lesged Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Dear fellow members, I have been AWOL from this forum for quite a while. For those that are interested in my old Italian photos, I have about 30 of them on the following site: Most of these haven't been seen before. All were taken with a Leica IIf RD with a coated f2/50 Summitar. The largest majority of the Italian photos were taken in Florence. Other locations are noted. The period was 1958-59 when I worked at SMA an Italian radar company, now defunct. I am buying a Leica IIIf from Mike Elek and a twin of my original coated Summitar, gone since the 60s. That was the lens used in all the Italian photos in new website. Though not pre -70s FYI there is a Voightlander Bessa-R and 35mm Color Skopar in the package deal. I have half the outfit the rest is enroute. When I get reacquainted with the Leica outfit, I'll post some current photos<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edthened Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Been there, seen it, BRILLIANT!! Edwin (edthened) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelging Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Nice to see you back Lester,and The old photos are great. I can't wait to see the new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Lester's Portfolio = Master job. Too impressed to add any moore words. Thanks Lester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Fabulous collection, Lester! All are nice (bookmarked). Two- The Cleaning Cart and Maurizio stand out in my eyes. Thanks for the link. I look forward to more stuff from you. Vivek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 That's one of perhaps a couple dozen images from the web that I've "pinched" over the last several years for my personal album of great pictures. Mostly they're Weston's, Strand's, etc. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesged Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Thank you Edwin, Michael, Luis, Vivek and Bill, Such sweet words from a group of people whose judgment is peerless. Joking aside, thank you all for your comments and support. Now comes the acid test to see what I can do with the same equipment almost a half century later. My eyesight has degraded from 20/15 to not clearly seeing the E at the top of the eye chart in my right eye; that one has a hole in the macula. Fortunately, most rf cameras have vf on the left. Loading from the bottom again will be a challenge. The only item I have left from my old Leica outfit is the template for cutting a leader. I knew there was a reason to hold on to that item. It will serve me well, because I still use bulk film for b&w. Holding the camera for slow speeds is now quite difficult. Tripods aren't the greatest for candid street work that I enjoyed doing so much. I never tried a monopod. Guess I'll have to use faster film. Thanks for looking at my portfolio and responding with your individual comments. I do cherish each and every word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Really, you have some stunning photos there. I'd love to see some of your contemporary work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesged Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Andrew, I owe you a prize for IDing the Grand Tetons in one of my PN posts, a long time ago. Please send me your address again. I lost lots of addresses with PC crashes. It's sitting by my laptop. I do have the right guy, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_f._stein Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Ah, yes. From a time when photographers, I mean ARTISTS, cared at least as much about the world as themselves. When did people and the world we inhabit get boring. For me, never ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 It's comin', Les. And thanks for sharing the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesged Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 David, I share your view, in spades. Andrew, For being so patient for your prize--I just figured out what the prize was for-- here is a photo taken last fall, when I went AWOL. It was taken with a Rollei 35 that I got in a yard sale for the price of a cup of coffee at Starbucks. FYI, I never spend that much on coffee; I have my own espresso machine. Yes, for $2.50 USD I got a Rollei 35 made in Germany in poor shape. But the master of Rollei 35 repairs, Mons. Nicolas Douez, gave it life support attention over a weekend *before his vacation* and put that Humpty Dumpty of a beauty back together again. It works wonderfully well. Oh, BTW, I had both elbows on a flat monument, otherwise there would have been camera shake with the ambient lighting and speed of film used.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahams Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Les - Congratulazioni! Siete un Maestro! Damn fine scans too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesged Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Graham, Thanks for comment, but the scans in my Flickr account got a big hand from George Bugomirskas. He has been refining my best scans for quite a while. In particular all that's destined for the new website. At the moment Flickr is the residence for my Italian photos of the late 50s. The scan of the cemetery above I did from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_elek Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Well, there you went and did it. Broke BILL MITCHELL Rule No. 1: Posting a photo taken with a classic. But maybe it's exempt because it was taken with a Leica. There's only one guy on this board who comes close to your own work, and he's an asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Nicely done, Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito sobrinho Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Les, very beautiful! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesged Posted December 3, 2005 Author Share Posted December 3, 2005 Thank you Mike E.,Andrew and Tito for your comments and support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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