stewart_hutchings Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 My wife has just given me, wonderful intuitive woman that she is, a copy of a book of the photographs of James Ravilious, called An English Eye. It is full of photographs taken on a Leica M3 mainly in North Devon, UK. The photographs are wonderful and in my view the nicest collection of photographs of rural life that I have seen anywhere. In fact this is the best collection of photographs I have seen since I purchased many years ago a Bill Brant portfolio. Unfortunately Ravilious is no longer with us but this book is a superb testimonial to his art. I do recommend it, especially to our cousins across the other side of the big pond. I have no connection with the author or publisher and would be interested in comments from you good people who have seen the work of James Ravilious.Stuart, from Cornwall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel flather Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Yeah, if the photos were taken with a Nikon do you think you would like them less. What does Leica have to do with the photos and people liking them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin_____grasshopper__rice Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Well, DUH! Daniel. Don't you know that Leica's are magical and turn every frame to pass through them to perfection? I'm sure Stewart/Stuart can tell the difference between a Nikon/Leica print from a mile away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_t Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 My favorite Leica photographer is Phil Kneen. I have his latest book entitled "Understanding the Habits and Rituals of the Leica Wanker". Its available from Amazon. Check it out;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Thanks Steward, I'd like to see that some time. I wonder what force tugs at the hearts of these indivduals to make them post such caustic replies. Would you address someone in person the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_hoffman Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 No, Dan, but this is the internet. It takes some getting used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_ortega Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Stewart- thanks for the info. The mean-spiritedness of some of the replies to your post is unfortunate and uncalled for. Yeah- it's a free country and a free medium, but the price of freedom is responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby_hudgins Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Hmmm. Leica forum. Leica content. Apparently appropiate and helpful post. Thank you, Stewart. The posts that follow are typical of chat rooms, though. They just fit in with an ego-poor personality, one that usually hides behind the relative anonimity of the internet (or voting booth, etc.) to cast aspersions upon others. A variant of bully behavior, short man syndrome, and other personality disorders that have at their base insecurity and feelings of impotence that the bearer is too weak to be aware of. I tried for a long time to generate compassion for them (personality disorders are medical illnesses too, maybe they are not able to afford Leica equipment, maybe they can not appreciate differences in visual data, etc.), but they are just SO tiresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel flather Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 <I>"Understanding the Habits and Rituals of the Leica Wanker". </i><P>ROFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Yes, Bobby, you're quite right, we're all a bunch of short, disordered, personalities just bursting with deficiencies. Just out of curiosity, how's the weather up there on Mount Olympus these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin_____grasshopper__rice Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Well, to be honest Bobby..I was just bored. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby_hudgins Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Excuse me, Harvey. I didn't realize that I was addressing you, as you hadn't made any such comments above. Sorry if you took it as speaking down to anyone. Just basic, classical clinical diagnosis in psychiatry that I was describing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 that is okay everyone speaks down to ol' Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Who is the greatest Contax photographer? Canon photographer? Argus photographer? Petri photographer? Well, you get the idea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leikonic Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Didn't Ravilious use M-bodies with Summars and Summitars? I've heard of the exhibition called an English Eye- who publishes the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leikonic Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 Or maybe Summars, Elmars and Hektors: "I do like what I have seen of the results from Summars in one or two books and exhibitions , especially 'An English Eye' by James Ravilious who used uncoated Summar and Elmar and Hektor lenses and light yellow filter and home modified Leica hood to cut out flare with into the sun shots. -- Trevor Hare , June 12, 2002; 07:39 P.M. Eastern " The Leica Gallery in New York is showing the "An English Eye" exhibition later this month according to their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 Peter, you've got to stop being nice to me. 10/10 and now a weather report! I'm going out of my head with all this kindness. Horrible old people like me can't cope with it... (Runs off screaming with his hands over his ears.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee flowers Posted June 7, 2003 Share Posted June 7, 2003 that is okay everyone speaks down to ol' Harv Funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 Oh, well, I suppose I'll have to resign myself to spreading a little happiness in the world, at least someone else is doing all the work... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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