Candid portrait of fellow student (name lost in antiquity) taken in the Leica School lab.

A long forgotten fellow student at the Leica School, Nov., 1963.

Taken with an M2 and (probably) 50mm lens by window light, this

recently discovered image had been buried in my files for 43 years,

brought to life for the first time only with the use of my new (to

me) film scanner & a little PS tweaking. The rest of the shots

taken during my 3 days in Wetzlar can be seen in my folder "Leica

School, Nov., 1963) This fellow is at a copy setup, working on

a 'close up' assignment. Thanks for taking the time to view &

comment on any\all of the posts. Best, LM.

Great shot, the lighting is gorgeous. It's great to recover things that had been forgotten and remained hidden for decades, especially a photograph that can bring back so many memories of things that really happened but seemed disappeared from history...

Antonio, Thanks for dropping by. My new (second hand) scanner prompted me to investigate many negatives that went unprinted for years. Some, like this one, were hidden gems. Your input is much appreciated. Best, LM.

Very nice capture,congrat

S. T. Nice of you to stop by. You had to dig a bit to find this one. Much appreciated. Come again anytime. Best, LM.

I revisit these pictures now and then… There’s something charming and unpretentious that is compelling and attractive, something opposite of the banal makes the images comforting and reassuring; the child like glee of this grown up man with no name, for instance, is both sad and lovely. I know why it’s lovely, not so clear why it’s sad. Perhaps the poignancy springs from recognizing in him the joyous celebration of a time forever gone juxtaposed with the stark awareness of the impermanence of it all! In a recently replayed Writers’ & Company interview (C.B.C. Sundays 3 PM eastern time) John Updike, who recently passed on, spoke of “…no longer being here is a kind of party that goes on without you…” and goes on to say “… I can get quite worked up over it but have no desire to get any of your listeners depressed” . ;-)…

Likewise I hope this doesn’t put you or anyone else in a funk…;-)…

 

 

This series has real value Len and I’m glad you took the time to scan and post. Carlos.

 

Thanks for your thoughts on this one. I like to believe that the subject is happy because he's been shown how to copy small objects on state-of-the-art (1963) equipment and is having some success with it. The sadness comes in when he checks his pocket depth against the cost of all the equipment being used & decides he's a bit short. A great experience that was shared by all 8 of us. (can't speak for our poor abused instructor :-) ) Best, LM.

This came out very well Len, the light and contrasts work perfectly.

Nice moment in time captured ...

Good to hear from you again.  The light source was a single row of windows about 15 ft from my subject (see my shots of the lab interior).   It was a grab shot taken while I was preparing to use the setup he was using. (see my postage stamp shot).  In all cases, luck is good.  Best, LM.