Special Places

[kristian dowling]

Chris, don't listen to the rude remarks from some of the

members. This is a great post and one they probably wish they'd

thought of first!

 

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Some "photographers" seem to think that the place doesn't

make the photo and that a "truely creative" photographer can

capture a brilliant image anywhere. Sort of true, BUT who said it

can't be done in wonderful places?

 

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Don't worry Chris.....you, James and I can go off together. And

hey, how do i get a job for your company? Do they need a

marketing solutions man?

[hoyin_lee1]

Chris, here's one to add to your list: the county of Kaiping in

Guangdong province, China. It's a potential UNESCO World Heritage

Site (in fact, the county government is applying to have the place

listed as one) with some 1,800 <a

href="http://www.kaiping.gov.cn/dl/default.htm">"watchtower-

houses"</a> (eclectic Chinese-Western style fortified tower dwellings

built by wealthy overseas-Chinese in the 1920s and 1930s), located

everywhere outside the county capital (Kaipingshi). The townships of

Chikan, Tangkou and Xianggang are a must-see. Went to these places

last month armed with a Minolta CLE with an Elmarit-M 21mm/2.8 ASPH,

a M-Hexanon 28mm/2.8 and an Elmar 90mm/4. Turned out that the 28mm

and 21mm (in that order) were the most useful, and the 90mm hardly

used. In hindsight, a 24mm or 25mm would have been much better (oh

why did I leave my Voigtlander 25mmf/4 home??)

[Allen Herbert]

What's **** got to do with Leica, as well

 

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Lets talk about the 1938 lenses cap for the new Leica 11c ,it was mad

e from plastic,this must be stopped,only metal is .....Please post

your comments.Hate photos,please stop....my 1939 rubber shutter has

been attacked by moths....

[Robin Smith]

I am not quite sure why this post seems to generate a lot of

excitement. Personally, I do not quite see the point of it - by making

a list you have to exclude so many other places that should not be

excluded. Nothing wrong with it, but I am not sure what it

accomplishes, nor why people get worked up about it.

[jerry_pfile]

Off-hand I'd say that 95+ percent of the time I put the finger to the

shutter there are one or more people on the other side of the VF.

 

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When you consider what they have to offer only for the cost of one

frame, anything and everywhere else comes in a distant second.

 

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Best,

 

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Jerry

[jerry_pfile]

Guess I should put my money where my mouth is....

 

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http:www.borderless-photos.de/panel/YearOneSubs/source/fomc01004

 

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Hope I typed that right.

 

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Best,

 

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Jerry

[jerry_pfile]

Evidently I didn't. One more time.

 

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http://www.borderless-photos.de/panel/YearOneSubs/source/fomc01004

 

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Jerry

[ray_moth]

Allen,

 

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"....my 1939 rubber shutter has been attacked by moths...."

 

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I never touched it, honest! ;-)

[Allen Herbert]

Are you sure Ray,looks like your fingerprint.Regards Allen.