > > --Bob > > > > On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 6:56 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Bob, > >> Do you have another browser you can try? I run Yosemite, but use Safari. > >> The fellow seems like he would be successful at his work. He was > extremely > >> nice about it all and didn't ask for any money (I had no clue that was > >> what > >> he was doing out there). He was very gracious in accepting a couple of > >> dollars when I realized this was his livelihood. > >> I'm glad you like! Thanks for letting me know. > >> Best, > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> Bob Adler > >> www.robertadlerphotography.com > >> *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* > >> > >> On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at > >> gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > There is another fellow who has a similar speed graphic and a similar > >> > shtick.....if you'll give me a few days or a week I'll remember his > >> name. > >> > I've run into him a couple of times outside B&H and I think at the > >> former > >> > Leica Gallery, perhaps during Ted's show a few years ago. > >> > > >> > This is a wonderful slide show of great shots. but I wonder why I > can't > >> get > >> > the sound to play on my 2011 27" iMac running Chrome under Yosemite. > >> It's > >> > undoubtedly my fault somehow. > >> > > >> > --Bob > >> > > >> > ==On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Ha! > >> > > We were leaving B&H and this guy was outside. Thought he was just > >> someone > >> > > trying out one of their used cameras, but after taking his picture, > we > >> > went > >> > > around the corner and saw two other photographers doing the same > >> thing. > >> > > They take you pic with Polaroid and give it to you for a price I > >> guess. > >> > > I went back an gave the fellow in my image a couple of $ because I > had > >> > not > >> > > known this was his job... > >> > > He never mentioned it as I was clicking, but was very kind the whole > >> time > >> > > and chatted a bit about the camera. Wonder if he worked for B&H? > >> > > Best, > >> > > Bob > >> > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >